Condé Nast Traveller UK’s Readers’ Travel Awards 2018 has been recently announced and here is the list of winners and runners.
READERS’ TRAVEL AWARDS 2018: ALL THE WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP
BEST COUNTRY
Winner: Italy
Runner Up: Greece
BEST ISLAND
Winner: Greek Islands
Runner Up: Maldives
BEST UK CITY
Winner: London
Runner Up: Edinburgh
BEST OVERSEAS 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 (above)
Runner Up: Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire,
BEST UK BUSINESS HOTEL
Winner: Mandarin Oriental, London (above)
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: Hôtel 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 SUBCONTIENT HOTEL
Winner: The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India (above)
Runner Up: The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India
BEST AUSTRALASIA & SOUTH PACIFIC HOTEL
Winner: The Brando, French Polynesia
Runner Up: Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia
BEST VILLA RENTAL COMPANIES
Winner: The Thinking Traveller
Runner Up: Tuscany Now & More
BEST BUSINESS AIRLINE
Winner: Emirates
Runner Up: Singapore Airlines
BEST AIRLINE – LONG-HAUL HOLIDAY
Winner: Emirates
Runner Up: British Airways
BEST AIRLINE – SHORT-HAUL HOLIDAY
Winner: Norwegian Air
Runner Up: EasyJet
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 SPECIALIST TOUR OPERATORS
Winner: Scott Dunn
Runner Up: Healing Holidays
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
Hôtel Du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
