Nothing makes us more excited to get up and go than putting together our annual Hot List, now in its 27th year. This curated collection of the world’s best new hotels, cruises, restaurants, cultural destinations, and transportation projects is a labor of love for our global team, which spends the year researching, visiting, and vetting the entries to bring you a definitive directory of places whose style, ethos, and service set new standards for hospitality. Think a family-run hotel making Lake Como even more sophisticated; a cruise ship that ups passengers’ access to places like Greenland; or a community-driven restaurant igniting Ecuador’s Indigenous dining scene. All that’s left is for you to decide where you’re going first. Here, our definitive list of the best new hotel, restaurant, museum, and cruise ship openings in the world—plus a map of some of the winners we're most excited about.
Click here to see the entire Hot List 2023, including the year's most exciting new destinations and modes of transportation. Find last year's best new hotel winners here.
AFRICA
BOTSWANA
MOROCCO
Caravan by Habitas Agafay, Marrakech
NAMIBIA
RWANDA
SOUTH AFRICA
Emazulwini, Cape Town
Future Found Sanctuary, Cape Town
TANZANIA
andBeyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge
ZAMBIA
ASIA
INDIA