CONDE Nast has named two Scottish locations among the best places to visit in the UK and Ireland for 2024.
These popular Scottish destinations were selected alongside several others across the country with the website's expert contributors nominating spots "on the up".
Speaking of the list, the site said: "At the end of each year, we look ahead to what’s coming next in the travel world as we pick out the top destinations we’d recommend to our fellow globetrotters for the following 12 months.
"Our expert contributors nominate the destinations that are on the up right now, because of a flock of hotel openings, perhaps, or murmurings of Michelin arrivals, shiny new museums, or a concerted conservation effort taking root."
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The full list can be found on the Conde Nast Traveler website.
See the two Scottish locations named among the best places to visit in the UK and Ireland this year.
Here are the places in Scotland named among the best locations to visit in the UK and Ireland for 2024.
The Cairngorms
Scotland's Cairngorms National Park was named on the travel list with it being said to offer some of the country's "rarest flora and fauna".
Speaking of the location, the magazine said: "The magnitude of it all offers moments of much-needed silence from the thrum of modern life as you take in some of the UK’s rarest flora and fauna."
The site went on to praise the countless environmental efforts being undertaken here with the upcoming release of beavers back into the region set to mark "a significant milestone in Scottish wildlife conservation".
Conde Nast added: "It’s not just a spot for quiet contemplation. Thrill-seekers will love flying birds with master handlers from Elite Falconry or exploring the area at break-neck speed in the four-wheel-drives of Highland Safaris."
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Edinburgh
Scotland's capital also made the list with the site saying: "It can be hard to keep up with Edinburgh. The city has whittled a reputation for surprising openings, and the next 12 months will ratchet up the pace."
It added: "As well as being a hub of art and hospitality, Edinburgh is mining its rich seam of forgotten whisky history.
"Following the arrival of Holyrood Distillery in the shade of Arthur’s Seat, Leith now has its own Scotch producer acting in defiance of the city’s recent gin traditions."
Of the upcoming Festival Fringe, the site said: "Dropping anchor nearby in Imperial Dock in time for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 is the Playbill FringeShip, a cruise boat turned floating hotel for the world’s largest arts festival."
