There are freshly pressed hotel sheets, and then there are hotel sheets that have never been slept in - that sense of newness is what's on offer at the forty-three properties we're most excited to see debut in 2025.

Earlier this year, five members of the Local Foreigner team made the journey to Middle Earth. Read on for the highlights of their whistle-stop tour of the best of Aotearoa.

Whether you're reaching for a getaway for this December, or you're a fastidious planner who's already thinking about 2025's bucket-list festive trip, we're here.

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The refrain we’re hearing again and again is, “I can’t wait to get back out there and visit the places I have always wanted to see.” Click through for five trips that define EPIC, because we’re ready to go big - it’s bucket list time.