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Cuba’ s Cayo Santa Maria and St Lucia topping the list of predicted‘ hot’ long-haul destinations next year. Mark Hall, Director of Product at TUI UK & Ireland, said;“ 2017 promises to be another exciting year for travel. We’ ve seen strong demand for our favourite destinations like Spain and Greece but this year we’ ve also seen a big trend for‘ microadventurers’ looking for holidays that offer more than just a week on the beach. Our multicentre and city breaks programmes are catering for this demand and we’ re predicting that Brits will be heading to more exotic and relatively undiscovered destinations such as Vietnam and Cayo Santa Maria.”
‘ Hot spot’ predictions for 2017
Vietnam – The stunning beach island of Phu Quoc, off the coast of Vietnam. Phu Quoc is Vietnam’ s largest island and is fringed with white-sand beaches ideal for relaxing, and features dense, tropical jungle and stunning reefs, perfect for intrepid explorers.
Cayo Santa Maria – Often referred to as Cuba’ s best kept secret, Cayo Santa Maria is a truly secluded beach paradise. Just 1.2 miles wide and 10 miles long, the island’ s main attraction is its eight mile stretch of white sandy beach. Connected by a 30 mile causeway from mainland Cuba and next to neighbouring resorts of Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Las Brujas, the hidden gem is located in the Bahía de Buena Vista.
New York – Possibly one of the most famous cities in the world, New York is set to be back at the top of bucket lists across the UK next year. With skyscraping sights, plenty of museums and fashion houses galore, holidays to New York will keep customers wide-eyed from dawn to dusk.
Singapore – Singapore is one of only five city-states in the world, which means it’ s both a city and a country in one. Residents call it the Lion City and this powerful creature symbolises it in many ways. Singapore is an important business hub, with an impressive financial and economic status and is a melting pot of Chinese, Malay and Indian culture.
Sardinia – The island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea isn’ t short of beautiful weather boasting temperatures of around 30 degrees in July and August. Look out for the A list celebs who have been spotted holidaying around glamorous harbour town Porto Cervo, found along the Costa Smeralda, often described as the‘ Emerald Coast’.
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