Charleston Is Top-Ranked U.S. City And San Miguel de Allende Named Best City Overall In 26th Annual Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards

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