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City Break trips
Short urban trips, walkable and well connected
Trip style
Destinations
Dubai
Desert safaris, record-breaking towers and a global airline hub.
Kuala Lumpur
The Petronas Towers, Batu Caves and three food cultures at once.
Taipei
Night markets, hot springs and mountains at the metro's edge.
Chiang Mai
Temples, mountain villages and ethical elephant sanctuaries.
Napa Valley
Tasting rooms, hot air balloons and a strong restaurant scene.
Edinburgh
A castle on a crag, closes full of history, and August festivals.
Seattle
Coffee, Puget Sound ferries and a launchpad for Mount Rainier.
Cozumel
Drift diving on the Palancar reefs, a ferry from Playa del Carmen.
Los Cabos
Desert meets ocean, with resorts along the corridor to San Jose.
Interlaken
Between two lakes, under the Jungfrau, built for adventure sports.
Grand Cayman
Seven Mile Beach, Stingray City and easy shore diving.
Denver
A mile-high base camp for the Rockies with a serious food scene.
Berlin
Cold War history, huge parks and Europe's most unfiltered nightlife.
Belize City
Gateway to the cayes, the Blue Hole and Maya ruins.
Santorini
Caldera views, white villages and the classic Aegean sunset.
Ho Chi Minh City
War history, Mekong Delta trips and relentless street life.
Niagara Falls
The classic falls trip, doable from Toronto or Buffalo.
Copenhagen
Design, harbor swimming and a bike-first city layout.
Dublin
A compact capital and the natural start of any Ireland road trip.
Budapest
Thermal baths, ruin bars and Danube views from both banks.
Milan
Fashion, the Duomo and fast trains to the lakes.
Sedona
Red rock canyons, trailheads and dark skies two hours from Phoenix.
Savannah
Spanish moss, historic squares and an easy pairing with Charleston.
Hanoi
Old Quarter street food and the gateway to Ha Long Bay.
Hong Kong
Harbor skyline, hiking trails and dim sum at every price point.
Osaka
Japan's kitchen, and the best base for Kyoto and Nara.
Male
Seaplane and speedboat transfers to overwater resorts.
Salt Lake City
Four world-class ski resorts within an hour of the airport.
Munich
Beer halls, Alpine day trips and the gateway to Neuschwanstein.
Prague
A largely intact medieval core at a friendly price.
Austin
Live music, barbecue and swimming holes inside the city limits.
Nashville
Live music seven nights a week and hot chicken worth the queue.
Reykjavik
Base for the Golden Circle, glaciers and northern lights.
San Jose
The hub for Arenal, Monteverde and both coasts.
Soufriere
The Pitons, sulphur springs and rainforest lodges.
Stockholm
Fourteen islands, an old town and long summer evenings.
Key West
The end of the Overseas Highway, with reef diving and sunset rituals.
Vienna
Imperial palaces, coffee houses and world-class classical music.
Nassau
Colonial architecture, Paradise Island resorts and a 30-minute flight from Miami.
Toronto
Canada's largest city — diverse, walkable and a short flight from the Northeast.
Tokyo
Thirty-seven million people, and one of the safest cities on earth.
New York City
Five boroughs, endless itineraries, and the densest concentration of world-class museums in America.
Paris
The most visited city in the world, and still worth every bit of the hype.
San Juan
A 500-year-old walled city, rainforest an hour away, and no passport required.
Rome
Three thousand years of history stacked on top of itself.
Vancouver
Mountains, ocean and rainforest inside one city limit.
Kyoto
Two thousand temples, and the cultural heart of Japan.
Marrakech
A walled medina of souks, riads and rooftop terraces at the foot of the Atlas.
Orlando
The theme park capital of the world, with four Disney parks and Universal in one metro area.
Cairo
The pyramids of Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum and 20 million people of energy.
Venice
A city on 118 islands, with no cars and no equivalent anywhere.
Montreal
French-speaking, festival-driven, and the best food value in Canada.
Seoul
Palaces, 24-hour markets and the most connected city in the world.
Las Vegas
Resort megahotels, headline residencies, and a launchpad for the Southwest's national parks.
Quebec City
The only walled city north of Mexico — and the most European place in North America.
Cape Town
Table Mountain, penguin beaches and winelands within an hour of the city.
Singapore
A city-state that works — and the easiest introduction to Asia.
Los Angeles
Beaches, studios, hiking and the most varied food scene in the country.
Florence
The Renaissance in a city you can cross on foot in thirty minutes.
Petra
The rose-red city carved into a canyon, and the best-organised ancient site in the region.
Barcelona
Gaudi, beaches and the Gothic Quarter in one Mediterranean city.
Bangkok
Golden temples, river life and street food at the highest level.
Madrid
Europe's great art capital, with a nightlife that starts when others end.
San Francisco
Seven square miles of hills, fog, and the best gateway to Napa and Yosemite.
Lisbon
Seven hills, tiled facades, and the best value capital in Western Europe.
Sydney
The harbour, the Opera House, and beaches inside the city.
Chicago
Architecture, lakefront and one of America's great museum cities.
Washington DC
Free national museums, monuments and the most educational family trip in America.
Melbourne
Laneway coffee, street art and Australia's cultural capital.
London
Free world-class museums, deep history and no language barrier.
Auckland
A harbour city built on fifty volcanoes.
Amsterdam
Canals, Vermeer and Van Gogh, all on a bicycle.
San Diego
Perfect weather, a world-famous zoo, and the most relaxed big city in California.
Queenstown
The adventure capital of the world, on a lake beneath the Remarkables.
Zurich
Lake, old town and the launchpad for Swiss alpine rail.
Boston
Colonial history in a walkable, compact New England city.
Geneva
Lakeside diplomacy at the foot of the Alps.
New Orleans
Creole food, live music every night, and architecture unlike anywhere else in America.
Athens
The Acropolis, and the gateway to every Greek island.
Grand Canyon
A mile deep, 277 miles long, and the most recognisable landscape in America.