Yorkshire and Scotland among the world’s top places to visit
Yorkshire and Scotland have both been named as ‘must visit’ destinations for next year.
Yorkshire came third in the Lonely Planet top-10 regions to visit, while Scotland took the same position in the top-10 countries list.
Scotland was named partly because it will host the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles next year, while Yorkshire was chosen because of its "rugged moorlands, heritage homes and cosy pubs" as well as the fact that Leeds will host next year’s Tour de France’s grand depart.
York Minster makes it into Lonely Planet’s top 10 global ‘sights to make you feel small’ list.
Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity told the BBC: "Endorsements rarely come much better than this from a guide that has a worldwide reputation.
"This is massive for Yorkshire."
Liverpool’s Cavern Club, Abbey Road and Savile Row in London are also mentioned as places to visit in the Lonely Planet guide.
However, no UK city made it into the Lonely Planet top-10 cities list, which put Paris at number one.
Lonely Planet’s top-10 regions to visit for 2014:
1 Sikkim, India
2 The Kimberley, Australia
3 Yorkshire
4 Hokuriku, Japan
5 Texas
6 Victoria Falls
7 Mallorca
8 West Coast, New Zealand
9 Hunan, China
10 Ha’apai, Tonga
Lonely Planet’s top-10 countries to visit for 2014:
1 Brazil
2 Antarctica
3 Scotland
4 Sweden
5 Malawi
6 Mexico
7 Seychelles
8 Belgium
9 Macedonia
10 Malaysia
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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