If a country can win out of Donald Trump’s presidency, surely it’s Canada. Historically, Canada has been the plain-variety Milk Arrowroot to the United States’ chocolate-rich Tim Tam – not any more.

The New York Times, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler all voted Canada as their No.1 destination for 2017. Reasons?

It’s not just the Trump card, as many travellers veto the US (and then there are those who can’t even get in). Canada has yet more aces up its sleeve: the nation turns 150 this year and it’s still a relatively safe destination in an unstable world. From vibrant cities to wilderness and world-class skiing, Canada has it all.

“Whether it’s that once-in-a-lifetime polar bear safari, a road trip through the wilds of Yukon or a honeymoon in Montreal, there’s so much more to Canada,” says Donna Campbell, managing director for Destination Canada in Australia.

The number of Australians travelling to Canada between January and July 2016 (almost 180,000) was up 11.8 per cent on the same period in 2015, with Air Canada and Qantas both upping capacity.

Be it for a trip to an outpost lighthouse or a glass of vodka chilled with ice chipped from a 12,000-year-old iceberg in Newfoundland, now is the time to hit the maple leaf trail. Of course, the Canadian dollar is also a lot kinder to Australian wallets than the greenback.

Telegraph reverses the order

For those who do have their hearts set on the US, The Guardian in Britain recommends San Francisco, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love this year. It also gives the thumbs up to bungee-jumping in Queenstown.

Meanwhile, South and Central America pop on all hot lists: Colombia is Lonely Planet’s No. 2 pick on its Top 10 Countries list, while the Incan site Choquequirao in southern Peru tops its Best Regions list.

Chile’s Atacama Desert is The New York Times’ second travel hot-list pick, while The Telegraph in Britain reverses the order, putting Chile first, Canada second.

Condé Nast Traveler gives the nod to Uruguay, Chilean Patagonia and Buenos Aires, along with Cuba in the Caribbean.

Turning to Europe, travel editors have unearthed new experiences for readers – even if many are in fact decades-old attractions, finally tipped as on-trend.

Both The Guardian and The Telegraph plug the UNESCO-listed (since 1987) Hadrian’s Wall, which stretches 135 kilometres across northern England.

Condé Nast Traveler also loves Portugal’s nostalgic (and cheap) capital, Lisbon. And it rates the Croatian coastline (think Hvar and Dubrovnik) along with Finland, Sweden and Norway, including the Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle.