Top industry picks for where to go this year

The Chinese city of Hangzhou is the hot destination to go in 2016 chosen from across the travel industry.[Photo by Long Wei/China Daily]

Here's a look at some recommendations for where to go in 2016 from across the travel industry.

Here's a look at some recommendations for where to go in 2016 from across the travel industry.

US TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION

Emerging and off-the-beaten path: Cuba, Myanmar, Iceland, Colombia, and Ethiopia and Japan (tied for fifth).

Most popular: Italy; United Kingdom; China, France and South Africa (tied for third); Peru and India.

In the US: New York and California (tied for first); Arizona and Hawaii (tied for second); Nevada; Florida and DC, (tied for fourth); and Alaska.

LONELY PLANET

Top 10 countries: Botswana, Japan, the US, Palau, Latvia, Australia, Poland, Uruguay, Greenland, Fiji.

Top 10 regions: Transylvania, Romania; West Iceland; Valle de Vinales, Cuba; Friuli's wine regions, Italy; Waiheke Island, New Zealand; Auvergne, France; Hawaii; Bavaria, Germany; Costa Verde, Brazil; St. Helena (island in South Atlantic Ocean).

Top 10 cities: Kotor, Montenegro; Quito, Ecuador; Dublin; George Town, Malaysia; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Mumbai, India; Fremantle, Australia; Manchester, England; Nashville, Tennessee; Rome.

Best value: Estonia; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam; East Africa; New Mexico; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Galicia, Spain; Quebec City, Canada; Costa Rica's Caribbean coast; East Timor; Western Australia.

AFAR

American Southwest; Nepal; Tasmania, Australia; Cuba; Portugal; Granada, Nicaragua; Mongolia; East Africa (safaris in Tanzania and Zimbabwe); Cabo, Mexico; Ireland.