Southern Lakes and Central Otago has been named today (26 Oct) as one of the Top 10 Best Value destinations for 2024 by Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet is an Australian travel guide book publisher.

Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has gone on to print over 150 million books covering 221 countries.

Other best value destinations the 2024 publication has chosen include The Midwest (USA), Poland, Nicaragua, Danube Limes (Romania), Normandy (France), Egypt, Ikaria (Greece), Algeria and Night trains (Europe).

Lonely Planet's 2024 Best in Travel publication features 49 destinations across five categories, includes the Top 10 Countries, Cities, Regions, Best Value and Sustainable destinations..