Travel And Leisure, in it’s July magazine has come out with its World’s Best Awards. Here their Top 50 Best Hotels:
- Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, MT
- Nayara Springs, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia
- Ocean House, Watch Hill, RI
- The Langham, Chicago
- Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park Area, South Africa
- Londolozi Game Reserve, Kruger National Park Area, South Africa
- Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India
- Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
- Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
- The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, GA
- The Peninsula Bangkok
- Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA (tied 13)
- Capella Pedregal, Los Cabos, Mexico
- St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Mexico
- Cavas Wine Lodge, Mendoza, Argentina
- Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet
- Singita, Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino, CA
- Stein Eriksen Lodge, Deer Valley, UT
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, HI, the Big Island
- Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas
- Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- Planters Inn, Charleston, SC
- Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Farmhouse Inn, Forestville, CA
- Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
- Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
- Rambagh Palace, Jaipur, India
- The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York City
- Four Seasons Hotel Milano, Milan
- One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
- Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India
- The Peninsula Hong Kong
- Four Seasons Hotel México, D.F., Mexico City
- Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park Area, South Africa
- Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- The Cloister at Sea Island, GA
- The Peninsula Shanghai
- Castello di Casole—A Timbers Resort, Casole d’Elsa, Italy
- Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Florence
- Le Bristol Paris
- Inn at Palmetto Bluff, a Montage Resort, Bluffton, SC
- Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, HI
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
- The Ritz Paris
- Four Seasons Hotel Prague
Their Best of Awards extend further than this, you have the whole Top 500 Hotels, organized by region. As a sampling I have linked the Latin Americans and European Hotels.
They also have a raking of Top Cities. What are their Top 10?
- Kyoto, Japan
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Florence
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Rome
- Istanbul
- Seville, Spain
- Barcelona
- Mexico City
- New Orleans
Tee top 10 cities in Europe are:
- Florence
- Rome
- Istanbul
- Seville, Spain
- Barcelona
- Budapest
- Prague
- Siena, Italy
- Paris
- Edinburgh
and in Latin America:
- Mexico City
- Cuzco, Peru
- Buenos Aires
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Rio de Janiero
- Santiago, Chile
- Lima, Peru
- Playa del Carmen, Mexico
- Los Cabos, Mexico
- Cancún, Mexico
Their Top Islands:
- Santorini, Greece
- Maui, Hawaii
- Kauai, Hawaii
- Hawaii, the Big Island
- Bali, Indonesia
- Oahu, Hawaii
- Galápagos, Ecuador
- Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Vancouver Island, Canada
- San Juan Islands, Washington
Top Domestic Airlines
- Virgin America
- JetBlue Airways
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
Top International Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- Emirates Airline
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Asiana Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- ANA (All Nippon Airways)
- Thai Airways International
- Korean Air
- Air New Zealand
This just shows that the western world has a LOT to learn from travel in the East
Top Domestic Airports
- Portland International Airport, Oregon
- Tampa International Airport, Florida
- Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina
- 5Orlando International Airport, Florida
Top International Airports
- Singapore Changi Airport
- Hong Kong International Airport
- Dubai International, United Arab Emirates
- Incheon International Airport, Seoul
- Zurich Airport, Switzerland
and one of my definite favorites, top Spas
Top Destination Spas
- Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
- Mii Amo Spa, a Destination Spa at Enchantment Resort, Sedona, Arizona
- Lodge at Woodloch, a Destination Spa Resort, Hawley, Pennsylvania
- Lake Austin Spa Resort, Texas
- Sundara Inn & Spa, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
- Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts
- Miraval Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona
- Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona
- Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach
- Ten Thousand Waves Japanese Spa & Resort, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Top Hotel Spas
- St. Regis Aspen Resort, Colorado
- The Peninsula, Bangkok
- Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- Inn at Palmetto Bluff, a Montage Resort, Bluffton, South Carolina
- Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia
- Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
- -Cavallo Point Lodge—The Lodge at the Golden Gate Sausalito, California
- Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa, Paradise Valley, Arizona
- Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
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