--- title: Announcing Money’s Best Places to Travel 2023 description: Where do you want to go this year? Money's new Best Places to Travel list highlights the destinations you want to know about. authors: - name: Mike Ayers role: Executive Editor url: https://money.com/author/mike-ayers/ bio: Mike Ayers is the executive editor of Money. Previously, he’s held editorial roles at the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone and MTV. education: BA, Sociology, Virginia Tech. Masters of Arts, Sociology, Virginia Tech at_money_since: 2017 articles: 29 covers: - Economy and Politics - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Health and Wellness - Housing - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Money Archives - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Shopping also_seen_in: - The Wall Street Journal - Rolling Stone social: - https://x.com/themikeayers - https://linkedin.com/in/ayersmike published: '2023-03-23T15:15:50.000Z' modified: '2024-02-18T12:40:05.000Z' section: Economy and Politics word_count: 242 canonical: https://money.com/announcing-best-in-travel-2023/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Lisbon cityscape with Alfama neighborhood on a sunny day with clear blue sky, Portugal](https://img.money.com/2023/03/Best-Places-Travel-2023-Lisbon-Feature.jpg) After three years of the travel blues, it feels like this year is *finally* the year we can all get back to going some place. *Any place*, right? But the world has so many options, and picking a spot could easily be a tall order. Money is happy to help. In our [2023 Best Places to Travel feature](https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/), you’ll find 50 destinations that we think are perfect for your travel desires and budgets. Over the last several months, we polled experts and readers like you, as well as consulted troves of data from Allianz, Kayak, and Square to come up with this year’s picks. Some highlights you won’t want to miss: - [Lisbon, Portugal](https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/lisbon-portugal/): Where your dollar stretches the most, even as it’s become a European tourism mecca - [Gatlinburg, Tennessee](https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/gatlinburg-tennessee/): Where kitschy museums inter-mingle with historic settings, allowing for something everyone in the family will enjoy - [Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam](https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam/): Food options will make your head spin and temples galore - [Monteverde, Costa Rica](https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/monteverde-costa-rica/): An amazing spot for outdoor lovers - [Humboldt County, California](https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/humboldt-county-california/): Home to the redwood forests, this northern California area also boasts pristine beaches, a spot with outdoor hot tubs, and old Victorian buildings While you’re planning your next getaway, be sure to check out our newly launched lists of [Best Hotels](https://money.com/best-hotels/), [Best Airlines](https://money.com/best-airlines/), [Best Travel Insurance Companies](https://money.com/best-travel-insurance/) and Best Travel Rewards Programs ([Hotels](https://money.com/best-hotel-rewards-programs/) and [Airlines](https://money.com/best-airline-rewards-programs/), too) — so you can get the best out of your experience, coming and going. ![A street photo of Lisbon old town with yellow train and Cathedral in the background, overlayed with an illustration of a boy and his luggage, a girl sitting on top of the train and a bird singing.](https://img.money.com/2023/03/Spring-2023-Digital-Cover-Best-Place-To-Travel.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/announcing-best-in-travel-2023/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Economy and Politics", "item": "https://money.com/economy-and-politics/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Editorial", "item": "https://money.com/editorial/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Announcing Money’s Best Places to Travel 2023" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/announcing-best-in-travel-2023/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/announcing-best-in-travel-2023/", "name": "Announcing Money’s Best Places to Travel 2023", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2023-03-23T15:15:50.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/announcing-best-in-travel-2023/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/announcing-best-in-travel-2023/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-02-18T12:40:05.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Announcing Money’s Best Places to Travel 2023", "articleSection": "Economy and Politics", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2023/03/Best-Places-Travel-2023-Lisbon-Feature.jpg", "width": 2880, "height": 1920, "caption": "Best-Places-Travel-2023-Lisbon-Feature" }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2023/03/Spring-2023-Digital-Cover-Best-Place-To-Travel.png", "width": 800, "height": 700 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Ayers", "url": "https://money.com/author/mike-ayers/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/mike-ayers/#author", "description": "Mike Ayers is the executive editor of Money. 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