TOP PLACES TO TRAVEL IN 2020
By Traian Jikovski
THE START OF A NEW DECADE WELCOMES THE BEGINNING OF NEW ADVENTURES. THIS YEAR, PLAN TO GO BEYOND YOUR HORIZONS AND VISIT SOME OF THE FOLLOWING DESTINATIONS FOR NEW AND EXCITING EXPERIENCES.
JAPAN
NOT ONLY HAS JAPAN BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR AS A TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE PAST DECADE, THIS YEAR, THEY ARE HOSTING THEÂ 2020 OLYMPICS. EVEN BEYOND THE GLOBAL SPORTING EVENT, JAPAN BOASTS A RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR CULTURAL EXPLORATION AND IMMERSION. FROM DELICIOUS FOODS, SEASONAL FESTIVALS, AND UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS, JAPAN IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR TRAVELERS THIS YEAR.
THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
FROM INDIGENOUS CULTURES TO UNIQUE VIEWS OF THE ICE CAPS, THE CANADIAN ARCTIC IS STEADILY RISING IN POPULARITY AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION. VOYAGES REGULARLY TRAVEL THROUGH THE ICY WATERS, AND DUE TO CHANGES IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE, MELTING ICE HAD MADE SOME SHIPWRECKS VISIBLE, ADDING TO THE APPEAL. CANADIAN WILDLIFE WATCHING IS ALSO A GREAT ATTRACTION, AS WELL AS INUIT-OWNED BUSINESSES WHICH SELL HANDMADE GOODS.
GUYANA
AS THE ONLY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA AND WITH AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE POPULATION, IT STANDS TO APPEAL TO TRAVELERS FROM EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA ALIKE. MUCH OF THIS NATION HOUSES PRESERVED NATURAL FEATURES SUCH AS RAINFORESTS AND WATERFALLS, AND YOU CAN EASILY GET ACCESS TO THESE FEATURES BY STAYING AT SOME OF THE RUSTIC, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY-OWNED HOTELS.
PUERTO RICO
FOLLOWING THE DESTRUCTION OF HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA, MUCH OF PUERTO RICO’S INFRASTRUCTURE HAD TO BE REBUILT. NOW, IT FEATURES MORE ACCOMMODATIONS THAN EVER BEFORE, WITH MANY HOTELS AND RESORTS BOASTING NEW FACILITIES INCLUDING SPAS. DUE TO ITS REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS FOR GOLFERS, PUERTO RICO HAS ENSURED THAT ITS GOLF COURSES HAVE BEEN FULLY RESTORED. A PRIME REASON TO VISIT PUERTO RICO THIS YEAR IS TO SUPPORT ITS EFFORTS TO REBUILD AND GROW AFTER SURVIVING DISASTER.