- The Western Ghats, one of India’s Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots and UNESCO World Heritage site, has been marked fourth in the Lonely Planet’s top five ‘2018 Best in Asia’ list.
- ‘2018 Best in Asia’ list is a collection of 10 of the best destinations to visit in the continent for the year.
- One of the flowering plant species, Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) which blooms once every 12 years and has started to bloom in the famed hill station of Munnar, has been mentioned in the report.
- Nagasaki - Japan.
- Chiang Mai - Thailand,
- Lumbini - Nepal,
- Arugam Bay - Sri Lanka,
- Sìchuan Province - China and
- Komodo National Park - Indonesia
are the destinations listed after Western Ghats.