National Geographic Traveler Magazine Announces 06 Best of the World List

WASHINGTON (Nov. 19, 2015)-National Geographic Traveler magazine today announced its annual Best of the World list, which highlights 20 must-see places to visit in 2016, as chosen by the Traveler editors. The magazine's cover image was photographed by Victor Lima, a Brazilian amateur photographer, who submitted the photo as part of an assignment on Your Shot, National Geographic's photo community. Lima's striking image of a waterfall in Goi s, Brazil, was chosen by Traveler editors out of more than 34,000 submissions.

This year's Best of the World list truly represents travel's superlatives, said Maggie Zackowitz, National Geographic Traveler editor in chief. Also we are thrilled to be the first major magazine to publish a reader photo as our cover image, especially one shot by an amateur photographer who bought his first camera just a year ago.

Your Shot regularly asks its members to go on assignment with National Geographic by contributing photos around a theme, with the editors picking their favorites. For this assignment, Zackowitz asked Your Shot members to submit photos of their best place - the favorite destination to which they've traveled - to correspond with the Best of the World magazine feature. The editors' favorite submissions, along with their comments, may be viewed online at http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/best-world/.

Lima's cover photo and the Best of the World list are featured in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Traveler magazine, available on newsstands Dec. 1, and online at natgeotravel.com/best-trips-2016.

The destinations featured in the 2016 Best of the World list are (in alphabetical order):

Bermuda

Capability Brown's Gardens, Britain

C te d'Or, Burgundy, France

Danube River

Eastern Bhutan

Glasgow, Scotland

Greenland

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hokkaido, Japan

Masurian Lakes, Poland

New York City

Okavango Delta, Botswana

Philippines

Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

San Diego/Tijuana

Seychelles

South Georgia Island

Tangier and Smith Islands, Chesapeake Bay

Uruguay

Winnipeg, Canada

National Geographic Travel is also partnering with Pinterest to invite readers to share where they dream of traveling next. Through Dec. 18, 2015, readers may create boards with the hashtag #NatGeoWanderListContest, pinning images of places they think people should visit in 2016 and submitting the board online at http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/nat-geo-2016-travel-wander-list-pinterest-contest/. Boards will be judged based on theme alignment, creativity and originality, with winners announced in January 2016. Prizes, including a camera, will be awarded to creators of the top three boards.

About National Geographic Travel

National Geographic Travel creates authentic, meaningful and engaging travel experiences through National Geographic Traveler magazine; National Geographic Expeditions; National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World; digital travel content; travel books; maps; and travel photography programs. National Geographic Traveler (eight issues per year) is the world's most widely read travel magazine and has 15 international editions. National Geographic Expeditions, the travel program of the Society, offers a variety of unique travel experiences led by top experts to more than 80 destinations across all seven continents. Travel opportunities include family and student expeditions, active adventures, private jet trips and voyages on the six expedition ships in the National Geographic-Lindblad fleet, as well as photography workshops, expeditions and seminars. The National Geographic Travel digital group shares its inspiring and authoritative digital content such as trip ideas, photo galleries, blogs and apps with its @NatGeoTravel community of 10 million. National Geographic Travel books bring readers curated travel advice, photography and insider tips. Follow National Geographic Travel @NatGeoTravel on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram and Google+.

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