Overview
- Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2026 names 50 entries worldwide with no numerical order for the first time.
- Belgrade is billed as Europe’s “ultimate night playground,” citing splavovi floating clubs and venues like KC Grad, Hangar Luka Beograd and the late-night Drugstore.
- The selection features cities and districts such as Cádiz, Sardinia, Utrecht, São Paulo’s Liberdade and Mexico City.
- The experiences list ranges from Bristol street art to food-focused tours in Old Dubai, Melbourne and Kerala, plus trekking in Tajikistan, desert elephant spotting in Namibia and Mekong river cruises.
- German destinations are absent this year, a shift from the 2025 list that included Bavaria among top regions.