10 travel destinations you need to visit in 2025 — and what to do when you're there

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Iceberg floating in Greenland fjord with aurora borealis.
Greenland is one of the 25 destinations in National Geographic's Best Places to Travel to in 2025 report.

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Apple's $1 billion investment offer has reportedly convinced Indonesia to end its iPhone 16 ban

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Apple iPhone 16 pro on display in a store.
Apple has proposed major investments in Indonsia's tech manufacturing facilities.

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I've been to over 50 countries. Here are my 4 favorite destinations to escape the winter cold.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
An aerial view of Campuhan Ridge Walk in Ubud in Bali, Indonesia.
If you'd rather look at greenery than snow in the winter, Ubud in Bali, Indonesia, is a great place to visit.

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How toxic century-old oil wells trap thousands of workers in Java

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Oil wells from the Dutch colonial era lie scattered across Indonesia, polluting the earth and destroying locals' chances at making a living off anything but oil. We visited the workers who risk their lives daily to survive off the little oil that's left.

Indonesian tycoons are trying to build a new city, complete with a port, a theme park, and an F1 racetrack

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis
Buildings of the Jakarta skyline seen behind shanty houses.
Indonesian business tycoons want to turn a formerly poverty-stricken area in North Jakarta (not pictured) into a tourist hotspot.

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I stayed in a 110-year-old ship that's been converted into a beachfront hotel. It was a great retreat from living in a concrete jungle.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Sports
Doulos Phos The Ship Hotel in Bintan Indonesia.
Doulos Phos The Ship Hotel in Bintan Indonesia.

Aditi Bharade

Apple can't sell the new iPhone in the world's 4th-most-populous country

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Two Apple iPhone 16s, one green and one pink, on display pedestals.
Apple's iPhone 16, launched in September, has been banned in Indonesia.

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I've been to over 80 countries, and there are 5 that stand out from the rest

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
boats in the water off the coast of vietnam
I don't think enough people are talking about Vietnam as a travel destination.

Latifah Al-Hazza

A job offer took me 9,000 miles away from home. I sold almost everything I owned and finally learned how to declutter.

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Allison Kimsey standing in front of a temple in Indonesia in the middle of a koi pond with her arms above her head.
Allison Kimsey moved to Indonesia for a job offer.

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I took 36 flights in 4 months, and it was exhausting. These were my 2 biggest mistakes.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
A woman wearing sunglasses crouches down on rocks before a green lake and mountain peaks.
Anu Verma has been on multiple solo trips, traveling to 36 countries in the space of four months.

Anu Verma

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