Travel can be just as much about the journey as the destination, but after a long tiring trek to get where you’re going, a comfortable place to rest your head can provide a level of luxury that is second to none.

However, in such a competitive market, merely providing comfortable accommodation may not be enough to remain relevant.

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Popular travel publication, Travel + Leisure, recently published its It List 2020, providing its editors’ selections for the best new hotels in the world for this year.

“A truly standout property can offer new insight into a beloved place; bring fresh energy to a been-there, done-that neighborhood; even become a destination in its own right,” the publication explains.

“This year, our guide to the essential openings (and reopenings) of the past year took us to 32 countries in pursuit of the unforgettable.”

So, get ready and take notes, because these hotels are sure to provide some much-needed #travelinspo for your future 2020 adventures.

Africa & The Middle East

Jao Camp (Wilderness Safaris) – Okavango Delta, Botswana

 

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The Oberoi Marrakech – Marrakesh, Morocco

 

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Zannier Hotels Sonop – Karas, Namibia

 

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Magashi (Wilderness Safaris) — Akagera, Rwanda

 

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One&Only Gorilla’s Nest — Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

 

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Singita Kwitonda — Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

 

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Camissa House — Cape Town, South Africa

 

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 Lekkerwater Beach Lodge — De Hoop, South Africa

 

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 Mandarin Oriental, Doha — Doha, Qatar

 

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Al Bait Sharjah — Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

 

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Asia

Six Senses Bhutan — Bhutan

 

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 JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong — Shanghai

 

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 Rosewood Hong Kong — Hong Kong

 

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Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa — Uttarakhand, India

 

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Aman Kyoto — Kyoto, Japan

 

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Shishi-Iwa House — Karuizawa, Japan

 

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 The Chow Kit — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

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Raffles Singapore — Singapore

 

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 HOSHINOYA Guguan — Taichung, Taiwan

 

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Hotel de la Coupole — Sa Pa, Vietnam

 

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Australia

Mount Mulligan Lodge — Mareeba, Australia

 

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Caribbean

La Finca Victoria — Vieques, Puerto Rico

 

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Eden Rock — St. Bart’s

 

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Ambergris Cay — Turks and Caicos

 

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Central & South America

Kachi Lodge — Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia

 

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Rio Palena Lodge — Patagonia, Chile

 

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Nayara Tented Camp — La Palma, Costa Rica

 

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Cirqa — Arequipa, Peru

 

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Europe

August — Antwerp, Belgium

 

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Belmond Cadogan — London, England

 

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The Standard — London, England

 

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The Stratford — London, England

 

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The Newt in Somerset — Somerset, England

 

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Hotel Château du Grand-Lucé — Loire Valley, France

 

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J.K. Place Paris — Paris, France

 

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Lily of the Valley — St.-Tropez, France

 

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Plage Palace — Palavas-les-Flots, France

 

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PURS — Andernach, Germany

 

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Parilio — Paros, Greece

 

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Mezzatorre — Ischia, Italy

 

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Casa Maria Luigia — Modena, Italy

 

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Masseria Torre Maizza, a Rocco Forte Hotel — Puglia, Italy

 

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Hotel de la Ville, a Rocco Forte Hotel — Rome, Italy

 

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AD 1768 Boutique Hotel — Sicily, Italy

 

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St. Regis Venice — Venice, Italy

 

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Britannia Hotel — Trondheim, Norway

 

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Palacio Solecio — Malaga, Spain

 

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Finca Serena — Mallorca, Spain

 

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 North America

Glacier View Lodge — Jasper, Canada

 

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Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve — Puerto Los Cabos, Mexico

 

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Sofitel Mexico City Reforma — Mexico City, Mexico

 

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Casa Adela — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

 

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Juana Bautista — Tlaquepaque, Mexico

 

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Asbury Ocean Club — Asbury Park, New Jersey

 

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Shinola Hotel — Detroit, Michigan

 

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Four Seasons Hotel Lanai at Koele, a Sensei Retreat — Lanai, Hawaii

 

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Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection — Hawaii

 

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Soho Warehouse — Los Angeles, California

 

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Palihouse Miami Beach — Miami, Florida

 

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Maison de la Luz — New Orleans, Louisiana

 

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Equinox Hotel — New York City, New York

 

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The Times Square Edition — New York City, New York

 

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Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

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TWA Hotel — Queens, New York

 

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Santa Monica Proper Hotel — Santa Monica, California

 

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MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa — Sonoma, California

 

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Willow House — Terlingua, Texas

 

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Posada by the Joshua Tree House — Tucson, Arizona

 

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Blackberry Mountain — Walland, Tennessee

 

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The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection — Wanship, Utah

 

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Captain Whidbey Inn — Whidbey Island, Washington

 

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Canyon Ranch Woodside — Woodside, California

 

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