The result is this: our definitive guide to the 24 best places to go in 2024. It includes extraordinary superblooms in a new national park in Chile, up-close encounters with wildlife alongside Inuit guides in Canada, and an exciting, community-led dining destination in Rwanda.
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New Zealand. Score 95.63. New Zealand was included in the 2023 round-up of friendliest countries, although it re-enters the charts this year with both an improved position and score. While it may be the furthest country from the UK, the nation’s reputation of laidback kindness withstands the 11,000-mile distance.
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5. Ora Beach, Indonesia. With a higgledy-piggledy 37,000-mile coastline (the world’s second longest), Indonesia has a glut of beautiful beaches. One of its finest is Ora, snuggled away on the north coast of sparsely populated Seram island.
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But beauty is a hard thing to quantify, which is why we let the World Economic Forum do much of the work for us: every year, the foundation releases its Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, a survey that ranks the world's countries based on various factors, from safety to life expectancy – and yes, even natural resources.
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Stretching over eight countries – France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia – the Alps are the most extensive mountain range in Europe. It has some of the greatest skiing in the world with popular towns including Chamonix -Mont-Blanc (the highest mountain), Lech, Gstaad and Courchevel.
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17. Malta. Score 88.34. The world's tenth-smallest country has a lot going for it right now. While ‘Malta’ technically refers to an archipelago of which three islands, Gozo, Comino and Malta, are inhabited, it’s the latter most travellers flock to in search of scorching summers and mild winters.
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These are the top three happiest countries in the world for 2024. Getty Images. 3. Iceland. Countries globally are split into three clusters; common-interest states, special-interest states and weak states. Broadly speaking, common-interest states can support a vast array of welfare-enhancing policy which increases overall happiness.
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There are plenty of warm destinations to travel to in December – although you may need to travel a little further from the UK to reach them. Cuba, Indonesia, The Maldives, South Africa and Thailand are generally all quite hot in December. Closer to home, Morocco and parts of the Canary Islands offer pleasant temperatures without the long ...
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Counting down, here are the 10 best places to live in the world. 10. Osaka, Japan. Japan ’s third-largest city (after Tokyo and Yokohama) Osaka is often seen as a hidden gem with the tourism pull of the nation’s capital, but there are plenty of reasons it’s become a destination in its own right.
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10. Switzerland. Score: 1.339. Switzerland rounds out the list of the top 10 peaceful countries in the world – despite the fact that it ranks among the highest weapons exporters per capita. It's clearly safe enough in other areas to land in such a high ranking, though. 9. Japan. Score: 1.336.
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