(NEW YORK, NY, JULY 11, 2017)—Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) Travel + Leisure announces the World’s Best Awards 2017, revealing the top travel destinations and companies in the U.S. and around the globe. Results of this 22nd annual readers’ survey, in which discerning Travel + Leisure readers rated their experiences, are now featured on www.TravelandLeisure.com/worlds-best and span 86 category lists, including worldwide rankings, such as Top Cities Overall, with San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Charleston, South Carolina; and Chiang Mai, Thailand ranking one through three, respectively; and regional lists, such as Top Resort Hotels in the Continental U.S., with The Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming, taking the No. 1 spot, followed by Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Montana, and The Inn at Willow Grove in Orange, Virginia.

Debuting with the World’s Best Awards 2017, a coproduction of Time Inc.’s LIFE VR and Mesmerise allows audiences to experience the top-ranked city, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in an immersive 360-degree video tour. Available through the LIFE VR app and on Facebook, viewers can glide through the scenic and history-laden community on a narrated tour with 360-degree views of prominent local parks, churches and universities. More information is available at tandl.me/sanmiguel360.

The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards is the leading barometer of the places and companies that satisfy some of the most passionate and sophisticated travelers. Travel + Leisure Editor in Chief Nathan Lump will host a celebration in New York City on July 26 in honor of the World’s Best Awards 2017 winners.

“Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards provide a picture of what the world’s most discerning travelers find most satisfying in travel right now. What’s clear to me this year is how much they are drawn to experiences that aren’t just enjoyable but provide something richer—cultural immersion, mental and physical well-being, a true sense of adventure,” says Travel + Leisure Editor in Chief Nathan Lump. “It’s not easy to satisfy this group, but the destinations, hotels and companies that are doing it know that today’s traveler cares about a lot more than creature comforts.”

TOP 10 CITIES OVERALL 2017 
1. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 
2. Charleston, South Carolina 
3. Chiang Mai, Thailand 
4. Kyoto, Tokyo 
5. Florence, Italy 
6. Oaxaca, Mexico 
7. Ho An, Vietnam 
8. Cape Town, South Africa 
9. Ubud, Indonesia 
10. Luang Prabang, Laos

The 2017 results, including the Top 100 Hotels, Top Domestic Airlines, Top Islands, Top Resort Hotels in the Continental U.S., Top Resort Hotels in Hawaii, Top Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines, Top Domestic Airports and Top Hotels in Paris, among other lists, are now posted on www.TravelandLeisure.com/worlds-best. The survey results are also featured in the August issue of Travel + Leisure, on newsstands July 28.

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS 2017 WINNERS OVERALL 
WORLD’S BEST CITY: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 
WORLD’S BEST HOTEL: Nihi Sumba Island, Sumba, Indonesia 
WORLD’S BEST HOTEL BRAND: Six Senses 
WORLD’S BEST ISLAND: Palawan, Philippines 
WORLD’S BEST MEGA-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE: Cunard 
WORLD’S BEST LARGE-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE: Viking Cruises 
WORLD’S BEST MIDSIZE-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE: Paul Gauguin Cruises 
WORLD’S BEST SMALL-SHIP OCEAN CRUISE LINE: Crystal Cruises 
WORLD’S BEST RIVER-CRUISE LINE: Crystal Cruises 
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE: Singapore Airlines 
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC AIRLINE: Virgin America 
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Singapore Changi Airport 
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC AIRPORT: Portland International Airport, Oregon 
WORLD’S BEST SAFARI OUTFITTER: Rothschild Safaris 
WORLD’S BEST TOUR OPERATOR: TCS World Travel 
WORLD’S BEST CAR-RENTAL COMPANY: National Car Rental 
WORLD’S BEST INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION SPA: Schloss Elmau, Elmau, Germany 
WORLD’S BEST DOMESTIC DESTINATION SPA: Westglow Resort & Spa, Blowing Rock, North Carolina 

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST HOTEL 2017 WINNERS, BY REGION

CONTINENTAL U.S. OVERALL 
TOP CITY HOTEL: The Surrey, New York City 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: The Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, ng 

