The Skift Pick: Here’s the One Place to Visit in 2015


Skift Take

For the progressive traveler of today looking for a more immersive experience and who wants to pack in a lot of diverse experiences in a week or two, here's our one pick for 2015: the small kingdom of Oman.

[gallery ids="145849,145854,145856,145851,145855,145850,145846,145847,145852,145843,145848,145857"] It's that time of the year: you are being assaulted by dozens of "Where to Travel in 2015" listicles. Among them, everyone from Lonely Planet to Travel + Leisure to Afar to your local neighborhood travel blogger has them by the dozens. Or more. For 2014, New York Times had 52! These giant lists overwhelm but that's the point of them, a shock and awe strategy to get maximum impact, namely pageviews and share-ability. Here at Skift, we're all about getting to the point, focusing on what matters. In that spirit, we are only focusing on one big soul-satisfying place to visit in 2015, just like we picked Namibia for 2014. Our criteria: a destination that mixes offbeat a

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