TRAVELERS RATE THE BEST, WORST IN THE WORLD.Byline: Daily News wire services The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok is the world's best hotel, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine. The first annual Travel & Leisure World's Best Awards honor the world's best hotels, cities, cruises, airlines and rental car companies, as chosen by the magazine's well-traveled readers. A total of 6,400 respondents rated thousands of travel destinations and services. Here are readers' other top choices: Best Small Hotel: Hotel San Pietro di Positano, Italy. Best Airline: Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . Airlines were rated in the following categories: cabin comfort, in-flight service, on-time performance, food and customer service. Best U.S. Airline: Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. . Best Cruise Line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the : Crystal Cruises. Best Cruise Ship: Seabourn Pride. Best Car Rental: Hertz. Best City: Sydney. Best Island Resort Area: Bermuda and the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. in Australia tied for No. 1. Best African Safari: Abercrombie & Kent. Best Hotel in the Caribbean and Bermuda: Four Seasons Resort, Nevis. Best U.S. Hotel: The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, Calif. Best Hotel in Hawaii: Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui. Best Hotel in Europe: Hotel Ritz, Paris. Best Hotel in Africa and The Middle East: MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa. Best Hotel in Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and the South Pacific: Hayman Island Resort, Great Barrier Reef. Best Hotel in Latin America: Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico. |
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