LT Reader Awards

01-Sep-07

TRAVEL COMPANIES
BEST OCEAN CRUISE COMPANY
Cunard
Disney
Hebridean
NCL
Oceania
Ocean Cruises
Orion Cruises
Princess
Regent
Seabourn
SeaDream Yacht Club
Silver sea
BEST RIVER CRUISE COMPANY
European Waterways
KD Line
Oberoi Philae, Nile
Orient-Express Cruises
Orwell
Peter Deilmann
Silver Fleet
Viking
BEST RAIL JOURNEY
Eastern Oriental
E&O: Singapore-Bangkok
Orient-Express Trains & Cruises
Orient-Express: Singapore to Thailand
Rocky Mountaineer
Rovos Rail
The Ghan
Trans-Siberian/Mongolian journey
AIRLINES
BEST SCHEDULED AIRLINE
Air Canada
Air France
BMI
British Airways
Emirates
Malaysian Airlines
Qantas
Singapore Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
BEST PRIVATE CHARTER
Air Charter
Deccan Aviation
Hunt & Palmer
MANX.2
Monarch
NetJet
PremiAir
TAG Aviation
BEST FIRST CLASS SERVICE
Air France
British Airways Emirates
Jet Airways
Qatar Airways
Qantas
Singapore Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
BEST BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE
Air Canada
British Airways
Emirates
Eos
Qatar Airways
Qantas
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
Thai Airways
Virgin Atlantic
DESTINATIONS
BEST CITY BREAK DESTINATION
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Budapest
Cape Town
Dubrovnik
Edinburgh
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Krakow
London
Marrakech
New York
Paris
Quebec
Rome
Sydney
Tallinn
Toronto
Venice
BEST BEACH BREAK DESTINATION
Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados
Cyprus
Dubai
Elbow Beach, Bermuda
Elounda, Crete
Maldives
Mauritius
North Island, Seychelles
Phuket
Rio de Janeiro
Shark Bay Western Australia
Seychelles
South Africa
Tofino, BC, Canada
Turks & Caicos
BEST EXOTIC DESTINATION
Bali
Borneo
Da Nang, Vietnam
Fiji
Hong Kong
India
Malaysia
Mauritius
North Island, Seychelles
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Thailand Golden Triangle
BEST ISLAND DESTINATION
Bali
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Crete
Cyprus
Hamilton Island, Australia
Langkawi, Malaysia
Los Roques, Venezuela
Madeira
Maldives
Necker, BVI
North Island, Seychelles
Phuket
Seychelles
Sicily
St Lucia
BEST CULTURAL DESTINATION
Barcelona
China
Costa Rica
Edinburgh
Florence
France
Hanoi
India
Istanbul
Italy
Latvia
Malaysia
Marrakech
Mexico
New Mexico
Paris
Namibia
Seville
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St Petersburg
Hotels & Resorts
BEST ECO-FRIENDLY RESORT
Clayoquots Wilderness resort, Vancouver
Cousine Island, Seychelles
Galapagos Islands
Guludo, Mozambique
Green Island & Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Karawik village, Tobago
Kasbah Toubkal, Morocco
Londolozi Game Lodge, South Africa
North Island,Seychelles
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, South Africa
Puri Wulandari,Bali
Reserva Amazonica, Peru
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
The Saxon, South Africa
Ulusaba, South Africa
Yacatunga Lodge, Argentina
Ski lodge/chalet
Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Canada
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Canada
Four Seasons, Whistler
Gstaad Palace
Hospiz Alm, St Anton, Austria
Little Nell - Aspen, USA
Ritz-Carlton, Colorado
BEST VILLA
Abu Elephant Villa, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Burj Al Arab, Dubai
Chandara Resort, Phuket
Chateau St Domaine, Vence, France
Chateau du Domaine St Martin, France
Paradise Found, Tobago
Soneva Fushi Jungle Reserve, Maldives
The Castello di Reschio collection, Umbria, Italy
The Last House, Tangalle, Sri Lanka
Villa San Michele, Florence
Vila Sol Spa & Golf Resort, Portugal
Yemanja, Mustique
BEST ACTIVITY RESORT
Anantara Golden Triangle, Thailand
Ants Hill, South Africa
Beaver Gulch, USA
Denaru Island, Fiji
Evian Royal Resort, Lake Geneva, France
Gleneagles, UK
Humber Valley Resort, Canada
One&Only Le Saint Geran, Mauritius
Necker Island, BVI
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, South Africa
Quinta da Marinha, Cascais, Portugal
Ritz-Carlton, Arizona
The Body Holiday at Le Sport, St Lucia
Vila Sol Spa & Golf Resort, Portugal
Whistler, Canada
BEST GOLF RESORT
Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius
Four Seasons at Wailea, Hawaii
Four Seasons Provence, Tourettes, France
Hotel Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain
Hyatt Regency, La Manga
InterContinental Mar Menor Resort, Murcia, Spain
La Manga Club, Spain
Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort, Mauritius
Masseria San Domenico, Puglia, Italy
Ocho Rios Sandals Golf Resort
Penha Longa Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Portugal
