US magazine Travel + Leisure has announced the results of its latest reader survey that recognises the greatest hotels, cruise lines, cities, tour operators, airports, islands and more.
Now in its 25th year, Travel + Leisure amassed the results of hundreds of thousands of people that took part in the annual World’s Best Awards survey which closed on 2 March, just ahead of countries restricting travel and stay-at-home orders were implemented.
“The results, therefore, reflect our readers’ experiences before the pandemic,” Travel + Leisure said.
Among the multitude of lists were the following categories that LATTE has compressed to highlight the top five in each and their score out of 100. View the complete lists and extended coverage on Travel + Leisure‘s website here.
| Top 100 Hotels in the World | Score | Top 5 Resort Hotels in Australia and NZ | Score | |
| 1. Capella Ubud, Bali | 99.85 | 1. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke’s Bay, NZ | 94.67 | |
| 2. Hotel Amparo, San Miguel de Allende | 99.23 | 2. Lizard Island Resort, Great Barrier Reef | 94.59 | |
| 3. Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland | 99.02 | 3. Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley Resort | 92.44 | |
| 4. The Ritz-Carlton, Bali | 98.85 | 4. Huka Lodge, Taupo, NZ | 92.2 | |
| 5. Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi | 98.79 | 5. Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa, NZ | 79.05 | |
| Top 25 Hotel Brands in the World | Top 5 City Hotels in Australia and NZ | |||
| 1. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts | 96.82 | 1. COMO The Treasury, Perth | 95.73 | |
| 2. Capella Hotels & Resorts | 96.36 | 2. The Langham Sydney | 90.77 | |
| 3. Oberoi Hotels & Resorts | 95.16 | 3. Park Hyatt Sydney | 90.48 | |
| 4. Red Carnation Hotel Collection | 94.29 | 4. The Langham Melbourne | 87.71 | |
| 5. One&Only Resorts | 94.22 | 5. Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay | 87.58 | |
| Top 15 European City Hotels | Top 5 Resort Hotels in the South Pacific | |||
| 1. Raffles Istanbul | 98.4 | 1. Turtle Island Resort, Fiji | 95.81 | |
| 2. Shangri-La Hotel, at the Shard, London | 98.06 | 2. Conrad Bora Bora Nui, French Polynesia | 95.06 | |
| 3. Hotel Cafe Royal, London | 97.07 | 3. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia | 94.88 | |
| 4. Ritz Paris | 97.01 | 4. Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa, French Polynesia | 87.53 | |
| 5. The St. Regis, Florence | 96.96 | 5. InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa, French Polynesia | 76.22 | |
| Top 25 Cities in the World | Top 5 Cities in Australia, NZ, South Pacific | |||
| 1. Oaxaca, Mexico | 93.54 | 1. Sydney | 85.75 | |
| 2. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | 92.01 | 2. Melbourne | 85.37 | |
| 3. Hoi An, Vietnam | 90.52 | 3. Perth | 82.78 | |
| 4. Changi Mai, Thailand | 89.62 | 4. Queenstown | 82.04 | |
| 5. Florence, Italy | 89.21 | 5. Wellington | 81.87 | |
| Top 25 Islands in the World | ||||
| 1. Palawan, Philippines | 94.83 | 1. Cook Islands | 88.15 | |
| 2. Paros, Greece | 90.55 | 2. Moorea, French Polynesia | 88.05 | |
| 3. Milos, Greece | 90.33 | 3. Tasmania | 87.89 | |
| 4. Sri Lanka | 90 | 4. Great Barrier Reef Islands | 87.82 | |
| 5. Koh Lanta, Thailand | 89.41 | 5. Bora-Bora | 87.27 | |
| Top 10 River Cruise Lines | Top 10 Small-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines (249 pax or less) | |||
| 1. Crystal Cruises | 97.14 | 1. Quasar Expeditions | 99.17 | |
| 2. U by Uniworld | 95.91 | 2. Crystal Cruises | 97.5 | |
| 3. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection | 95.51 | 3. Australis | 92.72 | |
| 4. Tauck | 95.21 | 4. SeaDream Yacht Club | 92.42 | |
| 5. Aqua Expeditions | 94.29 | 5. UnCruise | 91.39 | |
| Top 5 Midsize-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines | Top 10 Large-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines (600 – 2,199 pax) | |||
| 1. Seabourn | 91.95 | 1. Viking Cruises | 94.61 | |
| 2. Ponant | 90.98 | 2. Crystal Cruises | 93.9 | |
| 3. Paul Gaugin Cruises | 90.65 | 3. Seabourn | 92.53 | |
| 4. Windstar Cruises | 89.73 | 4. Regent Seven Seas Cruises | 90.07 | |
| 5. Silversea Cruises | 88.34 | 5. Silversea Cruise | 88.64 | |
| Top 5 International Spas | Top 10 Tour Operators | |||
| 1. Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico | 96.12 | 1. Ker & Downey | 99.1 | |
| 2. Chable Yucatan, Chochola, Mexico | 95.29 | 2. Greaves India | 98.96 | |
| 3. Sha Wellness Clinic, El Abir, Spain | 94.29 | 3. Terra Incognita Ecotours | 98.92 | |
| 4. BodyHoliday, St. Lucia | 93.6 | 4. Jacada Travel | 98.3 | |
| 5. Chable Maroma, Punta Maroma, Mexico | 92.45 | 5. Artisans of Leisure | 98.26 |
Lead image: Capella Ubud, Bali – the Top Hotel in the World for 2020
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