The best places in the world to travel in 2016

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2016 is the highly anticipated collection of the world’s hottest trends, destinations and experiences. Here we share their choice of the top 10 countries and Top 10 cities to visit next year

Lonely Planet's Top 10 Countries 2016:

1. Botswana
2. Japan
3. USA
4. Palau
5. Latvia
6. Australia
7. Poland
8. Uruguay
9. Greenland
10. Fiji

Lonely Planet's Top 10 Cities 2016:

1. Kotor, Montenegro
2. Quito, Ecuador
3. Dublin, Ireland
4. George Town, Malaysia
5. Rotterdam, the Netherlands
6. Mumbai, India
7. Fremantle, Australia
8. Manchester, UK
9. Nashville, USA
10. Rome, Italy

Here's a glimpse of the top three from their key categories (Beware - this video will give you the travel bug!)