Edmonton named to Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2025

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We all love Edmonton in our own way, though it’s usually tempered with the feeling that the rest of the world doesn’t take notice.

But the city could see an influx of global travellers after noted travel guide Lonely Planet named Edmonton one of the 30 best destinations for 2025.

Edmonton was named alongside nine other cities, including Toulouse, France, Chiang Mai, Thailand, and exotic Pittsburgh, Penn.

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In its write-up, Lonely Planet notes our “fringe festival and bohemian Old Strathcona district.” But the guide also highlights the work done downtown to expand Ice District and our new Royal Alberta Museum a few blocks east, highlighting the Indigenous history featured in Human History Hall.

Explore Edmonton’s vice-president of destination development and marketing Paul Hawes said it’s exciting to see Edmonton make the list.

“This acknowledgment shines a spotlight on our vibrant city and the diverse experiences it offers,” Hawes said in a release.

“Being included in such a prestigious list is not only a point of pride but also a testament to the hard work and collaboration between our tourism partners, Indigenous communities, and local entrepreneurs.”

For Edmotnonians looking to escape the city, the list suggests regions such as Valais in Switzerland or Chiriqui in Panama. Cameroon, Laos, Fiji and Slovakia made the countries list.

Lonely Planet’s Top 30:

Cities

Toulouse, France

Pondicherry, India

Bansko, Bulgaria

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Genoa, Italy

Pittsburgh, Penn.

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Osaka, Japan

Curitiba, Brazil

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Edmonton, Canada

Countries

Cameroon

Lithuania

Fiji

Laos

Kazakhstan

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Vanuatu

Slovakia

Armenia

Regions

South Carolina’s Low Country and Coastal Georgia

The Terai, Nepal

Chiriqui, Panama

Launceston & the Tamar Valley, Australia

Valais, Switzerland

Giresun & Ordu, Turkiye

Bavaria, Germany

East Anglia, U.K.

Jordan Trail, Jordan

Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge region, Ore.

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