The Jan/Feb 2021 issue features the new Best of the World list, with National Geographic Traveller (UK) announcing 35 extraordinary destinations that will define our future itineraries. Profiling inspiring places, communities and innovations, the list was curated in partnership with National Geographic’s global team of travel editors and provides an optimistic dose of escapism, as would-be travellers navigate pandemic precautions around the world.

Framed by five categories — Sustainability, Nature & Wildlife, Adventure, Culture & History and Family Travel — each inclusion honours a superlative destination with a relevant story to tell for the year ahead. From the exploration of ‘Africa’s last Eden’ in Gabon and the environmental efforts of Denver, Colorado, to the nearly completed England Coast Path (the world’s longest seafront walking trail) and so much more, the 2021 list profiles conservation successes, preservation achievements, cultural resilience, and tales of communities overcoming daunting obstacles to thrive despite the pandemic.