Christmas and New Year’s Eve are one of the year’s big highlights. After our suggestion of top 5 luxury hotels in USA for Christmas, we give you now our top 10 travel destinations for you to have the best step into 2015. Happy New Year!

10. Bratislava, Slovakia

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

The Slovak capital’s Old Town hosts more than 10,000 people for concerts, open-air parties, and the fireworks show over the Danube It’s divided into a “concert zone” for those more interested in live local music and “party zones” for socializing.

The best hotel to stay in Bratislava is Sheraton Bratislava Hotel. Gather at the table in Brasserie Anjou for a 4-course New Year’s Gala Dinner, and later enjoy DJ night in Amber’s Bar or join the crowds celebrating the last day of the year in Bratislava’s historical city center. Start the New Year off right with our long sleep breakfast buffet offered until 2 p.m.

9. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

More than 300,000 people party and drink in the streets. If you prefer private parties take your pick: the free-for-all, nightclub-strewn Strip or the 21-and-over Fremont Street Experience with three stages and nine hours of live bands; both are closed to traffic. Listen to the crowds roar at midnight when fireworks erupt from casino roofs around the city.

On New Year’s Eve, the talented and award-winning team of Trump Hotel will give a perfect stay.

8. Berlin, Germany

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

The 1.2 mile stretch between the Victory Column and Brandenburg Gate is the place to celebrate Silvester – the German word for New Year’s Eve. Live bands and fireworks highlight this notorious outdoor party.

If you want an unforgettable night in Berlin, the Radisson Blu Hotel is a perfect choice.

7. Los Angeles, California, USA

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

This year downtown’s new Grand Park features live music, art installations, food trucks and a digital video show on the walls of City Hall. Post midnight, head to Pasadena to watch floats being assembled for the legendary New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses Parade.

Formerly known as the Renaissance Hollywood, the Loews Hollywood Hotel is located at the famed intersection of Hollywood & Highland. Bring the entire family for a memorable New Year’s Eve.

6. Valparaíso, Chile

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

The biggest New Year’s Eve event in Latin America happens in the Valparaíso harbor with a 20-minute fireworks show (launched from 17 different points along the coast between Valparaíso and Viña del Mar) and a dance party that lasts until morning.

Hotel Acontraluz is a wonderful place in Valparaíso to spend New Years Eve!

5. Reykjavik, Iceland

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

After sunset at around 4 pm, visitors in Reykjavik bide their time while locals enjoy mass, neighborhood bonfires and an annual comedy show on T.V. Come midnight, though, Iceland’s capital explodes with 500 tons of fireworks. If you’re lucky, the Northern Lights will blaze above the city, too.

The perfect place to stay in Reykjavik is a member of Design Hotels, 101 Hotel.

 4. St. Petersburg, Russia

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

The grand boulevards and bridges of St. Petersburg will be at their most beautiful covered with a layer of snow and illuminated by holiday lights. The lavish Hermitage Museum is particularly striking on December 31, when it’s surrounded by crowds waiting for the fireworks show over the partially frozen Neva River.

So luxurious, W Saint Petersburg is the perfect hotel to celebrate 2015!

3. London, UK

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

London lights up as fireworks shoot from rafts on the Thames and the foot of the London Eye. Best spots for watching: Victoria Embankment and the South Bank. Better yet if you hire a barge for exclusive views, then head for the pubs to sing Auld Lang Syne. But don’t stay out too late; the New Year’s Day parade is one of London’s major events.

If you want a party in style, memorable, different and unique, you should choose the Royal Horseguards hotel.

2. Sydney, Austrália

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

More than a million people gathered to be among the first to usher in 2015. For an unforgettable front row seat, grab tickets for one of the city’s best events with a view — we suggest the Royal Botanic Gardens or the La Bohème gala at the Opera House.

To stay at night, Diamant Hotel is our suggestion.

1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Top 10 travel destinations for New Year’s Eve

Rio is one of the most stimulating cities in the world. So grab yourself a Caipirinha and sink into the massive crowd of over two million in Ipanema beach. Set dramatically between jungle-covered mountains, famous beaches and Guanabara Bay, Rio seemingly has it all: gorgeous views from Sugarloaf Mountain, some of the world’s sexiest people and to-die-for restaurants for reveling.

The New Year’s Eve celebration at the Belmond Copacabana Palace is one of the best in Rio de Janeiro, with magnificent views of Copacabana fireworks.