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Top Resorts — Asia:

  1. Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand
  2. Oberoi Vanyavilas, Rajasthan, India
  3. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan

Top Resorts — Mexico:

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1. One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos and The Tides, Riviera Maya

3. JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Cancun

Top Resorts — Africa:

  1. Mombo and Little Mombo Camps, Moremi, Botswana
  2. Grande Roche, Paarl, South Africa
  3. Jao Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Top Resorts — Europe:

  1. Penha Longa Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Sintra, Portugal
  2. Ashford Castle, Co. Mayo, Ireland
  3. Convento do Espinheiro Hotel & Spa, Evora, Portugal

Top Resorts — Hawaii:

  1. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
  2. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island
  3. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, The Lodge at Koele

Top Resorts — Atlantic Ocean:

  1. One & Only Ocean Club, Bahamas
  2. Pink Sands, Bahamas
  3. The Reefs, Bermuda

Top Resorts — Middle East:

  1. Burj Al Arab, Dubai
  2. One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai
  3. Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

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Oct. 16: Kate Maxwell of Conde Nast Traveller gives the results of the magazine’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the best places to travel, stay and dine.

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Top Resorts — Australia/Pacific:

  1. Hotel Bora Bora
  2. Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand
  3. Le Meridien Bora Bora

Top Resorts — Mainland U.S.:

  1. Kenwood Inn and Spa, Sonoma County, Calif.
  2. Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, Jackson Village, N.H.
  3. Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Top Resorts — Canada:

  1. King Pacific Lodge, Princess Royal Island
  2. Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island
  3. Long Beach Lodge Resort, Tofino, Vancouver Island

Top Resorts — Caribbean:

  1. Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
  2. Curtain Bluff, Antigua
  3. Petit St. Vincent Resort, Grenadines

Top Resorts — Central/South America:

  1. Hotel Punta Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
  2. Hotel Salto Chico, Patagonia, Chile
  3. Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, Uruguay

Top Cruise Lines — Large Ships:

  1. Crystal Cruise Line
  2. Regent Seven Seas
  3. Disney Cruise Line

Top Cruise Lines — Small Ships:

  1. Seabourn Cruise Line
  2. Regent Seven Seas
  3. SeaDream Yacht Club

Top Airlines — International Routes:

  1. Singapore Airlines
  2. Emirates
  3. Virgin Atlantic

Top Airlines — Domestic Routes:

  1. Virgin America
  2. JetBlue Airways
  3. Midwest Airlines

Top Airlines — Foreign-Only Routes:

  1. SilkAir
  2. Jet Airways
  3. Air Iceland

Top Car Rental Agencies:

  1. Hertz
  2. Enterprise
  3. Avis

To see the full lists of winners in a variety of categories, pick up the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler on newsstands starting Oct. 21, or visit the magazine’s Web site.

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