Tell us about your top travel discovery of 2024

It’s often the unexpected treasures that make our trips memorable. We want to hear about your find of the year – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

As the year draws to an end, we’ve asked our travel writers to share their highlights of 2024 – the unexpected treasures that made their trip special – and we’d love to hear about your favourite, too. It doesn’t have to be intrepid or off the beaten track, it could be an overlooked gem of a museum or gallery in a popular tourist haunt, an under-the-radar archaeological wonder, a wonderful restaurant, a secret beach or even a town or village which you long to return to.

If you have a relevant photo, do send it in – but it’s your words that will be judged for the competition.

Keep your tip to about 100 words

The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet, will win a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays property – the company has more than 3,000 worldwide. The best tips will appear in the Guardian Travel section and website.

We’re sorry, but for legal reasons you must be a UK resident to enter this competition.

The competition closes on Monday 2 December at 9am GMT

Have a look at our past winners and other tips

Read the terms and conditions here

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