5. Pula, Croatia – Pula is steeped in Greek and Roman history with stories of the Argonauts involved in Pula’s long history dating back over three thousand years ago. As such there is a lot of Ancient Roman and Greek remains including one of the most impressive roman gladiator arenas outside of Rome, it is still used to this day for open air concerts with musicians from the late Luciano Pavarotti to Sting playing in the coliseum to thousands.

4. Los Suenos, Costa Rica – If you like your seafood then Costa Rica will appeal to you with plentiful supplies of Marlin and Sailfish amongst the many fish types available with December to May being the better time of year to visit. You can not only eat fish there but you can reel in your own catch of the day with a marina full of boats you can hire and a wonderful harbour you can enjoy the fishing community as well as enjoy their plentiful beaches.

3. Bali, Indonesia – Bali is situated 8 degrees south of the Equator and if that wasn’t hot enough the mountainous region of Bali is populated by both Dormant and active volcanoes! The national park to the west of the island is completely undisturbed and amazing to behold. The Balinese people are well known for their hospitality and keep to their traditions and rituals despite the growing tourist trade, with lush forests, endless beaches Bali is the perfect place for your island holidays in the Far East.

2. Breaux Bridge, Louisiana – Breaux Bridge is the Crawfish capital of the world and is the perfect place to experience the authentic Cajun cooking and lifestyle. The gastronomy of the area covers all manner of wonderful culinary delights such as seafood gumbo and gateau syrup cakes, if you’re felling particularly daring then there are Alligator steaks on offer too. An old Cajun dance hall called "La Poussiere”, translated into English means “the dust” as the floor was comprised of dirt and used to get pretty dusty when people danced there. A welcome break from typical American tourist hotspots Louisiana can provide a different side of American life.

And the number one spot this year for the emerging tourist hotspots is…

1. Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic – Las Terrenas provides the ultimate beach getaway, located on the north-eastern coast of the Samana peninsular is home to miles of protected beaches and palm trees, the balmy weather is maintained by trade winds and the warm sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean make sure that the temperature never strays from 77o Fahrenheit throughout the year. You can be sure that holidays here will be the ones that are never forgotten in this slice of paradise.

So there you have it, the top ten emerging holiday hotspots for 2008, this is no definitive list by any stretch of the imagination, as with many countries becoming more popular with tourists there are plenty of new, weird and wonderful locations to take your holidays this year, and with many locations such as those mentioned in this article the prices will be coming down for these and other locations as tourism boards the world over are enticing people with cheap holidays to their holiday resorts.