NYTimes 52 places to go in 2016 and other travel lists

As I did last year, I’m including some of the best lists that are around on the best places to travel in 2016. Here are the highlights

NYTIMES

NY times, like it did in 2015, has released its 2016 version of the 52 places to go in 2016. Here is what made the list:

bymalta - Copy — Bordeaux and Malta. Pictures from the NYTimes

Mexico City, Mexico A metropolis that has it all.
Bordeaux, France An ancient wine region gets a stunning update.
Malta The Mediterranean on a dime.
Coral Bay, St. John Visit the U.S. Virgin Islands’ quiet corner before big development.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota A century of protecting America’s magnificence
Mozambique New island lodges and beach breaks — and more tolerance.
Toronto, Canada Canada’s largest city is ready for its close-up.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates New museums and hotels and a greening deser
Skane, Sweden Nordic cuisine’s next big thing.
Viñales, Cuba Looking for the real Cuba? You’ve found it.
Guadeloupe Easier access to wild beauty and a new look at a complicated legacy.
Park City, Utah Always fun, now bigger — a lot bigger.
Aarhus, Denmark Thriving Danish culture beyond well-trodden Copenhagen.
Cesme, Turkey An Aegean region grows a food scene.
Road of the Seven Lakes, Argentina A newly paved road to beautiful vistas.
Hangzhou, China State-of-the-art museums and more in an ancient city.
Korcula Island, Croatia Experience authentic life on the Dalmatian Coasy=t
San Sebastián, Spain A culinary capital expands its repertoire.
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo Newly accessible, gorillas and a volcano in idyllic surroundings.
Grand Rapids, Michigan A furniture-making city champions urban renewal and art.
Garzón,Uruguay A new wine region blooms near celebrated beaches.
Dublin, Ireland A city spruces up to celebrate a centenary.
Todos Santos, Mexico A Pacific Coast retreat hosts a new green community.
Tamil Nadu, India New gateways to India’s cultural core.
Vaud, Switzerland The Lake Geneva region attracts new and renewed museums.
Washington, D.C. Developments raise the bar downtown.
Brno, Czech Republic Unexpected cuisine and nightlife in an architectural mecca.
Saint Helena An isolated wonderland opens to air travel.
Barcelona, Spain Celebrating a beloved architect all year.
Dalat, Vietnam A cool alternative to the usual steamy Vietnamese destination.
Turin, Italy Renewal in a former industrial capital.
Isla Holbox, Mexico In Yucatán, an ecotourism gem emerges.
Providence, Rhode Island The East Coast’s answer to Portland, Ore.?
Mosel wine country, Germany Biodiversity, new hiking trails and a castle stay.
Pyeongchang, South Korea Ski South Korea before the Olympians get there.
Tyrol, Austria Bond, Swarovski crystal, new ski lifts and hotels
Colmar, France A revival fueled by modern art and architecture.
Kansai, Japan An ancient region with new resorts and G7 ahead.
East Bay, California Urban wineries and a soon-to-be-transformed waterfront.
Île de Ré, France Who needs the French Riviera?
East Coast, Sri Lanka Remote stillness — and world-class diving — beckon.
Rosine, Kentucky Make a pilgrimage to the birthplace of bluegrass
Málaga, Spain Beauty, but now a cultural capital, too.
Guizhou, China Authentic Chinese hill tribes without mass tourism — yet.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia A design renaissance in Cambodia’s capital
St. Louis, Missouri A blues tribute near a more accessible arch.
Thessaloniki Greece Greece’s second-largest city is first in food.
Marfa, Texas An offbeat cultural hub with a new hotel to shelter the curious.
Ubud, Indonesia A spiritual destination reinvents itself.
The Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia Near Vancouver, islands with simpler charms.
Sydney, Australia Embracing nature in two urban reclamation projects.
Beaufort, South Carolina A peaceful Low Country town with a stylish new inn.