Top 10 New Year Breaks
Bring in the New Year in style with a fantastic New Year's
break.
Want to celebrate in style but don’t know where to go on a New Year break? Here’s our guide to the 10 best places to spend New Year’s Eve around the world. We’ve split it up into New Year city breaks (where the action is on the streets or in bars and restaurants) and resorts offering New Year holidays, where a gala dinner is included in the package of many hotels*. And if you're looking for festive family breaks over Christmas as well, take a look at our top 10 Christmas breaks abroad. To book New Year breaks select the Flight + Hotel button on the search box. To book New Year holidays select the Holidays button.
New York New Year Breaks
Watching the 60-second ball drop in Times Square, New York is one of the definitive ways to spend a New Year break. 2008 marked the 100th anniversary of the crystal ball, but this year promises to be just as good. At midnight the ball becomes ablaze with light, then the fireworks kick off and coloured confetti rains down, sparking the party into life. But that’s not all – you could also see in the New Year from Brooklyn Bridge or even join the Central Park Midnight Run.
New York New Year BreaksParis/Disneyland Resort Paris New Year Breaks
New Year’s Eve in Paris is marked by a spectacular light display on the Eiffel Tower, as well as fireworks. For a spot of romance take a cruise along the Seine, then join the street celebrations, or if you’d rather party hard, there are plenty of Paris clubs open well into the night. Alternatively for a spot of magic choose New Year at Disneyland ® Resort Paris. Children (and adults!) are bound to enjoy the thousands of twinkling lights and the huge street party culminating in impressive fireworks over Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Paris New Year BreaksEdinburgh New Year Breaks
New Year in Edinburgh evokes images of a huge street party with thousands of people, arms crossed, singing Auld Lang Syne. The Scots truly know how to celebrate hogmanay, so to keep up, pace yourself because the party starts early and you want to be able to make it to the midnight firework display! Book an Edinburgh New Year break to catch all the excitement from the heart-warming torchlight procession up the hill, to the Night Afore celebrations and the street performers on the 31st hogmanay party.
Edinburgh New Year BreaksLondon New Year Breaks
Where better to see in the New Year than within earshot of Big Ben? From most spots along the Thames near Westminster you can do just that, as well as ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ at the spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks erupting off the London Eye. After midnight the streets are full of people enjoying themselves, and the clubs and bars continue pumping until the early hours. Really soak up the atmosphere by booking a London New Year break and go bargain-hunting in the sales and ice skating on an outdoor rink.
London New Year BreaksSydney New Year Breaks
Be one of the first to see in the New Year on a Sydney New Year break. The fireworks spurting into the sky from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and around the harbour are truly spectacular and you even get to watch two lots: the family fireworks at 9pm followed the grand finale at midnight. In between is the Harbour of Light Parade where over 50 lit-up boats make their way along the water. Also, since it’s the height of summer over there, the evening is still pretty warm and thousands of people are partying in the streets.
Australia Travel GuideLas Vegas New Year Breaks
Las Vegas never sleeps and New Year’s Eve here is bigger and better than most. The Strip is closed to traffic and becomes the longest New Year street party in the USA. Get a good viewing spot at midnight when the big casinos let off thousands of pounds worth of fireworks. Alternatively head to Fremont Street where you’ll find another massive party with live music at either ends of the street. Here the Las Vegas New Year is celebrated with an overhead light and sound show, followed by floating confetti.
USA Travel GuideMorocco New Year Breaks
For New Year’s Eve with a difference (and away from the crowds) choose a holiday in Morocco. Here the celebrations are low-key and you can spend a relaxing evening getting back to nature. Some Moroccan tour companies organise New Year desert tours from Ouarzazate to the Sahara. You might not see artificial fireworks, but you will see the sky slowly burst with light as the stars come out. Or if you’d like a bit more activity try Marrakech where the New Year is rung in with Saharan drums and street performers.
Morocco Travel GuideCanaries New Year Holidays
New Year Canaries holidays combine sunshine and salsa. Whether you choose Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote or Tenerife, the weather is mild and the fiesta long. The midnight tradition is to eat 12 grapes: you have 12 strokes of the clock to eat them all if you want good luck! Huge fireworks displays are also big on the agenda in major towns. Plus, many of our Canary Islands hotels have a New Year gala dinner included in the holiday price*, so you can have a slap up meal before going out (or staying in).
Spain Travel GuideCuba New Year Holidays
Sizzling Cuba is always ready to party and New Year’s Eve in Havana is one long fiesta, with an impressive fireworks display. Eating is a big part of the day and many locals go to restaurants or hotels to relax over a long meal. You can recreate this in several of our hotels which include a New Year gala meal in the price*. Continuing the Spanish tradition, Cubans also eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck, but you also might see some walking on their roof with an empty suitcase – a ritual meant to usher in frequent travels.
Cuba Travel GuideMexico New Year Holidays
New Year's holidays in Mexico are great for clubbing. The Cancun clubs and bars rock until the wee small hours so you can see in the New Year with a bang. Things start quite late in Mexico, so the traditional fireworks display at midnight is just the start of the party. Even if you're looking for something more relaxed, the included New Year’s Eve gala dinners at several Mexico hotels* are a lot of fun. Children (or adults!) may also be able to have a bash at the traditional piñata – a papier mache star stuffed with sweets.
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