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,lti': that define the very ., best in travel. The result? One of our most robust lists to date wiLh new Travel + Leisure spotlights categories including top the year's top hotels, brands and airports. We've highlighted 78 resorts, cities, islands, cruises, no\^/.^more ji nrnnortioq ..,;FL. vvtLl I Bt--^^+.,^1, ucL voruE, ^ ol^fd 102 airlines, and more. Hall of Fame winners +Aa+ l-'a',a LnaL nave ilppeilreu^^^^^"^.l on our list for a decade or longer. Plus A snapshot of the

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A testament to our peripatetic Trovel + Leisure readers: far-flung retreats sit at thc top of the hotels list again this year and also distinguish tlre winners on our new Top 5 Hotel Brands category (see opposite). Mombo Camp and Little Mombo Camp, in Botswana, took No. 1, while the Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, in New Zealand, and the Four Seasons Resort Bora-Bora made Top 1O debuts for their respect;ve regions. ln Europe, rising star Castello di Casole grabbed No. 1 in Resorts (and No. 2 in Hotels Overall).

THE TOP 1OO HOTELS The Peninsula Beverlv Hjlls. ii. Grand Del Mar San Diego 93.27 Wentworth Mansion ;;;r;;';';Xi"'"''"". Charleslon. South Carolina 92.56 Mombo Camp and Little Mombo Mandarin Oriental lrlunich 93.25 '..:, ..1.. Camp Moremi Game Reserye, Taj Lake Palace Udaipat, lndia Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the Botswana 96.60 94.50 Domaine Les Craydres Re,ms, First Residence 92.53 Castello di Casole-A Timbers Wickaninnish Inn Tofino, ftance 93.24 White Elephant Nantucker. Resorts Hotel & Residences Br,tish Columbia 94.50 Cavallo Point-The Lodge at th€ Mas$achusetts 92.47

