Travel is not only a journey of exploring the unknown and experiencing beautiful scenery, but also a process of self-discovery, like the baptism of the soul, which can let us regain the passion and power of life.
With the post-pandemic “pent-up desire to travel” finally winding down, the New Year 2024 is the perfect time to slow down and get back to reason. More people choose to immerse in slow travel, rather than rush to chase guides.
This special edition features the world’s most noteworthy travel destinations this year, each with a unique event to look forward to or a brand new attraction with a blockbuster opening. Whether tracing the traces of history, feeling the charm of nature or immersed in cultural influences, it will bring unprecedented spiritual shock.
Let’s look forward to a wonderful year of travel together and feel every beautiful moment on the journey. Finally, wherever you choose to go, don’t forget to take your heart with you.
Travel allows you to explore the unknown
But also in the search to find themselves
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NO.01 Paris, France
Paris, France
From July 26 to August 11, Paris, which hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, returns as host a century later. The opening ceremony will be a flotilla carrying 10,000 athletes down the Seine River.
With the Olympics, the city of romance is shining like never before. Swimming in the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower, and a marathon at the Town Hall Square in Paris.
And, because it’s Paris, even sports are fashionable. Sponsored by luxury group LVMH, the competition will draw on its many fashion and lifestyle brands to support the international event.
Chaumet Paris, for example, will design the Olympic MEDALS, while Moet Hennessy will provide drinks for official hospitality events.
In addition, from March 26 to July 14, the Musee d ‘Orsay in Paris will also hold the exhibition “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment”. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first exhibition of Impressionist art.
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
Paris will also welcome a number of famous boutique hotels, from Martin Brudnizki’s Le Grand Mazarin in the Marais district to the Belle Epoque inspired Chateau des Fleurs.
NO.02 Germany
German
The European Football Championship, which is held every four years, will be held in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024.
At that time, including Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and other ten stadiums will be used as venues for the European Championship. Definitely a feast that fans around the world should not miss.
In addition, this year, 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is a good time to visit the new Cold War Museum. There will be a virtual recreation of border guard Conrad Schumann’s famous leap to freedom in 1961.
Don’t miss the New National Gallery, whose rich and classic post-war collection offers some of the finest German art of the period.
NO.03 United States
American
On April 8, there was the “Great North American Solar Eclipse” that attracted worldwide attention. At that time, the Pacific Ocean, the United States and parts of Mexico, Canada and the North Atlantic Ocean will usher in a cosmic kiss belonging to the sun and moon.
You can experience it for yourself at the Total Eclipse of the Heart Festival in Arkansas or the Eclipse Gateway Festival in Mexico. You can also watch the entire live stream online at SunSketcher 2024, developed by NASA.
Also, starting Sept. 10: The Paul Getty Museum will host 60 exhibitions in Southern California called “PST Art – Where Art Meets Science,” which will showcase the technologies humans use to explore the universe.
Exhibits include a French microscope from the Getty collection; Manuscripts showing how medieval astrology intermingled with medicine, divination and life.
NO.04 Canada
Canada
Canada’s historic city of Montreal, located at the intersection of the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River, is known as the “romantic capital” of North America because of its rich and charming Latin flavor.
In 2024, in addition to the high-profile Biennale of contemporary local art, the Montreal International Jazz Festival in July, and the prestigious Montreal International Film Festival in August, there will also be a series of national cultural Tours.
Quebec is launching a “Polar Ecology Tour” in the home of the Inuit people, with polar bear viewing and an unparalleled nature immersion experience.
And Metis Crossing, Canada’s most high-profile First Nations tourism project, adds eight new stargazing domes in Alberta to provide an immersive experience of Metis culture.
NO.05 Singapore
Singapore
Not long ago, Singapore adopted a visa-free policy for ordinary Chinese passports with a stay of no more than 30 days. Put this tropical city in the spotlight again.
In addition to the popular Gardens by the Bay, Universal Studios and Sentosa, there are new surprises this year.
Singapore’s Famous World, 2024 will launch the new S.E.A Seaworld project. One of the world’s largest aquariums, it is home to up to 1,000 species and more than 100,000 seafloor creatures. The old town of Valencia, with its old churches, parliament building and municipal square, still maintains its traditional simplicity; The Ocean Park, Science City and Pottery Museum are full of the era.
The new Ocean World will use the latest technology to tell the story of the ocean in a more sustainable, multi-sensory experience.
