Travel is often unpredictable—weather pops up from nowhere, flights get delayed, destinations turn out to be ... not what you expected. But making educated predictions about travel is kind of our business here at Conde Nast Traveler. As the year comes to an end, we're looking back at what we believed would happen in the world of travel in 2016, and assessing where we went right—and where we got it wrong. From the changes we knew were coming (hello, Cuba!), to the events that could be counted on to make a splash (the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro), to ones we never could have anticipated (boo, Zika!), here's our accounting of the year that was. And since it's never too early to map out all of your 2017 travels, we have some friendly advice: go to Brussels. It's lovely, and they need it.
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