Where to go in 2025

Narrowing down the world’s biggest travel news to just 25 destinations is a year-round obsession here at Bloomberg Pursuits. And in keeping with previous editions of this guide, we’ve asked our most trusted travel planners to help you determine the best and worst times to visit each place, based on factors that include weather as well as festivals and events.

Antigua and Barbuda

Designated by the United Nations as the fastest-growing economy among the Caribbean islands in 2024, Antigua and Barbuda are enjoying tremendous investment—$1 billion in new hotels will have opened here from 2023 to 2025. Of the 1,000-plus rooms included in that figure, 12 are particularly eye-catching: Antigua’s first overwater bungalows, found at adults-only, all-inclusive Royalton Chic. Each has its own plunge pool, overwater hammock and glass floor panel that lets you spy on kaleidoscopic fish from the edge of your bed. On Barbuda, there’s also the 36-room Nobu Hotel, which Robert De Niro is opening in November on the secluded and lush Princess Diana Beach.