Ever wonder what your fellow travelers’ favorite airlines, hotels and cities are? If so, read on as we present some of the winners of Condé Nast Traveler’s 28th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
According to the website, this was the largest travel survey in their history with more 128,000 travelers submitting millions of ratings and tens of thousands of comments to help Condé Nast compile a list of travel favorites.
Here are some of the results, including the best U.S. airlines, hotels and big cities:
Best U.S. Airlines 1. Virgin America 2. JetBlue 3. Hawaiian Airlines 4. Southwest Airlines 5. Alaska Airlines Best U.S. Airports (for waiting out a winter storm) 1. Portland International Airport, Oregon 2. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport 3. San Francisco International Airport 4. Palm Beach International Airport 5. Philadelphia International Airport 6. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 7. Orlando International Airport 8. Tampa International Airport 9. Raleigh-Durham International Airport 10. Logan International Airport Best Big Cities in the U.S. 1. New York, NY 2. San Francisco, CA 3. Chicago, IL 4. Boston, MA 5. New Orleans, LA 6. Washington, D.C. 7. Honolulu, HI 8. Austin, TX 9. Seattle, WA 10. Portland, OR 11. San Diego, CA 12. San Antonio, TX 13. Nashville, TN 14. Denver, CO 15. Philadelphia, PA |
Top 25 Hotels in the U.S. 1. Waldorf Astoria Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2. The Restoration on King, Charleston, South Carolina 3. XV Beacon, Boston, Massachusetts 4. The Willcox, Aiken, South Carolina 5. The Inn & Club at Harbour Town, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 6. The Surrey, New York, New York 7. The Alfond Inn, Winter Park, Florida 8. West Street Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine 9. The Inn Above Tide, Sausalito, California 10. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 11. Watch Hill Inn, Westerly, Rhode Island 12. Montage Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California 13. Wentworth Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina 14. 21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio 15. Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village, California 16. Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, North Carolina 17. Gage Hotel, Marathon, Texas 18. The Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport, Rhode Island 19. The Pitcher Inn, Warren, Vermont 20. Lumiére Telluride, Telluride, Colorado 21. Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, United States 22. Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, Texas 23. 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 24. North Block Hotel, Yountville, California 25. Trump International Hotel & Tower New York, New York, New York |
Source: Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2015