Travel & Leisure Magazine seems to increase how many “World’s Best” categories they offer every year. For 2020, they asked their readers to rate airlines, airports, car-rental agencies, cities, cruise ships, destination spas, hotels, hotel brands, islands, tour operators, and safari outfitters, and then most of those were broken down into multiple subcategories.
For the topic of “hotels” alone, they have 58 separate categories. Best in the world, best in the U.S., best in large cities, best brand, best in Chicago, best in Spain, best in new Zealand, etc.
Respondents were polled from November 4, 2019 through March 2, 2020, before coronavirus was a huge problem in the U.S.
Here are some highlights of their findings:
Top 10 (of 100) Hotels In The World
1. Capella Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
2. Hotel Amparao, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
3. Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland, Canada
4. The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, Indonesia
5. Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
6. Secret Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica
7. (tie) Raffles Istanbul
7. (tie) Canaves Oia Epitome, Santorini, Greece
9. (tie) Awasi Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
9. (tie) Singita Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Top 5 (of 10) Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines
1. Disney Cruise Line
2. Cunard
3. Holland America
4. Celebrity Cruises
5. Princess Cruises
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Top 3 (of 5) Domestic U.S. Airlines
1. JetBlue Airways
2. Hawaiian Airlines
3. Alaska Airlines
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Top 5 (of 10) International Airlines
1. Singapore Airlines
2. Qatar Airlines
3. Emirates
4. Eva Air
5. All Nippon Airways (ANA)
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Top 5 (of 10) Domestic Airports
1. Indianapolis Airport
2. Portland International Airport, Oregon
3. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
4. Tampa International Airport, Florida
5. T. F. Green Airport, Rhode Island
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Top 5 (of 10) International Airports
1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar
3. Dubai International Airport
4. Hong Kong International Airport
5. Incheon International Airport, Seoul
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They have lots and lots of other categories. Click here to check them all out!
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