World’s best hotels, cities, cruises revealed!

Sydney shines bright like a diamond on the T+L awards list as home to four out of five of the best beds in the country.

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney took home the top gong as the best hotel in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in Travel + Leisure’s 2015 World’s Best Awards.

The recognition comes in the wake of numerous refurbishments to the hotel including the opening of Pei Modern by chef Mark Best (Marque, Pei Modern) in October 2014, and the arrival of Endota Spa in November 2014.

The highly rated awards, voted by readers of the US magazine, also put another iconic Sydney property, The Park Hyatt in its Super Hall of Fame after appearing on the coveted list 20 years in a row.

While InterContinental Sydney and Marriott Circular Quay rounded off the list, notably The Langham Melbourne was the only non-harbour city property to make the cut.

The trend continues with Sydney ranking as the top city in the region, followed by Melbourne and Auckland, but Tasmania was voted Best Island.

Overall however, Kyoto, Japan, was ranked as the best city in the world, followed surprisingly for some (or just us) by Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Meanwhile, two other InterContinental properties made rank for second and third best resorts in the region for its French Polynesia hotels, but Four Seasons Bora-Bora narrowly clipped the resorts to take home the top prize by just 3 points.

When it comes to cruising, Disney does it best when it comes to mega-liners according to T+L readers, but Crystal Cruises and Seabourn also topped the lists in their ship size categories. Viking took home best River Cruise followed by Uniworld and Tauck.

For the full list of award winners click here.

Australia, New Zealand, & the South Pacific | Hotels

Name	Score
1.Four Seasons HotelSydney	90.19
2.The LanghamMelbourne	89.56
3.Super Hall of FameOn the list for 20 years in a rowPark HyattSydney	89.11
4.InterContinentalSydney	87.20
5.Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay	86.30

Australia, New Zealand, & the South Pacific | Resorts

Name	Score
1.Four Seasons ResortBora-Bora, French Polynesia	92.55
2.InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso SpaFrench Polynesia	89.65
3.InterContinental Tahiti Resort & SpaFrench Polynesia	77.81

Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific

Name	Score
1.Super Hall of FameOn the list for 20 years in a rowSydney	87.48
2.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowMelbourne	85.13
3.AucklandNew Zealand	80.35

World’s Best Cities: Top 10 Overall

Name	Score
1.KyotoJapan	91.22
2.CharlestonSouth Carolina	89.84
3.Siem ReapCambodia	89.57
4.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowFlorence	89.43
5.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowRome	88.99
6.Bangkok	88.91
7.KrakówPoland	88.69
8.Barcelona	88.59
9.Cape Town	88.27
10.Jerusalem	88.18

Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific: Best Islands

Name	Score
1.TasmaniaAustralia	88.32
2.MooreaFrench Polynesia	87.90
3.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowGreat Barrier ReefAustralia	87.31
4.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowBora-BoraFrench Polynesia	86.11
5.Fiji	84.78

Best Cruising: Mega-Ship Ocean

Name	Score
1.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowDisney Cruise Line	88.03
2.Hall of FameOn the list for 10 years in a rowPrincess Cruises	84.79
3.Super Hall of FameOn the list for 20 years in a rowCelebrity Cruises	83.79
4.Super Hall of FameOn the list for 20 years in a rowCunard	82.15
5.Royal Caribbean International	79.51

River Cruise

Name	Score
1. Viking Cruises	93.92
2. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection	93.73
3. Tauck River Cruising	92.69
4. Grand Circle Cruise Line	90.26
5. AmaWaterways	83.22

World’s best international Airports

Name	Score
1. Singapore Changi Airport	89.55
2. Hong Kong International Airport	85.07
3. World’s Best Awards Debut First time on the list Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	79.20
4. Zurich AirportSwitzerland	77.19
5. World’s Best Awards Debut First time on the list Munich AirportGermany	75.62

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