A list of favorite travel destinations

NEW YORK — Here are some lists of top destinations for leisure travel from various sources.

LONELY PLANET: Argentina; China; Nicaragua; Croatia; Mexico; Antarctica; Canada; India; Colombia; Germany. List of destinations recommended for 2006 based on a survey of U.S.-based staffers for the guidebook publishing company.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: Top 10 national parks by number of recreational visitors in 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available: Great Smoky Mountain National Park; Grand Canyon National Park; Yosemite National Park; Cuyahoga National Park; Olympic National Park; Yellowstone National Park; Rocky Mountain National Park; Zion National Park; Grand Teton National Park; Acadia National Park.

PAULINE FROMMER: Top 10 up-and-coming destinations for 2006: Amador County, Calif.; Belem, Brazil; Charleston, S.C.; Glasgow, Scotland; Goa, India; Kenyan game parks; Margarita, Venezuela; Molokai, Haw.; Ramah, N.M.; Tasmania, Australia.

TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZINE: Five up-and-coming destinations for 2006, from the magazine's January issue: Montenegro; Minneapolis; Mongolia; Gabon; Eleuthera, the Bahamas.

U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT: Mexico; Canada; United Kingdom; France; Italy; China (People's Republic and Hong Kong); Germany; Jamaica; Japan; Bahamas. List based on figures for outbound international travel by U.S. residents in 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available from the U.S. Commerce Department's Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.

U.S. TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION: Most popular international destinations for tours and packaged travel: Italy, followed by France. Most popular international cities: Rome and Paris. Most popular domestic destinations: California, Colorado and Alaska, tied for first place, with the American West and Yellowstone in a tie for most popular region. What's hot for 2006: Croatia followed by China. List based on survey of tour operators.