- Lonely Planet has ranked the 10 best cities to travel to in 2025.
- Popular cities like Osaka, Japan, and Genoa, Italy made the list.
- It also includes lesser-known cities like Pondicherry, India, and Bansko, Bulgaria.
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With travel gradually returning to pre-COVID-19 levelsthe possibilities for where and how far you will go in 2025 are endless.
To help you kick-start your travel wish list for the coming year, a team of experts from lonely planet curated a list of the best 10 must-see destinations global.
In 2025, vacationers will prefer to explore quieter, lesser-known cities rather than popular tourist spots, according to a travel trends report from Expedia. In the company's annual survey, nearly two-thirds of travelers said they would likely visit a lesser-known destination on their next vacation.
In keeping with this trend, Lonely Planet's list features cities that aren't yet global tourist hotspots but promise a memorable trip, including Pondicherry, a coastal city in southern India, and Bansko in Bulgaria. They appear in the list alongside audience favorites like OsakaJapan.
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