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In Focus: Read More about the winners

Top Islands
  • Top 10 Overall
  • United States and Canada
  • Continental U.S. and Canada
  • Hawaii
  • The Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas
  • Mexico and Central and South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Australia

Top 10 Overall
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 4 Santorini, Greece 89.98
2 3 Maui, Hawaii 89.51
3 7 Kauai, Hawaii 88.59
4 - Hawaii, the Big Island 87.89
5 6 Bali, Indonesia 86.82
6 - Oahu, Hawaii 86.71
7 10 Galápagos, Ecuador 86.37
8 - Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands 86.22
9 - Vancouver Island, Canada 86.20
10 - San Juan Islands, Washington 85.78
Continental U.S. and Canada
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 2 Vancouver Island, British Columbia 86.20
2 - San Juan Islands, Washington 85.78
3 1 Prince Edward Island, Canada 84.29
4 - Mackinac Island, Michigan 84.24
5 - Kiawah Island, South Carolina 83.61
Hawaii
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Maui 89.51
2 2 Kauai 88.59
3 4 Hawaii, the Big Island 87.89
4 3 Oahu 86.71
5 5 Lanai 83.76
The Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 2 Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands 86.22
2 - Exumas, Bahamas 84.22
3 5 St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands 83.95
4 - Bermuda 83.33
5 - St. Lucia 82.51
Mexico and Central and South America
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Galápagos, Ecuador 86.37
2 2 Ambergris Cay, Belize 83.00
3 5 Cozumel, Mexico 81.50
4 4 Roatán, Honduras 80.10
5 3 Isla Mujeres, Mexico 78.99
Europe
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 1 Santorini, Greece 89.98
2 5 Capri, Italy 85.36
3 3 Crete, Greece 84.30
4 2 Sicily, Italy 84.26
5 - Mykonos, Greece 82.55
Asia
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 3 Bali, Indonesia 86.82
Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Name Score
1 4 Fiji 84.64
2 1 Great Barrier Reef, Australia 84.51
3 2 Moorea, French Polynesia 84.51
4 5 Bora-Bora, French Polynesia 82.08
5 - Raiatea, French Polynesia 80.15

 

- means that the winner was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

Debut denotes a World's Best Awards debut.

Great Value denotes a rate of $250 or less

Hall of Fame denotes Hall of Fame

Throughout the World’s Best Awards, scores are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point; in the event of an exact tie, properties, companies, or destinations share the same ranking.

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