/ ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun , adjective
■ noun
a place to which sb/sth is going or being sent :
popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas
to arrive at / reach your destination
Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .
■ adjective
destination hotel / store / restaurant, etc. a hotel, store, etc. that people will make a special trip to visit
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin destinatio(n-) , from destinare make firm, establish. The original sense was the action of intending someone or something for a purpose , later being destined for a place , hence (from the early 19th cent.) the place itself.