Ishigaki Island (Ishigakijima) in Japan ranked first on this year’s list of top up-and-coming travel destinations in the world, according to TripAdvisor. Other destinations which are featured on the list are lesser-known, usually up-and-coming travel destinations
The top five on the list are Kapaa in Hawaii; Nairobi, Kenya; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Gdansk, Poland.
Nestled at the base of Nounou Mountain on the island of Kauai, the small Hawaiian town of Kapaa is also the top rising United States destination of 2018.
It’s the time when every travel site is predicting hot destinations for the year, here are few: Guardian’s list best holiday destinations to travel to, CEOWORLD magazine’s greatest cities for foodie travelers and must visit luxury travel destinations, top trending destinations for short-term vacation rentals, according to Airbnb; Fodor’s 52 can’t-miss destinations around the globe; and Travel And Leisure Magazine’s 50 best places to travel in 2018. If you are planning to visit your favorite sites in 2018, please have a look at the ranking of the world’s most influential passports.
Top Destinations on the Rise in the world, 2018
- Ishigaki Island, Japan
- Kapaa, Hawaii, United States
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Gdansk, Poland
- San José, Costa Rica
- Riga, Latvia
- Rovinj, Croatia
- Nerja, Spain
- Casablanca, Morocco
Top Destinations on the Rise in Europe, 2018
- Gdansk, Poland
- Riga, Latvia
- Rovinj, Croatia
- Nerja, Spain
- Catania, Italy
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Cadiz, Spain
- Valletta, Malta
- Nuremberg, Germany
Top Destinations on the Rise in the United States, 2018
- Kapaa, Hawai
- Waco, Texas
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Bend, Oregon
- Boulder, Colorado
- Paso Robles, California
- Richmond, Virginia
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Lexington, Kentucky
Top Destinations on the Rise in South America, 2018
- Medellin, Colombia
- Brasilia, Brazil
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Recife, Brazil
- Asuncion, Paraguay
- LaPaz, Bolivia
- Salta, Argentina
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Cali, Colombia
- Cuenca, Ecuador
Top Destinations on the Rise in Asia, 2018
- Ishigaki Island, Japan
- Takayama, Japan
- Busan, South Korea
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Nantou County, Taiwan
- Shenzhen, China
- Tainan, Taiwan
- Seogwipo, South Korea
- Negombo, Sri Lanka
- Pokhara, Nepal
Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj
