Top 5 New Year’s Eve Destinations

With the biggest party of the year just around the corner one can practically smell the champagne flowing, hear the crowds roaring, and feel 2011 fade away as 2012 rolls in. New Year’s Eve is the one night when people everywhere get together for epic parties that nobody wants to miss out on.

Thankfully JetCharters.com just happens to know where the best events are taking place this year so that everyone from your best friend to your boss to your grandma can get together, climb aboard a jet, and rock out to “Auld Lang Syne” as the ball drops wherever you decide to go.

Take a look at these Top 5 New Year’s Eve Destinations:

1. New York City: This is a no-brainer. Every night’s a party in New York so it’s no wonder these folks really know how celebrate NYE. Times Square will be packed with hundreds of thousands of partygoers pulsing with the vibrancy of the city as they await the infamous ball drop. Thousands more will party indoors at the many clubs, bars, restaurants in the area and all throughout Manhattan.

The best thing about spending New Year’s Eve in NYC is that there’s something for everyone. So whether you like VIP bars, hot nightclubs, street parties, or five-star dining you’ll have it made in NYC. There are even options for anyone who wants to skip the traditional partying and choose a healthier route and that’s the Brooklyn Bridge Walk or New Year’s Midnight Run.

Fly in to one of the city’s major international airports or nearby regional airports like Teterboro in NJ and be no more than 45 minutes away from the city that never sleeps upon arrival.

2. Las Vegas: Second only to New York in terms of ultimate party cities, Vegas will definitely bring the action this year. This time of year the infamous Las Vegas Strip closes down to traffic and becomes one of the largest street parties in the world full of celebrities, food, drinks, live entertainment, showgirls, and hundreds of thousands of people.

The hotels, casinos, bars, and restaurants will also be ready to party harder than ever before so that by the time the scheduled 40,000 tons of fireworks go off by midnight it’ll seem tame compared to the rest of the night.

3. Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro: True NYE celebrators know an epic party when they see one and that is why these people are all heading to Rio de Janiero for a Brazilian extravaganza. While most NYE celebrators in the US will be drinking to stay warm in the frigid winter temps, it’s summertime in Brazil.

Tradition calls for partygoers to dress in white to attract good luck and riches for the New Year. Then all these good-luck wishers take the party to the beach at midnight and jump over seven waves and toss handfuls of flowers into the water while making a wish. Afterwards, drenched participants continue to party on the beach, in the streets, or wherever else the night takes them.

People who wish to stay dry in Rio can celebrate at the Copacabana Palace Hotel where an indoor ultimate party will be going on all throughout the night.

4. New Orleans: The Deep South’s slow style hits partygoers like a surprisingly strong drink. The New Year rolls in slowly on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans which is a bohemian area of the old town and favored over Bourbon Street by locals. There will be live bands, rogue brass musicians playing street corners and alleyways, drinking on the street, crawfish and gumbo vendors, and dozens of bars and cafes filled with people celebrating the New Year southern style. By the time the clock strikes midnight and fireworks go up over the Mississippi River, the party will be rocking steady on into the morning.

5. Atlanta: Not to be outdone by a fellow southern city, Atlanta’s famed Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta. This six-block swath of restaurants, nightclubs, and bars begins the NYE celebration at noon and lasts until 4 am. It’s one of the few events in the country where entire families can have fun since kids can participate in the early hours until they’re pawned off on babysitters while adults drink, dance, eat, and celebrate the night away. Live music (including big-name acts), fireworks, and the dropping of an 800 lb peach are all some of the things that make this event one of Georgia’s most popular.

 Decided where you want to go yet? Book your jet charter and be fully prepared to welcome 2012.