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Conde Nast Traveller reveals 2008 award winners
20 Oct 2008
The winning cities, islands, airlines and hotels have been announced in the 2008 Conde Nast Traveller magazine Readers' Choice Awards, which involved more than 32,000 survey respondents.
One of the big winners was Sydney, which was named the world's top city for the second consecutive year, followed in the list by San Francisco, Florence, Cape Town and Bangkok.
The Pacific hotspot of Maui was voted the world's top island, while the Maldives, Bermuda, Vancouver Island and Mykonos were all ranked top of their respective regional categories.
Tuscany's Il Pellicano was voted the top hotel in southern Europe, followed by the Four Seasons George V in Paris, while the Peninsula in Chicago was ranked number one in the United States.
In the 'transportation' section, Singapore Airlines was named the best international carrier, followed by Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines.
Crystal Cruises was voted the top large-ship cruise line, while Holland America, Cunard and Royal Caribbean also appeared in the top ten.
Conde Nast Traveller editor in chief Klara Glowczewska said: 'These awards celebrate the destinations, lodgings and modes of transportation that manage to exceed our expectations.
'The Readers' Choice Awards, with over 32,000 readers voting, are a credit to the worldly expertise of our readers – passionate travellers for whom no island is too remote, no city too challenging and no hotel too untested.'
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One of the big winners was Sydney, which was named the world's top city for the second consecutive year, followed in the list by San Francisco, Florence, Cape Town and Bangkok.
The Pacific hotspot of Maui was voted the world's top island, while the Maldives, Bermuda, Vancouver Island and Mykonos were all ranked top of their respective regional categories.
Tuscany's Il Pellicano was voted the top hotel in southern Europe, followed by the Four Seasons George V in Paris, while the Peninsula in Chicago was ranked number one in the United States.
In the 'transportation' section, Singapore Airlines was named the best international carrier, followed by Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines.
Crystal Cruises was voted the top large-ship cruise line, while Holland America, Cunard and Royal Caribbean also appeared in the top ten.
Conde Nast Traveller editor in chief Klara Glowczewska said: 'These awards celebrate the destinations, lodgings and modes of transportation that manage to exceed our expectations.
'The Readers' Choice Awards, with over 32,000 readers voting, are a credit to the worldly expertise of our readers – passionate travellers for whom no island is too remote, no city too challenging and no hotel too untested.'
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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