Travel + Leisure's yearly top ten round-up

In an annual poll, magazine Travel + Leisure lets readers choose their favorite cities, destinations, hotels, travel providers, and much more. This usually comes out in time to plan your summer holidays, so the lists are where you should be headed this year.

Some of the highlights from this year's survey are:

Top 10 cities

1. Bangkok
2. Buenos Aires
3. Cape Town
4. Sydney
5. Florence
6. Cuzco (Peru)
7. Rome
8. New York
9. Istanbul
10. San Francisco

Top 10 islands

1. Galápagos Islands
2. Bali
3. Maui
4. Kauai
5. Tasmania
6. Easter Island, Chile
7. Hawaii
8. Santorini, Greece
9. Great Barrier Reef Islands
10. Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Top 15 hotels

As expected, there's not a budget hotel in this list. But note that the majority of these hotels are located in countries such as India or Kenya, not the west. While there are fantastic hotels in most cities of the world, it seems when it comes to facilities and service, Americans and Europeans have something to learn.

1. Singita Sabi Sand & Kruger National Park, South Africa
2. Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
3. Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya
4. Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India
5. Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Montana
6. Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India
7. Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
8. Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa
9. Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
10. Domaine des Hauts de Loire, Onzain, France
11. Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12. Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Little Torch Key, Florida
13. Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California
14. The Oriental, Bangkok, Thailand
15. Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele, Hawaii

More top 10s

There are a number of other Top 10 lists over at Travel + Leisure. Find out what the best car rental agencies are, best airlines, best cruises, and much more in the World's Best Awards.

- By Jack on 15 July, 2008 in Travel.