Casole d'Elsa, lialy 96.18 . . Mandarin Oriental Banpkok 94.4./ Golden Gate Sausalito. California Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis Slngita Kruger National Park 93.22 92.46 South A{rica 96.14 ' Rosewood Mayakoba Rrviera Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas The Peninsula Chicago 92.46 MaVa, lvlexico Nayara Hotel, Sn1& G_a1{e1s 94.40 93.19 La troftuna, Cosra R;ca 96.14 Stafford London by Kempinski :., County Mayo, rr:r. Fullerton Bay Hotel Four Seasons Resort Bora-Bora, 94.37 lreland 95.17 92.44 French Polynes;a 96.OO :r.. andBeyond Kichwa Tembo The Peninsula Tokyo 95.1 I .... The Connaught, a Maybourne Tented Camp N4asai Mara Lodge at Kauri Cliffs Matauri Bay, National .l:,1 Huka Lodge Taupo, New Zealand Hotel London 92.36 New Zealand 96.oo Reserue, 94.35 i-'r 93.07,.': . : Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver Ritz-Carlton Berlin 96.OO ::l {p6ns612 Siem Reap, Cambodia a.l Rosewood Inn of the Anasaz 92.36 94.18 Oberoi Udaivilas udaipu( lndia San6 Fe, New N4exico 93.O5 Le Sirenuse Positano, ltalv 92.31 95.73 Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong .. Tai Mahal Palace Mumbai 95.02 . ll San Pietro di Positano lraly 94.18 Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserue ,.::r Ritz-CarlionBeijing, Financial 92.2A ,... Kruger National Park Area, South : ' The Peninsula Shanghai 94.18 Street 93.OO :,.,1 Stephanie Inn Cannon Beach, Ahicd 95.71 .r::' Farmhouse Inn Forestville, :,! Pueblo Bonito N4azatldn, Mexico Oregon 92.26 ' Singita Sabi Sand Kruger National Caiifomia 94.O9';-1: e2.e4 {}: One&Only Palmilla los Cabos. Park Area, 95.64 :r ::r Londolozi Game Reserue Kruger Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Mexica 92.26 Narional . Discovery Shores Boracay, Park Area, Sourh Afj ica Hawaii, the Big Island 92.90 i:: :r.. Corinthia Hotel London 94.O8 Philippines 95.57 ,i:rt, The Peninsula Bangkok 92.87 .,. 92.24i:.:l| .:!l: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Four Seasons Hotel Gresham ':..'r Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain :,.:, Four Seasons Hotel George'" Plaza g4.OO Palace Budapesr 95.52 Tucson, Arizona 92.77 Paris 92.18 . Capella Pedregal I os Cabos : .. Triple Creek Ranch Darby, Four Seasons Resort Whistler, :r . Four Seasons Resort Mexico 93.81 ;-i Montana 95.36 British Columbia 92.74 at Peninsula Papagayo 92.15 ' :,:. Alvear Palace Hotel ' Jade Mountain St. Lucia 95.33 Hotel Santa Caterina Amalfi. .. . . Ocean House Watch Hill, 93.77 : rdly Jodhpur, .1 92.7 4 Rhode lsland 92.07 Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi .. lndia 95.33 :'. The Oberoi f'4umbai 92.71 ,- Inn at Palmetto Bluff, an Auberge Chiang [4ai, 93.76 Resort Bluffton, South Caroiina The Lodge Sea lsland, Georgia : r Sunset Key Guest Cottages .:'. Waldorf Astoria Chicago 93.75 92.06 95.29 Key West, Florida 92.71 ...r' St. Regis Punta Mita Resort : Hotel Punta lslita Guanacaste, Post Hotel & Spa Lake Louise, : r Hotel lmperial, a Luxury Mexico 93.64 Costa Rica 92.OO Albefta 94.93 Collection Hotel Vienna 92.69 .. :t Primland Meadows of Dan, Virginia . Ritz-Carlton Toronto 92.OO The Peninsula Hong Kong 94.88 .r'l' Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa e3.65 1i,: r;i Baden-Baden, 92.67 :. The Sebastian Vail, Colorado , r Four Seasons Hotel Amman, .i 92.OO Oberoi Rajvilas Jaipur, 94.84 Four Seasons Hotel lstanbul Jordan 95.6O at : Sultanahmet 92.65 ..l Watercolor Inn & Resort .. Grand Hyatt lstanbul 93.60 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 92.OO Cavas Wine Lodge Mendoza, '": Esperanza, an Auberge Resort . : (formerly 94.80 r.'l Palazzo Avino Palazzo Los Cabos, Mexico 92.62 Sasso) Ravello, ltaly 93.60 Anse Chastanet Resort SL. Lucia ,i Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra 94.78 . Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa Golf & Spa Siem Reap, Cambodia Nisbet Plantation Beach Club Johannesburg, South Africa 93.5O 92.57 Nevis 94.67 :,- Oberoi Amaruilas Agra, lndia 93.44 .t.: The Cloister Sed lslard. Georgia Throughout the World's Best Awards, i.-i World's Best Awards debut 94 63 : Augustine Hotel Prague 95.35 scores shown have been rounded to the ,: New Category {_} nearest hundredth of a point; in the event . Old Edwards Inn & Spa Highlands, Great Value (rate of $250 or less) \i0rth -. of a true tie, properties, companies, Carolina 94.63 '. Market Pavilion Hotel Charleston, 'i: (listed or destinations share the same ranking. Hall of Fame every year .. qlizabeth Pointe Lodge South Carolina 93.55 for the past decade) imelia lsland, Florida 94.60 .. The Oberoi Gurgaon, lndia 93.33 T+L Find (first featured in the T+L Cape Grace Cape Town 94.55 ri, ti,i:l It List or previously included as a World's Best One to Watch) I,a R6sidence Phou Vao , Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, .uang Prabang, Laos 94.53 93.33 *' ,"*-

