This annual special edition of International Traveller uncovers what's hot in travel for Asia in 2017, with an Up-To The-Minute Guide to Singapore naming the best neighbourhoods, star-studded eateries, boutique hotels and cutting-edge exhibits, in this fast-growing arts capital of the South-East.

There's a journey into the old heart of Vietnam along the bustling and beautiful Mekong river and we reveal a destination gem - Japan's Okinawa, the country's southernmost islands, steeped in history and a paradise of unspoilt beaches.

Plus, we go off the beaten track to bring travellers a clutch of city-guides to the best (lesser known) cities around the world and report back from Nepal's Mustang, one of the last untrammelled frontiers on Earth. There is plenty to leave your audience in awe.

What's hot right now: 

• Singapore's 'mod sing' food trend & its award-winning (secret) local eateries
• Cruising the Mekong river in Vietnam
• Exclusive interview with intrepid Vietnamese-Australian chef Luke Nguyen
• Mustang, Nepal – the last lost kingdom
• Hot (lesser known) cities around the world – Padua, Rabat, Edinburgh, Windhoek, Tallinn, Mumbai & Beverley Hills

Secret reviews include the Sherwood Queenstown, NZ; Hotel Abruzzi, Rome, Italy; Courthouse Hotel and the Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, London, UK.

This issue also announces nominations are open for the 2017 Readers' Choice Awards, and every entry has the chance to win the ultimate escape for two people to Los Cabos in Mexico valued at $21,300 with One&Only Palmilla resort and flying business class with Delta Air Lines.

Contact us for more information or to arrange an interview with editorial director Leigh Ann Pow.

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Tobi Cornwell
Marketing Manager
0414 700 409
tcornwell@internationaltravellermag.com

Leigh Ann Pow
Editorial Director
(02) 9698 7072
lpow@internationaltravellermag.com

International Traveller magazine is Australia's best-selling outbound travel magazine, which launched in 2012 for the modern explorer. It features trust-worthy travel advice for experiences ranging from zero to six-stars, from every corner of the globe. On sale every other month and available from all good newsagents and supermarkets.