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Lonely Planet's Top Ten Countries by Year

Can you name Lonely Planet's Annual Top 10 Travel Destinations, from 2010 to now?
Non-sovereign nations are given
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2019
1
Sri Lanka
2
Germany
3
Zimbabwe
4
Panama
5
Kyrgyzstan
6
Jordan
7
Indonesia
8
Belarus
9
São Tomé
10
Belize
 
 
2018
1
Chile
2
South Korea
3
Portugal
4
Djibouti
5
New Zealand
6
Malta
7
Georgia
8
Mauritius
9
China
10
South Africa
2017
1
Canada
2
Colombia
3
Finland
4
Dominica
5
Nepal
6
Bermuda
7
Mongolia
8
Oman
9
Myanmar
10
Ethiopia
 
 
2016
1
Botswana
2
Japan
3
United States
4
Palau
5
Latvia
6
Australia
7
Poland
8
Uruguay
9
Greenland
10
Fiji
2015
1
Singapore
2
Namibia
3
Lithuania
4
Nicaragua
5
Ireland
6
R. Congo
7
Serbia
8
Philippines
9
St. Lucia
10
Morocco
 
 
2014
1
Brazil
2
Antarctica
3
Scotland
4
Sweden
5
Malawi
6
Mexico
7
Seychelles
8
Belgium
9
Macedonia
10
Malaysia
2013
1
Sri Lanka
2
Montenegro
3
South Korea
4
Ecuador
5
Slovakia
6
Solomon Islands
7
Iceland
8
Turkey
9
Dominican Rep.
10
Madagascar
 
 
2012
1
Uganda
2
Myanmar
3
Ukraine
4
Jordan
5
Denmark
6
Bhutan
7
Cuba
8
New Caledonia
9
Taiwan
10
Switzerland
2011
1
Albania
2
Brazil
3
Cape Verde
4
Panama
5
Bulgaria
6
Vanuatu
7
Italy
8
Tanzania
9
Japan
10
none
 
 
2010
1
El Salvador
2
Germany
3
Greece
4
Malaysia
5
Morocco
6
Nepal
7
New Zealand
8
Portugal
9
Suriname
10
United States
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10 Comments
+9
Level 67
Jul 30, 2015
One can only wonder what Lonely Planet's criteria might be, as these countries seem entirely random.
+1
Level 66
Dec 24, 2019
It truly is a wonder
+3
Level 49
Jan 20, 2016
Odd. Singapore #1? A big mall? That sounds so contrary to Lonely Planet philosophy.
+1
Level 76
Sep 29, 2021
The Countries you would expect to be on there aren't like France, Italy, Spain and the UK
+1
Level 76
Sep 29, 2021
or the Netherlands
+1
Level 71
Aug 23, 2023
Belarus is now off the list.
+2
Level 33
May 26, 2024
Who tf is lonely planet? 🤡....guy has absolute 0 knowledge in this thing
+3
Level 47
Oct 12, 2024
Lonely Planet persuading Westerners to go to Belarus is attempted murder/kidnapping 😭🙏🏾
+1
Level 71
Dec 18, 2024
Lonely Planet has its uses. They do print pretty good guidebooks. When they try to "grow their business," they often tread into murky waters....
+1
Level 60
Jun 6, 2026
Please accept DR for Dominican Republic