Serious travelers pinpoint their favorite spots

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:

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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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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