Just in time for planning 2025 travel, Tripadvisor has announced its first Travelers’ Choice Awards category for 2025: Best of the Best Destinations, shining a light on the places that have captured the hearts of real travelers who’ve experienced them firsthand so you know whether or not each place is worth an exploration of your own!
Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best Destinations ranking spans seven categories: Top Destinations, Trending Destinations, Culture Destinations, Food Destinations, Honeymoon Destinations, and their two new subcategories: Solo Travel Destinations and Top Destinations of the Last 25 Years.
By sifting through millions of reviews shared by a global community of travelers, the travel guidance platform is able to uncover the most trusted recommendations. Kristen Dalton, Tripadvisor President, stated:
Over the last 25 years Tripadvisor has grown to become the world’s leading travel guidance platform, drawing on insights from real travelers all around the world. Based on the more than 1 billion reviews and opinions on our site today, Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards reflect the global travel community’s favorites – from destinations themselves, to everything that makes them special including restaurants, hotels and experiences.
As for the global crown for the top destination overall, that went to our friends over in London, climbing two places compared to last year’s ranking and taking the title from Dubai. Though when looking at the U.S. specifically, New York City came out on top…of course! NYC is also featured in the states’ top Food Destinations.
Following London in the global ranking is Bali, Indonesia, Dubai, U.A.E., Sicily, Italy, Paris, France, Rome, Italy, Hanoi, Vietnam, Marrakech, Morocco, Crete, Greece, and Bangkok, Thailand. Following NYC in the U.S. ranking is O’ahu, HI, Las Vegas, NV, Florida Keys, FL, New Orleans, LA, Nashville, TN, San Francisco, CA, Chicago, IL, Charleston, SC, and Washington, D.C.
Destinations that topped the lists, taking the title of 2025’s must-visit destinations, are as follows:
- Top Destination, World: London, U.K.
- Top Destination, U.S.: New York City, NY
- Top Trending Destination, World: Osaka, Japan
- Top Trending Destination, U.S.: West Palm Beach, FL
- Top 25th Anniversary Destination: London, U.K.
- Top Solo Travel Destination: Seoul, South Korea
- Top Food Destination, World: Rome, Italy
- Top Food Destination, U.S.: New Orleans, LA
- Top Culture Destination: Bali, Indonesia
- Top Honeymoon Destination: Mauritius
Now that you know where to go, be sure to keep in mind you’ll need this new ID to travel domestically, you’ll need this special travel authorization if you’re heading to Europe, and you’ll need this travel authorization for the UK.
And if you need to renew your passport, the good news is you can now do it online! Even more, passport processing times are now much faster. The full list of 2025’s must-visit destinations can be found on Tripadvisor’s site.