Best of 2025 Travel by In Your Pocket

23 Dec 2024

Voting is now open for our inaugural Best of Travel by In Your Pocket competition, with categories spanning the globe! Vote for your favourite destinations, events and more from those finalists shortlisted in the 10 categories below.

The voting form is below, or you can find it here.

Best Christmas markets

Zurich
Berlin
Ljubljana
Vienna
Krakow
Bucharest
Seoul
Johannesburg
Toronto
Buenos Aires

Best New Year celebration

Amsterdam
Belgrade
London
Madrid
Prague
Warsaw
Dubai
Sydney
New York
Miami

Holiday Travel 2025

France
Croatia
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Slovenia
Qatar
Zanzibar
USA
Netherland Antilles

City break

Paris
Lisbon
Sevilla
Istanbul
Tirana
Dublin
Marrakesh
Riyadh
Las Vegas
Cancun

Food festivals

Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
Tomatina, Buñol, Spain
Gastronomika, San Sebastien, Spain
Weekend Food Festival, Rovinj, Croatia
Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival
Taste of Tokyo, Japan
Cape Wine, South Africa
Taste of Chicago, US
Festival de Verão, Salvador, Brasil

Best trail

Trans Dinarica, Balkan
Julijana trail, Alps
Obertauern
Camino de Santiago
Alpe Adria trail
Alta Via 1, the Dolomites, Italy
Yosemite National Park, US
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Cape of Good Hope Trail
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Family friendly destinations

Prater, Vienna
Europa Park, Baden-Wurttemberg
Park Guell, Barcelona
Lapland, Finland
Tivoli, Copenhagen
Postojna Cave, Slovenia
Baku, Azerbaijan
Kruger Park, South Africa
Aruba
Disneyworld’s Magic Kingdom, Orlando USA

Best Music festival

Tomorrowland, Antwerp
Sziget, Budapest
Ultra Europe, Croatia
Exit, Serbia
Green Man, Wales
Untold, Romania
Splendour in the Grass, Australia
MDLBEAST Soundstorm
Lollapalooza Chicago
Rock in Rio

Favourite travel attraction

Acropolis, Athens
Postojna Cave, Slovenia
Colloseum, Rome
Stonehenge, UK
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Taj Mahal, India
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The Great Wall of China
Niagara Falls, Niagara
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Trending destinations 2025

Oslo, Norway
Verona, Italy
Santorini, Greece
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Antalya, Türkiye
Astana, Kazakhstan
Tokyo, Japan
Yelowstone, USA
San José, Costa Rica
San Salvador, El Salvador
Bangkok, Thailand
Seoul, South Korea
Kuala Lumpur, Malesia
Nairobi, Kenya
Goa, India

London