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NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Corporation's (NYSE: MDP, www.meredith.com) Travel + Leisure today announced the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2019, the annual list of the most exciting places to visit in the year ahead, according to the editors of Travel + Leisure. The list is available now on TravelandLeisure.com.

"Travel + Leisure's annual list of Best Places to Travel is the ultimate resource for travelers who are looking to plan their next big trip," said Jacqueline Gifford, Editor in Chief of Travel + Leisure. "These are the most compelling destinations across the globe—places that are thriving because of standout culinary scenes, marquee hotel and museum openings, or new tours that are opening up a destination in ways our editors have never seen before."

To narrow the list, Travel + Leisure's editors team up with their trusted travel experts—from writers around the globe to the brand's A-list travel advisors—to hear their recommendations. The team reviews what places are at the forefront of the global conversation and thinks about those travel destinations that are perennial favorites to determine which ones are reinventing themselves.

Travel + Leisure's 50 Best Places to Travel in 2019 are as follows:

NORTH AMERICA
Adirondacks, NY
Houston, TX
New York City
Florida Keys, FL
Montecito, CA
Jackson, WY
Grand Canyon National Park
Georgia
Los Cabos, Mexico
San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
Toronto, Canada
Alberta, Canada
Puerto Rico
The Grenadines

SOUTH AMERICA
Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Elqui Valley, Chile
Panama City, Panama
Guatemala
Santiago, Chile

AFRICA
Rwanda
Tunisia
Namibia
Egypt
Nairobi, Kenya
Seychelles

ASIA/MIDDLE EAST
Israel
Oman
Sharjah, UAE
Singapore
Cambodia
Andaman Islands
Hoi An, Vietnam
Uttarakhand, India
Langkawi, Malaysia

EUROPE
Berlin, Germany
Helsinki, Finland
Etyek, Hungary
Ischia, Italy
Cambridge, England
Matera, Italy
Scotland
Prague, Czech Republic
Alsace, France
Tisvildeleje and the Danish Riviera
Armenia
Madeira, Portugal
Turquoise Coast, Turkey

OCEANIA
South Island, New Zealand
Brisbane, Australia
Northern Territory, Australia

Share your 2019 travel plans with Travel + Leisure editors on social media using #TLBestPlaces. Follow Travel + Leisure on Twitter: @TravelLeisure; Instagram: @TravelandLeisure; Pinterest: @TravelLeisure; and Facebook: Facebook.com/travelandleisure.

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SOURCE Meredith Corporation