In its travel section, USA Today annually touts “Destinations To Watch” in the upcoming year. For 2010 that means – in top-5 order – Germany; Santa Fe, NM; Singapore; Tampa and Iceland. The criteria: unique festivals, special anniversaries or new developments.
“2010 is set to be a banner year in Tampa,” notes the national daily. It specifically cites the February opening of the new Tampa Museum of Art, the spring debut of Busch Gardens’ “Sesame Street Safari of Fun” and the fall opening of the Glazer Children’s Museum.
“Tampa is well-connected to the rest of the US,” adds USA Today, “and with air service from low-cost carriers including Air Tran, JetBlue and Southwest, airfares tend to stay competitively priced.”
Among those mentioned after Tampa: Hawaii, Istanbul, Vancouver, Capetown and Cuba.