{"id":7775,"date":"2024-01-11T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=7775"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T00:57:58","slug":"the-hottest-travel-trend-alternative-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/the-hottest-travel-trend-alternative-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Destination Dupes to Know for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What if your next holiday didn’t have to be the obvious one? Discover the road less travelled with our pick of destination dupes for 2027.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Destination dupes are having a serious moment, with travellers swapping crowded, expensive hotspots for places that offer a similar mood, landscape or experience. The best alternatives aren’t exact copies. They give you the part of the original destination you’re really chasing (whether that’s Mediterranean<\/a> glamour, city energy, wildlife<\/a> or a great beach) without the cost, crowds and booking competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 2027, these are the destinations to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budapest for Paris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Budapest<\/a> has its own grand boulevards, riverside views and caf\u00e9 culture. It’s the kind of elegance that draws people to Paris<\/a>, minus the price tag and the queues. Drift down the Danube at dusk, take in the Hungarian Parliament from the water, and finish the day sinking into one of the city’s thermal baths, a ritual unique to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose Budapest<\/a> for the romance of a European capital with a personality that isn’t trying to be anyone’s understudy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also worth a look: Lyon, Amsterdam, Brussels.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ljubljana and Lake Bled for Venice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Slovenia<\/a>‘s compact capital has the riverside caf\u00e9s, arched bridges and pastel facades that make Venice<\/a> so photographed, but without the tour groups pressing in on every corner. Nearby, Lake Bled adds the kind of storybook, alpine drama postcards are made of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It won’t give you canals or centuries of maritime art, but it does offer more room to enjoy where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also worth a look: Bruges, Annecy, Piran.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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