The Top 24 Best Holiday Destinations in December

Singapore

Sometimes dismissed as a stop-off point on a longer journey, this fascinating city-state is far more than a place to change planes. Singapore sings of the old British colonial days in the iconic courtyard of the Raffles Hotel (where a Singapore Sling cocktail is essential) – but shouts loudly about its vibrant 21st century feel in the futuristic flora of its Gardens by the Bay, and the shopping malls which gleam on the long retail avenue of Orchard Road.