TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS 2020 WINNERS OVERALL
WORLD’S BEST CITY
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
WORLD’S BEST HOTEL
Mahali Mzuri, Masai Mara, Kenya
WORLD’S BEST HOTEL BRAND
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
WORLD’S BEST ISLAND
Milos, Greece
WORLD’S BEST MEGA-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE
Disney Cruise Line
WORLD’S BEST LARGE-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE
Seabourn
WORLD’S BEST MIDSIZE-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE
Windstar Cruises
WORLD’S BEST SMALL-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE
Quasar Expeditions
WORLD’S BEST RIVER CRUISE LINE
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE
Singapore Airlines
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC AIRLINE
JetBlue Airways
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Singapore Changi Airport
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC AIRPORT
Portland International Airport, Oregon
WORLD’S BEST SAFARI OUTFITTER
Micato Safaris
WORLD’S BEST TOUR OPERATOR
Quasar Expeditions
WORLD’S BEST CAR-RENTAL COMPANY
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL SPA
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC SPA
Shou Sugi Ban House, Water Mill, New York
TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST HOTEL 2021 WINNERS, BY REGION
CONTINENTAL U.S. OVERALL
BEST CITY HOTEL
Viceroy, Chicago
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Nobu Ryokan, Malibu, California
U.S. (BY REGION)
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN THE SOUTH
Inn at Willow Grove, Orange, Virginia
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN THE MIDWEST
Deer Path Inn, Lake Forest, Illinois
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN MID-ATLANTIC
Reeds at Shelter Haven, Stone Harbor, New Jersey
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN THE WEST
Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, Wyoming
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN CALIFORNIA
Nobu Ryokan, Malibu
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN FLORIDA
Sunset Key Cottages, Key West
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN TEXAS
Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection, Austin
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN UTAH
Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection, Park City
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN COLORADO
Viceroy Snowmass
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN GREATER MIAMI BEACH
The Setai, Miami Beach
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN ARIZONA
Castle Hot Springs, Morristown
BEST CITY HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY
The Lowell
BEST CITY HOTEL IN GREATER LOS ANGELES
The Peninsula, Beverly Hills
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN PUERTO RICO
St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Rio Grande
BEST CITY HOTEL IN CHICAGO
Viceroy
BEST CITY HOTEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Hay-Adams
BEST CITY HOTEL IN CHARLESTON
John Rutledge House Inn
BEST CITY HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS
Wynn
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN HAWAII
Halekulani, Oahu
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN NEW YORK STATE RESORT
Lake House on Canandaigua, Canandaigua
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN NEW ENGLAND
Pickering House Inn, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
CANADA
BEST CITY HOTEL
The Ritz-Carlton, Montreal, Quebec
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Manoir Hovey, North Hatley, Quebec
THE CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA & THE BAHAMAS
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Kamalame Cay, Bahamas
MEXICO
BEST CITY HOTEL
St. Regis, Mexico City
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Viceroy Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
BEST CITY HOTEL
Hotel Fasano, São Paulo, Brazil
CENTRAL AMERICA
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Nayara Tented Camp, Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
SOUTH AMERICA
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Hotel Paracas, a Luxury Collection Resort, Paracas, Peru
EUROPE (OVERALL)
BEST CITY HOTEL
Mandarin Oriental, Milan, Italy
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Grace Hotel, Auberge Resorts Collection, Santorini, Greece
EUROPE (BY REGION)
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN ITALY
Il Sereno Lago di Como, Torno
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN FRANCE
Hôtel Crillon le Brave, Crillon-Le-Brave
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN THE U.K. & IRELAND
Ballyfin, County Laois, Ireland
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Penha Longa Resort, Sintra, Portugal
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN GREECE
Grace Hotel, Auberge Resorts Collection, Santorini
BEST CITY HOTEL IN BARCELONA
Cotton House Hotel, Autograph Collection
BEST CITY HOTEL IN PARIS
La Réserve Paris – Hôtel & Spa
BEST CITY HOTEL IN LONDON
Shangri-La the Shard
BEST CITY HOTEL IN ROME
Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel
BEST CITY HOTEL IN FLORENCE
St. Regis
BEST CITY HOTEL IN VENICE
JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa
ASIA OVERALL
BEST CITY HOTEL
Opposite House, Beijing
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Capella Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
ASIA (BY REGION)
BEST CITY HOTEL IN CHINA
Opposite House, Beijing
BEST HOTEL IN BANGKOK
Capella
BEST HOTEL IN SINGAPORE
Fullerton Hotel
BEST CITY HOTEL IN TOKYO
Park Hyatt
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN INDIA
Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN INDONESIA
Capella Ubud, Bali
BEST RESORT HOTEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Six Senses, Con Dao, Vietnam
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
BEST CITY HOTEL
The Langham, Melbourne, Australia
BEST RESORT HOTEL
Matakauri Lodge, Queenstown, New Zealand
THE SOUTH PACIFIC
BEST RESORT HOTEL
InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
BEST NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST CITY HOTEL
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Dubai
BEST NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST RESORT HOTEL
Kasbah Tamadot, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
BEST AFRICA CITY HOTEL
Cape Grace, Cape Town
BEST AFRICA RESORT HOTEL
Matetsi Victoria Falls, Matetsi Private Game Reserve, Zimbabwe
BEST SAFARI LODGE
Mahali Mzuri, Masai Mara, Kenya
TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST CITY AND ISLAND 2021 WINNERS, BY REGION
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
BEST CITY
Charleston, South Carolina
BEST ISLAND
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
CANADA
BEST CITY
Quebec City
BEST ISLAND
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
BEST CITY
Antigua Guatemala
MEXICO
BEST CITY
San Miguel de Allende
MEXICO & CENTRAL & SOUTH
AMERICA
BEST ISLAND
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
EUROPE
BEST CITY
Istanbul
BEST ISLAND
Milos, Greece
ASIA
BEST CITY
Udaipur, India
BEST ISLAND
Andaman Islands, India
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & THE SOUTH PACIFIC
BEST CITY
Sydney
BEST ISLAND
Fiji Islands
AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
BEST CITY
Cape Town
BEST ISLAND
Seychelles
HAWAII
BEST ISLAND
Island of Hawaii
THE CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA & THE BAHAMAS
BEST ISLAND
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST NATIONAL PARKS, UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
BEST NATIONAL PARK
Yellowstone, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana
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