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, South Africa
Raffles Resort, Canouan Island, Grenadines
The Westin Turnberry, Scotland
Vila Sol Golf & Spa Resort, Spain
BEST SPA RESORT
Anantara Hua Hin, Thailand
Banyan Tree, Bintan
Banyan Tree, Seychelles
Bath House Spa at New Park Manor Hotel
Beaufort Golf Club, Hotel Sentosa Island, Singapore
Cape Grace, South Africa
Choupana Hills Resort & Spa, Madeira
Four Seasons Hampshire
Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco
Lake Thun, Switzerland
L'Albergo Della Regina Isabella, Ischia, italy
Le Meredien Beach Resort Phuket
Oriental, Bangkok
Puri Wulandari, Bali
Sandy Lane, Barbados
Shangri-La Barr Al Jisrah, Oman
Shanti Ananda Maurice, Mauritius
Soneva Gili, Maldives
The Lodge, New York
Vila Sol Golf & Spa Resort, Spain
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino
BEST HONEYMOON RESORT
Anguilla, Caribbean
Anantara, Maldives
Anassa, Cyprus
British Virgin Islands
Chandara Resort,Phuket
Cocoa Island, Maldives
Four Seasons Landaa, Maldives
Fregate, Seychelles
Furama Resort, Da Nang, Vietnam
Hayman Island Resort, Australia
Hermitage Bay, Antigua
Le Meridien Khao Lak
North Island, Seychelles
Pezula Resort & Spa, South Africa
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
The Residence Hotel, Mauritius
The Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe
Ulusaba, South Africa
Vila Sol Golf & Spa Resort
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino
BEST NEW HOTEL
Aquapura, Portugal
Chateau Mcely, Czech Republic
Grande Real Villa Italia Hotel & Spa, Portugal
Jade Mountain, St Lucia
Les Ottomans Hotel.Istanbul
Maia, Seychelles
Naladhu,Maldives
Park Hyatt, Saigon
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, South Africa
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Setai, Miami
Shanti Ananda Maurice, Mauritius
Singita Grumeti, Tanzania
W Maldives
BEST HOTEL CHAIN
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons
Hospes
Hyatt
IHG
Oberoi hotels
Orient-Express
Peninsula
Ritz-Carlton
Rosewood
Shangri-La
Six Senses Resorts
Starwood
Stein Hotels & Resorts
Virgin Limited Edition
Von Essen Hotels
BEST INDEPENDENT HOTEL
Alva Park Resort & Spa, Spain
Bon Sol, Majorca
Cape Grace, South Africa
Chateau Mcely, Czech Republic
East Hotel, Hamburg
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, South of France
Island Hideaway, Maldives
Kinnaird Hotel, Restaurant and Sporting Estate, Scotland
Montpelier Plantation Inn, Nevis
North Island, Seychelles
One Aldwych, London, UK
Post Hotel, Lake Louise, Canada
Puri Wulandari, Bali
Sandy Lane, Barbados
San Domenico House, London, UK
The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Australia
The Grove, UK
BEST EXCLUSIVE HIRE PROPERTY
Chateau du Domaine St Martin, France
Chateau Mcely, Czech Republic
Cousine island, Seychelles
Cliveden House, UK
Dar Zemora, Morocco
North Island Seychelles
Necker Island, BVI
Puri Wulandari, Bali
Rania Experience, Maldives
SeaDream Yacht Club
Villa Valldemosa, Mallorca
BEST ROOM IN THE HOUSE
Bon Sol, Mallorca: any suite
Cape Grace, South Africa: Presidential Suite
Chandara, Phuket: Pool Villa
Gran Hotel La Florida, Barcelona: Presidential Suite
Garonga Safari Camp, Makalali Conservancy, South Africa: the sleep out
deck
Gritti Palace, Venice: Hemingway Suite
Hospes Lancaster Hotel, Paris, France: The Suite Marlene Dietrich
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, France: Eden-Roc Suite
Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco: Master Suite
La Samanna, St Marteen: any room
Lower Slaughter Manor, UK: Valentine Suite
North Island, Seychelles: two- or three-bedroom suite, villa number 11
North Sydney Harbourview Hotel, Sydney: any room
Palazzo Vendramin, Cipriani, Venice: any room
Park Hyatt, Sydney: Penthouse
Peninsula Bangkok: Balcony Room
Shangri-La Sydney: Deluxe Room
Soneva Fushi Jungle Reserve: any room
The Dylan, Amsterdam: Manhattan Suite
BEST TABLE
Aria, Sydney: table with Opera House view
Baan Rim Pa, Phuket: table overlooking the bay
Deep End, Taj Exotica, Maldives: Any table
Floridita, London: any table
Hotel Le Bristol Winter Restaurant, Paris: any table
Le Cinq, George V, Paris: any table
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, UK: any table
Le Quartier Francais, South Africa: any table
Le Park Restaurant, Park Hyatt Paris Vendome, France: any table,
Olivers, Anguilla: table by the sea
One waterfront, Cape Grace, South Africa: table 24
Savoy Grill, UK: any table,
The Dower House, Royal Crescent Hotel, UK: any table
The Grill Restaurant, Eden-Roc, France: any table
The Ivy, UK: table at rear

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