Conde Nast Traveler’s 20th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards
Conde Nast Traveler has published it’s list of the top choices in cities, airlines, hotels and more it the magazine’s November issue. Travelers know what they like best, and this year’s poll included a record 28,000 participants. From the press release, following are the top three in each category. If you want the whole enchilada, get the November issue of Conde Nast.
Top Cities – United States:
1. San Francisco
2. New York
3. Charleston, SC
Top Cities – Europe:
1. Florence, Italy
2. Rome, Italy
3. Venice, Italy
Top Cities – Australia/Pacific:
1. Sydney, Australia
2. Melbourne, Australia
3. Queenstown, New Zealand
Top Cities – Asia:
1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Hong Kong
3. Chiang Mai, Thailand
Top Cities – Africa/Middle East:
1. Cape Town, South Africa
2. Damascus, Syria
3. Jerusalem, Israel
Top Cities – The Americas:
1. Buenos Aires, Argentina
2. Vancouver, British Columbia
3. Victoria, British Columbia
Top Islands – Europe:
1. Mykonos & the Cyclades, Greece
2. Capri, Italy
3. Sardinia, Italy
Top Islands – Caribbean / Atlantic:
1. Bermuda
2. St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
3. St. Barthelemy, French West Indies
Top Islands – Asia / Indian Ocean:
1. Maldives
2. Bali
3. Phuket
Top International Route Airlines:
1. Singapore Airlines
2. Emirates
3. Virgin Atlantic
Top Car Rental Agencies:
1. Hertz
2. Enterprise
3. Avis
Top Small Ship Cruise Lines:
1. Regent Seven Seas
2. Grand Circle Cruise Line
3. Seabourn
Top Hotels – Australia / Pacific:
1. Crown Towers, Melbourne
2. Park Hyatt Sydney
3. Treetops Lodge, Rotorua
Top Hotels – South America:
1. Hotel Monasterio, Cuzco
2. Four Seasons, Buenos Aires
3. Ritz Carlton, Santiago
Top Hotels – Canada:
1. Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City
2. Fairmont Vancouver Airport
3. The Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Victoria
Top Hotels – Central America/Mexico:
1. Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Osa Peninsula
2. Hotel Twin Dolphin, Cabo San Lucas
3. Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua
Top Hotels – British Isles:
1. Milestone Hotel, London
2. Chewton Glen, Hampshire
3. The Merrion, Dublin
Top Resorts – Africa/Middle East:
1. Burj Al Arab, Dubai
2. Mombo and Little Mombo Camps, Moremi
3. Khwai River Lodge, Moremi Reserve
Top Resorts – Atlantic Ocean:
1. One & Only Ocean Club, Bahamas
2. Point Grace, Turks & Caicos
3. Pink Sands, Bahamas
Top Islands – Pacific:
1. Maui, Hawaii
2. Kuai, Hawaii
3. Great Barrier Reef Islands, Australia
Top Islands, North America:
1. Vancouver Island, Canada
2. Kiawah, S.C.
3. Nantucket, Massachusetts
Top Domestic Route Airlines:
1. JetBlue
2. Midwest
3. Hawaiian
Top Foreign Route Airlines: (no U.S. route)
1. SilkAir
2. Virgin Express
3. Virgin Blue
Top Large Ship Cruise Lines:
1. Crystal Cruises
2. Regent Seven Seas
3. Disney
Top Hotels – Africa:
1. Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town
2. Cape Grace, Cape Town
3. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
Top Hotels – Europe:
1. Hotel La Scalinatella, Capri
2. Four Seasons George V, Paris
3. Four Seasons Gresham Place
Top Hotels – Caribbean / Atlantic:
1. Eden Rock Hotel
2. Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France
3. The Caves, Negril
Top Hotels – Mainland U.S.:
1. Ritz – Carlton Chicago
2. The Peninsula, Chicago
3. Stephanie Inn, Cannon Beach
Top Hotels – Asia:
1. Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, Rajasthan
2. The Peninsula, Hong Kong
3. Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Top Hotels – Middle East:
1. Four Seasons, Amman
2. David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
3. Grand Hyatt Dubai
Top Resorts – Canada:
1. Pan Pacific Whistler, Village Centre
2. Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver
3. Four Seasons Resort, Whistler
Top Resorts – Central / South America:
1. Lodge at Chaa Creek, Macal River
2. Four Seasons Resort, Carmelo
3. Explora Patagonia, Torres del Paine Nat’l Park
Top Resorts – Mexico:
1. One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos
2. Secrets Capri Riviera, Cancun
3. JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Cancun
Top Resorts – Hawaii:
1. Four Seasons Maui at Wailea
2. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island
3. Four Seasons Lana’I at Koele Lanai
Top Resorts – Europe:
1. Hotel du Palais, Biarritz
2. Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder
3. Sheen Falls Lodge, Co. Kerry
Top Resorts – Mainland U.S.:
1. Lodge on Little St. Simons Island
2. Sundance Resort, Sundance
3. Inn at Thorn Hill, Jackson
Top Resorts – Australia/Pacific Rim:
1. Huka Lodge, Taupo
2. Hotel Bora Bora, Polynesian islands
3. Voyages Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef
Top Resorts – Caribbean:
1. Curtain Bluff Hotel, Antigua
2. Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda
3. Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, Nevis
Top Resorts – Asia:
1. Oberoi Vanyavilas, Rajasthan
2. Banyan Tree, Phuket
3. Four Seasons Resort at Sayan, Bali