.1 -. t CONTINENTAL U.S. i,;l Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta 90.58 :";S Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa San Francisco B9.Oo ;;;;- .; {r*{) !t4}#,uliS #$1 9.4d3$tBxil i-;{3?f; t-.$ .' i-Aq{!E *lT? Ritz-Carlton Dallas 90.37 ^; . L Ermitage Beverly Hills. California ( X.{"1{.} sr++ N"{ 9'4 g{i:1} The Lodge Sea lsland, Georgia $ {:'* * :1-li London West Hollywood 49.o4 95.29 .r. The Peninsu,a Beveriy Hills, California 89.91 ;dJ Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans gg.g1 e The Cloister Sea lsland, Georgia Caiifornia 94.51 .,:: Montage Bever y Hills. Calitorlia - r,i,, 94.65 2 Waldorf Astoria Ch'cago 93.75 89.8 r 3$,j Saint Paul Hotel Minnesota 88.87 a:I J Old Edwards Inn & Spa Frghlands. ;j Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas .ri,;jr Hotel Portland, Oregon North Carolina 94.63 I 93.19 Be.B1 {.} .i.a.r NoMad Hotel New York City B8.BO 4 Grand Del Mar San Diego 93.27 Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis .j.li Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows is 9?.46 Ca{ifornia 89.74 .r.i1 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas 5 Cavallo Point--The Lodge at the Golden Gate Sausalito, Ca'ifornia 92.46 Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four 88.76 . The Peninsula Chicago *0 93.2? l.::.,,. Seasons Hotel 89.65 f,i.j :. Four Seasons Hotel Aust'n, Teras Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Trump International Hotel & 1.. Ritz-Carlton Sr. .ouis 89.60 44.72 $ Tucson, Arizona 92.77 ,{I York City Tower Chicago 91.59 :! Raphael Hotel Kansas City 89.57 Andaz Wall Street New ]'.i Sunset Key Guest Cottages St. Regis New York City 91.OO 88.67 fs t Key West, Florida 92.7I Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Four Seasons Hotel New York City .I5 Mandarin Oriental San Francisco E !:i White Elephant Nantucket, Miami 9O.85 89.56 r.;, 88.67 N4assachusetts 92.47 Bay Boston g The Palazzo Las Vegas 90.65 :l/l Hermitage Hotel Nashville 89.52 4s Lenox Hotel, Back :.i... 88.64 {.} Stephanie lnn Cannon Beach, ;5 Trump Intefnational Hotel & r.lfi Oregon 92.26 lt] Boston Harbor Hotel 90.65 Tower New York City 89.46 Four Seasons Hotel Seattle 88.63 :1,$ Ocean House Watch Hill, Rhode 4"I Sofitel Chicago Water Tower . J Inn & Spa at Loretto Sa.ta Fe, ?s Mandarin Oriental Miami 89.39 lsland 92.o7 New N4exico 90.63 d- aa.62 ?7 The Hay-Adams Washington, D.C. L) lnn at Palmetto Bluff, an Auberge iiii Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead Atlanta :L:i St. Regis Atlanta 90.60 49.37 Resort Bluffton, South Carolina 88.56 1-3 Ritz-Carlton New York, 2s Four Seasons Hotel Chicago 92.O6 ,ild Taj Boston 88.47 Central Park 90.55 89.35 1.?. The Sebastian Vail, Colorado :j,,, ?.q Mandarin Oriental New York City Andaz sth Avenue New York City 92.OO BB.40 89.33 ::, :": Watercolor Inn & Resort Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 92.0O si) Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia 5 tu!d{i." i.. l: I T1r #' #Y S t-5 49.25:: I\IV.IN ln4 {FCtuUEF l"FliA,q "nf,!{-: fr {?ii:'f{&.} :14 Auberge du Soleil Rutherford, California 91.87 !:.1 t\ a Hutton Hotel Nashville 89.25 L Market Pavilion Hotel Charleston, r} South Carolina 93.33 li.$ Blackberry Farm Walland, Hotel Teatro Denver 89.23 Tennessee 91.77 LARGE CITY :l r? Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi :jj Charleston Place Hotel South Santa Fe, New Mexico 93.03 l"s Marco Beach Ocean Resort Marco HOTEL, U.S. Carolina 89.11 lsland, Florida 91.73 , Wentworth Mansion Charleston, * 3,,1 Hotel Bel-Air, Dorchester South Carolina 92.56 \; Coeur d'Alene Golf & Spa Resort Collection Los Angeles 89.1O ldaho 91.65 :.: 4 French Quarter Inn Chadeston, ;1r Rosewood Mansion on Turtle South Carolina 90.74 d3 :.i3 Stowe Mountain Lodge Stowe, Vermont 91.55 . . Creek Dallas 89.08 ri Fairmont Heritage Place, lt9 Resort at Pelican Hill Newport TFJE Ghirardelli Square San Francisco ,'j 90.59 s Beach, California 91.o9 . Acqualina Resort & Spa on the 20 Carneros Inn Napa, California Beach lvliami Beach 9O.5O {i 90.95 s PENINSIJLA ? Planters Inn Charleston, South ill. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Ponte Carolina 90.4O Vedra Beach, Florida 90.86 i3 XV Beacon Boston 88.75 lrll ;,::l San Ysidro Ranch Santa Barbara, California 9O.BO !l King & Grove Tides Miami Beach 88.53 sl f.1 Inn at Spanish Bay Pebble Beach, BEVERLY California 90.77 ,.i: 1.0 Arizona Inn Tucson, Arizona 88.50 HILLS un Ritz-Carlton Naples. Florida 90.74

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