Best places to go in North America and the Caribbean in 2025
The postcard-perfect beachfront at Nobu Barbuda, which will be joined in 2025 by a sibling property, the Nobu Beach Inn
To arrive at our list of the Best Places to Go in North America and the Caribbean in 2025, we painted with the broadest strokes possible. Quite literally, because these destinations test the physical bounds of the region. From Alberta to Cuba and Denver to Greenland (which, yes, is technically part of North America), we’ve left no possibility unturned.
Barbuda
Access to beautiful Barbuda is getting easier – the island’s new Burton-Nibbs International Airport opened its doors on October 3, meaning visitors will no longer be reliant on ferries or puddle jumpers to reach this 62-square-mile gem, a tucked-away sliver of paradise that’s historically been far less touristed than its larger sister island of Antigua. Its opening is a sign of recovery (albeit a contentious one) after 2017’s Hurricane Irma devastated Codrington Airport and much of the island of Barbuda. Since then, efforts to increase tourism have hinged on the construction of a new airport. While non-regional flights have yet to be announced, Caribbean airline LIAT relaunched in August, connecting travellers flying between Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia, and Barbados. The new airport’s runway was built to accommodate larger aircraft, indicating more routes to come.
Once on Barbuda, visitors can settle in for a relaxed stay at a secluded beachfront bungalow in Barbuda Belle in the uninhabited northern tip of the island, open from November to June; in 2022, Villa Lambi, a two-bedroom villa opened on the property for weekly rentals. No visit here is complete without a day at Nobu Barbuda for cocktails and locally sourced seafood – and its adjacent beach club. Interest in the island only stands to grow over the next few years, as Robert DeNiro’s Nobu Beach Inn (yes, another Nobu, though you can’t stay at the former) opens on the pristine Princess Diana Beach in 2025 and, further along, a Rosewood Barbuda, set on 85 secluded acres of land near Codrington, debuts in 2028.