The Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards 2018 winners have been announced. The awards celebrate the most prestigious destinations, hotels, villas, spas, airlines, airports, cruises and tour operators in travel and tourism.

Winners, as voted for by the readers, are as follows:
 
Best Country
Winner: Italy
Runner Up: Greece
 
Best Island
Winner: Greek Islands
Runner Up: Maldives
 
Best UK City
Winner: London
Runner Up: Edinburgh
 
Best Oversees City
Winner: Paris
Runner Up: Rome
 
Best Ski Resort 
Winner: Val-d'Isère, France
Runner Up: Whistler, Canada
 
Best UK Holiday Hotel
Winner: The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire
Runner Up: Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire
 
Best UK Business Hotel
Winner: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
Runner Up: Rosewood, London
 
Best overseas Business Hotel 
Winner: Le Bristol Paris, France
Runner Up: The Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong
 
Best Europe, Turkey & Russia Hotel 
Winner: Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
Runner Up: La Réserve Paris, France
 
Best American & Caribbean Hotel
Winner: One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
Runner Up: Eden Rock - St Barths, St Barths
 
Best Middle East, Africa & The Indian Ocean Hotel
Winner: Belmond Mount Nelson, Cape Town, South Africa
Runner Up: Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger, South Africa
 
Best Asia & The Indian Subcontinent Hotel
Winner: The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India
Runner Up: The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India
 
Best Australia & The South Pacific Hotel
Winner: The Brando, French Polynesia
Runner Up: Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia
 
Best Airline - Short-Haul Holiday
Winner: Norwegian 
Runner Up: EasyJet
 
Best Airline - Long-Haul Holiday
Winner: Emirates
Runner Up: British Airways
 
Best Business Airline
Winner: Emirates
Runner Up: Singapore Airlines
 
Best Airport
Winner: Heathrow Airport, London
Runner Up: Changi Airport, Singapore
 
Best Cruise Lines - Large Ships
Winner: Holland America Line
Runner Up: Cunard Line
 
Best Cruise lines - Small Ships
Winner: Seabourn Cruise Line
Runner Up: Silversea Cruises
 
Best Tour Operators
Winner: The Turquoise Holiday Company
Runner Up: Kuoni
 
Best Spcialist Tour Operators
Winner: Scott Dunn
Runner Up: Healing Holidays
 
Best Villa Rental Companies
Winner: The Thinking Traveller
Runner Up: Tuscany Now & More
 
Best UK Hotel Spas 
Winner: The Spa, Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa, Hampshire
Runner Up: Spa Village Bath, The Gainsborough Bath Spa, Bath
 
Best Overseas Hotel Spas 
Winner: Thalassa Spa, Anassa, Cyprus
Runner Up: Vair Spa, Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy
 
Best Destination Spa
Winner: Lanserhof Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany
Runner Up: The Original FX Mayr, Maria Wörth, Austria
 
Best Island For Beaches
Winner: Hawaii 
 
Best City For Culture
Winner: Rome 
 
Best Country For People
Winner: Thailand 
 
Best City For Architecture
Winner: York
 
The World's Top Six
Winner: Greek Islands
Runners Up: 
Lanserhof Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany
The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
 
The annual Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards were announced on 3 September at the Ham Yard Hotel in London. The full results of the awards will be revealed in the October issue of the magazine, on sale from 6 September.

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