Bhutan is named the world’s best tourist destination for 2020 by Lonely Planet due to its ‘timeless treasures and wow factor’
Prepare for immediate readjustment of your bucket lists, because the best places to visit in 2020 have been named by the adventure experts at Lonely Planet – and it’s Bhutan that’s the No1 country, followed by England.
Lonely Planet’s newly released Best In Travel 2020 book names the top 10 countries, top 10 regions, top 10 cities and the best-value destinations for holidays next year.
The best cities have been named as Salzburg, Washington DC and Cairo and the best regions as the Central Asian Silk Road, Italy’s Le Marche, Japan’s Tōhoku and Maine in America.

The best places to visit in 2020 have been named by Lonely Planet – and it’s Bhutan that’s the No1 country. Pictured is one of its most spectacular sights – the ‘Tiger’s Nest Monastery’