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Save the quick, close-to-home vacations for next year.
If you manage to tick off one of these tourist hotspots before the snow falls in 2025, your bank balance is going to breathe a sigh of relief. With an agenda to drive up tourist prices next year, this is just your window to the FBI. Short-trip itineraries are given below.
Japan
What’s happening: Tiered hotel tax; visa fees
Short Itinerary: Soak in an outdoor onsen; Experience powder snow, warm up on ramen and yakiniku; Visit the Snow Festival and visit iconic sites like Shibuya Crossing, Kinkaku-ji, and Matsumoto Castle.
Thailand
What’s happening: Kha Yep Pan Din, local term for tourist fee
Short Itinerary: Choose a location between Phuket, Krabi or the Similan Islands; Explore the ancient temples of Chiang Mai, the ruins of Ayutthaya or the Grand Palace of Bangkok without the heat; Celebrate Loi Krathong or Chiang Mai’s Yi Peng Lantern Festival; Enjoy boat noodles, satay skewers and Thai tea; Trek through Pai, Chiang Rai or Doi Inthanon National Park.
Greece
What’s increasing: Landing charges (even higher during peak season)
Short Itinerary: Visit the Acropolis in Athens, Delphi or Epidaurus (again without the heat); Visit Arachova, Metsovo or Kalavryta for ski slopes and stone chalets; Fill up with moussaka, lamb stew and gemista; Choose a place to visit between Antalya, Crete or Rhodes; Experience a Grecian Christmas.
spain
What’s rising: tourism taxes
Short Itinerary: Visit Seville, Granada and Cordoba in Andalusia; Ski near Granada or through the Pyrenees; Feast on some churros con chocolate, cocido madrileño and fabada asturiana; Be spoiled for choice among Spanish winter festivals; Through the magic of palaces you can visit Toledo, Segovia and Salamanca.
Venice
What’s Happening: Daily Visitor Entrance Fee
Short Itinerary: Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge are must-sees; Visit Murano, Burano or Torcello; Try the iconic hot chocolate at Café Florian in St. Mark’s Square; Visit Toledo, Segovia and Salamanca.
Where are you going for your year-end engagement?
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