The 2017 World’s Best Awards
It’s a big world out there — so many destinations to visit, so many ways to get there, so many places to stay. How to choose?
Answering that question is the aim of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, the annual survey where we invite you, our trusted, globetrotting readers, to rate your recent trips to identify the leaders shaping travel today.
This is the 22nd edition of World’s Best, with more than 300,000 respondents submitting ratings in categories ranging from cities and hotels to airlines, cruise ships, and destination spas.
Readers shared their opinions on various characteristics. When it came to cities, for example, they could rate characteristics like sites/landmarks, food, shopping, and the friendliness of locals. And when it came time to domestic and international airports, they were asked to rate access, check-in/security, restaurants/bars, shopping, and design.
As always, the results surprise, delight, and inspire. (For more details about how the survey was conducted, check out our methodology.)
Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate, and congratulations to all the 2017 winners, who are listed below.
Cities
Islands
- 10 Best Islands in the World
- 10 Best Islands in the Continental US
- 15 Best Islands in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and The Bahamas
- 10 Best Islands in Asia
- 10 Best Islands in Europe
- Best Islands in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
- Best Islands in Canada
- Best Islands in Hawaii
- Best Islands in Mexico and Central and South America
- Best Islands in Africa and the Middle East
Hotels
United States
- Top 15 City Hotels in the United States
- Top 15 Resort Hotels in the United States
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in the Northeast
- Top 10 City Hotels in Chicago
- Top Resort Hotels in Midwest
- Top 10 City Hotels in Washington D.C.
- Top 10 Hotels in New York City
- Top 10 Hotels in Greater L.A.
- Top 10 Hotels in Charleston
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in the South
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in Florida
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in California
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in the West
- Top 15 Resort Hotels in Hawaii
Caribbean, Bermuda and The Bahamas
Asia
Africa and the Middle East
Europe
- Top 15 City Hotels in Europe
- Top 15 Resort Hotels in Europe
- Top 10 Hotels in Paris
- Top Hotels in Rome
- Top Hotels in Venice
- Top Hotels in Florence
- Top 10 Hotels in London
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in Italy
- Top 10 Resort Hotels in France
- Top Resort Hotels in Greece
- Top Resort Hotels in the UK and Ireland
- Top Resort Hotels in Spain and Portugal
Canada
Mexico, Central and South America