U.S. (BY REGION) 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN THE NORTHEAST: Twin Farms, Barnard, Vermont 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN THE SOUTH: Inn at Willow Grove, Orange, Virginia 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN THE MIDWEST: Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Missouri 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN THE WEST: The Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, Wyoming 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN CALIFORNIA: Rosewood CordeValle, San Martin 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN FLORIDA: Gasparilla Inn & Club, Boca Grande 
TOP HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY: The Surrey 
TOP HOTEL IN GREATER LOS ANGELES: Hotel Bel-Air 
TOP HOTEL IN CHICAGO: The Peninsula 
TOP HOTEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Jefferson 
TOP HOTEL IN CHARLESTON: The Vendue 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN HAWAII: Ko’a Kea Hotel & Resort, Kauai 

CANADA 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Victoria, British Columbia 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland

THE CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA & THE BAHAMAS 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Kamalame Cay, Andros, Bahamas

MEXICO 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Hotel Matilda, San Miguel de Allende 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: The Resort at Pedregal, Cabo San Lucas

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, Cuzco, Peru

CENTRAL AMERICA 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Hacienda AltaGracia, an Auberge Resort, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica

SOUTH AMERICA 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Cavas Wine Lodge, Mendoza, Argentina

EUROPE (OVERALL) 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest, Hungary 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Castello di Casole – A Timbers Resort, Casole d’Elsa, Italy

EUROPE (BY REGION) 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN ITALY: Castello di Casole – A Timbers Resort, Casole d’Elsa 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN FRANCE: Trianon Palace Versailles, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Versailles 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN THE U.K. & IRELAND: Ballyfin, County Laois, Ireland 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN GREECE: Katikies Hotel, Santorini 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN SPAIN & PORTUGAL: Convento do Espinheiro, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa, Évora, Portugal 
TOP HOTEL IN PARIS: Le Bristol 
TOP HOTEL IN LONDON: 41 
TOP HOTEL IN ROME: Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel 
TOP HOTEL IN FLORENCE: Portrait Firenze 
TOP HOTEL IN VENICE: Belmond Hotel Cipriani

ASIA OVERALL 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Temple House, Chengdu, China 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Nihi Sumba Island, Sumba, Indonesia

ASIA (BY REGION) 
TOP HOTEL IN HONG KONG: The Peninsula 
TOP HOTEL IN BEIJING: Waldorf Astoria 
TOP HOTEL IN SHANGHAI: The Peninsula 
TOP HOTEL IN SINGAPORE: Ritz-Carlton, Millenia 
TOP HOTEL IN TOKYO: The Peninsula 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN INDIA: Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambhore 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN INDONESIA: Nihi Sumba Island, Sumba 
TOP RESORT HOTEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: 137 Pillars House, Chiang Mai, Thailand

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 
TOP CITY HOTEL: QT Sydney 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, Matauri Bay, New Zealand

THE SOUTH PACIFIC 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia

NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: Kasbah Tamadot, Atlas Mountains, Morocco

AFRICA 
TOP CITY HOTEL: Ellerman House, Cape Town, South Africa 
TOP RESORT HOTEL: La Residence, Franschhoek, South Africa 
TOP SAFARI LODGE: Gibb’s Farm Karatu, Tanzania

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST CITY AND ISLAND 2017 WINNERS, BY REGION

CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES 
TOP CITY: Charleston, South Carolina 
TOP ISLAND: ilton Head Island, South Carolina

CANADA 
TOP CITY: Quebec City 
TOP ISLAND: Vancouver Island, British Columbia

MEXICO & CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA 
TOP CITY: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
TOP ISLAND: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

EUROPE 
TOP CITY: Florence, Italy 
TOP ISLAND: Santorini, Greece

ASIA 
TOP CITY: Chiang Mai, Thailand 
TOP ISLAND: Palawan, Philippines

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & THE SOUTH PACIFIC 
TOP CITY: Sydney, Australia 
TOP ISLAND: Waiheke Island, New Zealand

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST 
TOP CITY: Cape Town 
TOP ISLAND: Seychelles

HAWAII 
TOP ISLAND: Maui

 

THE CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA & THE BAHAMAS 
TOP ISLAND: Anguilla

 

For the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2017 readers’ survey methodology, visit www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/survey-methodology-2017

 

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