The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town has won the best hotel in the Middle East, African and the Indian Ocean.
That’s according to the annual Conde Nast Traveller UK Awards 2018, which honours ‘the best that the travel world has to offer’. The categories also include hotels, airlines, ski resorts, islands and architecture.
Italy was picked as the best country for its fine food and scenery, while Norwegian airlines won the best short-haul carrier, Emirates as the top long-haul airline and London’s Heathrow the world’s best airport.
Hawaii was voted as the best island in the world for white sand beaches, while the Greek Islands took home the award for being the best island chain overall.
Conde Nast Traveller 21st annual Readers Travel awards 2018:
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
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 AUSTRALASIA & 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 SPECIALIST 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 in Germany, The Oberoi Udaivilas in India, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India, Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in France and One&Only Palmilla in Mexico
Source: IOL
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