Every year, people gather around certain places in the world to enjoy and see the beauty of our little green home planet – may it be for business or for leisure. It may be going to the best cities, beaches, islands, sights, and other vacation destinations. To help you prepare your 2011 right, here’s our favorite and famous hot spots for you to visit next year.

10. Doha, Qatar

Dubai attracts all the tourists who are fond of beer drinking and staying in a hotel but Doha is different. Doha has the beautiful beaches and gourmet restaurants that are less crowded. The Tribeca Film Festival is also held in Doha which is why a lot of tourist visits the place. The city would also be hosting the professional soccer’s Asian Cup in January 2011. So all you soccerholics out there who wants to see the game in person, grab your plane tickets now.

9. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro is one of the best places to spend time under the sun and sea. Don’t forget to taste their famous “brapas”(Brazilian tapas) at hip eatery Oui Oui. Rio’s beach has improved and is attracting more tourists than before. They have new seaside cafes that boast fabulous seaside patios and great bathroom facilities. Rio will host the Soccer World Cup 2014 and the Summer Olympics 2016. Look forward for more improvement and development next year.

8. Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm has always been a city under-appreciated with surprises and discoveries. It’s high time everyone should see the main sight like the Royal Palace and the winding cobbled street of medieval Gamla Stan. Try the 1900 steamboat that takes you past hidden creeks and marshland to the royal family’s palace on Drottningholm. There are a lot of wonderful places in Stockholm you haven’t seen or heard yet so it’s the best place to explore and discover new things – culturally and geographically.

7. Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta has certainly come a long way since it burned to the ground during General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea in 1864. Atlanta boasts of the largest aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola museum, a world class zoo, a wonderful botanical garden, and Federal parks highlighting the life and native works of Martin Luther King, Jr. You can visit the neighboring city by foot and enjoy the food, shops and nightlife. Atlanta is rich in history and is still progressive.

6. Kent Coast, England

Kent Coast is less than two hours away from London. Kent Coastline offers a long stretch of ocean of clean sandy beaches, seductive coves, and seaside towns. There are a lot of ways for a visitor to do and stay for a long weekend, from the independent shops, worthy eateries to stylish boutique hotels. Visitors would enjoy the area of Whistable to Ramsgate for the colorful beach huts of Herne Bay and the traditional seaside resort of Broadstairs. You can explore a lot of places like the oldest churches in England.

5. Hokkaido, Japan

The northernmost island of Hokkaido was the final frontier for the citizens of Japan as well for the visitors. While the mainland of Japan has a reputation of being tiny and crowded, Hokkaido is expanding and growing its population. Hokkaido has this almost European feel in it. Japan is known for its Technological Paradise, Hokkaido overflows with natural wonders, from fields of alpine flowers in the summer to breathtaking ice-scapes in the winter. This place is best for nature lovers.

4. Cesme Peninsula, Turkey

From crumbling Greek facades into a holiday sensation, relaxation can be found in more than a dozen thermal spas. Visitors can find lodging in opulent bayside resorts, romantic boutique hideaways, or even a stately Pasha’s manse. Step back in time at Erytrai, the city of antiquity peeping out from under the Mediterranean brush, and pass into the medieval era in Cesme’s hybrid Genoese-Ottoman fortress before returning to the 21st century in one of the many elegant street side cafés of Alaçati or the “White-Glove Restaurants” at Dalyan cove.

3. Nahanni National Park, Canada

Would you want to try and experience the Canadian wilderness? Paddling down the Nahanni River may be it. While the remote Nahanni National Park in the Northwest Territories has always had a degree of recognition. Its profile increased dramatically in 2009 when the park underwent a massive expansion to become more than 11,500 square miles of protected land which is almost the same size of Switzerland. A lot of people choose to float comfortably down the river in a whitewater raft and enjoying the abundant wildlife than warming up at north part. Heat can pretty make you lazy and get easily mad so why not head to some place where you can enjoy.

2. Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

A small town in Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, Puerto Viejo, offers comfortable environment, spicy food, caress tropical heat, and streets filled with the rhythmic cheerful of patois and reggae music. Watch surfers tackle Salsa Brava, a steep reef break reminds of Hawaii's treacherous Bonzai Pipline. Around South of town, white sand beaches backed by thick rain forest and protected park lands. If you get bored of just sunbathing, you can hike the trails of the nearby Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge and Cahuita National Park. You’d be surprised by the roar of howler monkeys and parrots that fly by.

1. Ponza and the Pontine Islands, Italy

Italy's Pontine archipelago is one of the most naturally gorgeous and fun islands. Just far enough from the mainland to be a vacation spot for mass tourism. The trouble of making a trip here is much the better for those who made it because what you'll find is a rare Mediterranean gem that has kept its Italian identity complete. If you want to come and see the place at its best, then come by at the months of May, June, and September. Locals will tell you this is when their island really shines best. It's not that Ponza is undiscovered yet but hopefully a lot would visit this place and see for themselves.

A Merry Jolly Christmas from the team of World Travel Guide. We’ll see you again in 2011! Don’t forget to share the ups and downs of your travels with us next year.