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Australia … it’s on the bucket list for so many travelers, yet for just as many, it remains an elusive dream. As travel advisors know all too well, clients often light up at the idea of visiting “Down Under”— but they can just as quickly rattle off the reasons why they haven’t made the trip yet.

Feeling the itch to visit Portugal? Flight options abound. Just in the last few weeks, airlines launched a host of new routes to the coastal European nation from the U.S. It started in May, with new flights to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, and also smaller cities like Porto and Faro.

s the summer travel season takes off, international travel is seeing a surprising shift: Airfare is becoming more affordable, even as hotel prices continue to rise. Rose Gray, business relationship director at Fox World Travel, said destinations like Italy, France, Germany, and the UK are trending this season, with airfare dipping lower than usual.

Any day now, the grills will be fired up, the school bells will stop ringing, and the long, sun-soaked days of summer will be here. But if you’re still deciding where to go this summer for a little getaway, fret not, as we asked seven travel experts for their advice. And they all shared the same Adriatic gem: Croatia.