For a 2025 Christmas vacation, top destinations include the snowy wonderland of Rovaniemi (Lapland), festive European cities like Vienna or London, and sunny retreats in the Caribbean or Dubai. Popular choices also feature skiing in the Alps, romantic trips to Prague, and cultural adventures in Vietnam or Thailand.
For Christmas getaways in 2025, consider magical European cities for markets (Krakow, Vienna, Germany), warm destinations like the Caribbean or Mexico for sun, family fun in Finland's Lapland for Santa experiences, or cozy UK lodges/manors for festive charm, with options ranging from budget-friendly Southeast Asia to adventurous Peru.
Europe's top Christmas markets for 2025 feature traditional favorites like Strasbourg (France), Vienna, and Cologne, alongside rising stars like Gdańsk (Poland) and Tallinn (Estonia), offering festive charm, artisan crafts, and local delicacies like vin chaud, with options ranging from grand city-wide events to cozier, historic settings. Expect magical lights, ice rinks, and unique cultural experiences, with major hubs like Berlin, Prague, and Budapest also consistently ranking high.
Where is the cheapest holiday destination for 2025?
The Algarve is the best value spot again after nine years. But long-haul spots like Cape Town, Tokyo and Bali offer some of the lowest prices for UK travellers, taking five of the top six places. Check out the highlights and top 15 best-value places from our 2025 report here.
Where is the cheapest place to vacation over Christmas?
For cheap Christmas travel, consider Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia), Eastern Europe (Prague, Budapest, Krakow), Mexico (Oaxaca, Bacalar), or warmer Caribbean/US options like Puerto Rico and Las Vegas, focusing on places with lower daily costs for accommodation, food, and activities to stretch your budget during the peak holiday season.
2025 is bringing back rustic, heritage-inspired Christmas décor themes. One theme is a very traditional, folksy kind of mood. They might use mushroom motifs, tartan fabrics, vintage tableware, and "Nutcrackercore" decorations. This is a very nostalgic, homely version of a country Christmas.
The advisory includes locations such as Agrigento in Sicily, the British Virgin Islands, Kerala in India, Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan, Oaxaca in Mexico, and Scotland's North Coast 500. Fodor's Travel has highlighted these spots due to concerns of overtourism.
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Iceland, Svalbard, Lofoten islands, Northern Lights tours everywhere — our enthusiasm for Arctic adventures shows no signs of letting up. So perhaps the most exciting new destination for a 2025 holiday is Greenland, where the capital of Nuuk has flung open the doors to a new international airport.
Solvang has been named the #1 Best Christmas Town in the U.S. in the 2025 TZR (The Zoe Report) Jet-Set Readers' Choice Awards, earning the top spot among festive destinations nationwide. Solvang has been named the #1 Best Christmas To...
