US travel publication Travel + Leisure has announced its comprehensive list of the “World’s Best 2019” hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, car rentals, tours, safaris and spas.
Winners and place-getters were named across nearly 90 different categories, from regions around the world, to products, islands and international airports.
In the Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific region, Travel + Leisure named its best islands and cities, as well as the Top 5 Resort Hotels and City Hotels in Australia and New Zealand and Resort Hotels in the South Pacific.
Among some of the multitude of winners and lists were:
| Top 5 Resort Hotels in the South Pacific | Top 100 Hotels of the World |
| 1.Turtle Island, Fiji | 1. The Leela Palace Udaipur, India |
| 2.Six Senses Fiji | 2. The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, Wyoming, USA |
| 3. The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, French Polynesia | 3. Singita Sabi Sand, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa |
| 4. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia | 4. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
| 5. InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa, French Polynesia | 5. Gibb’s Farm, Karatu, Tanzania |
| 6. JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Vietnam | |
| 7. The Mulia, Bali, Indonesia | |
| Top 5 Australia and New Zealand Resort Hotels | 8. Singita Grumeti, Serengeti National Park Area, Tanzania |
| 1. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand | 9. The Bushcamp Company’s Mfuwe Lodge, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia |
| 2. Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia | 9. Lapa Rios Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica |
| 3. Matakauri Lodge, Queenstown, New Zealand | 9. Rosewood Beijing |
| 4. Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia | 12. Royal Mansour, Marrakesh, Morocco |
| 5. The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, Matauri Bay, New Zealand | 12. Turtle Island, Fiji |
| 14. Six Senses Yao Noi, Thailand | |
| 15. Tierra Patagonia, Torres del Paine, Chile | |
| Top 5 Australia and New Zealand City Hotels | |
| 1. Park Hyatt Sydney, Australia | Closer to home: |
| 2. The Langham Sydney, Australia | 21. Southern Ocean Lodge |
| 3. The Langham Melbourne, Australia | 39. Nihi Sumba, Indonesia |
| 4. Park Hyatt Melbourne, Australia | 40. Six Senses Fiji |
| 5. Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay, Australia | 45. Matakauri Lodge, Queenstown |
| Top 25 Hotel Brands in the World | The Best Islands in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific |
| 1. Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas | 1. Fiji Islands |
| 2. Oberoi Hotels & Resorts | 2. Mo’orea, French Polynesia |
| 3. Inkaterra Hotels | 3. Waiheke Island, New Zealand |
| 4. Tivoli Hotels & Resorts | 4. Cook Islands |
| 5. Montage Hotels & Resorts | 5. Huahine, French Polynesia |
| 6. Red Carnation Hotel Collection | |
| 7. Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas | |
| 8. Sofitel Legend | Top 5 Cities in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific |
| 9. Raffles Hotels & Resorts | 1. Queenstown |
| 10. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts | 2. Sydney |
| 3. Melbourne | |
| 4. Perth | |
| Top 10 River Cruise Lines | 5. Wellington |
| 1. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection | |
| 2. Tauck River Cruising | |
| 3. Crystal River Cruises | Top 15 Cities in the World |
| 4. Viking River Cruises | 1. Hoi An, Vietnam |
| 5. Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours | 2. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| 6. Grand Circle Cruise Line | 3. Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 7. Emerald Waterways | 4. Mexico City |
| 8. Vantage Deluxe World Travel | 5. Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 9. U River Cruises | 6. Ubud, Indonesia |
| 10. Avalon Waterways | 7. Tokyo, Japan |
| 8. Kyoto, Japan | |
| 9. Florence, Italy | |
| Top 10 Small Ocean Cruise Ships | 10. Udaipur, India |
| 1. Quasar Expeditions | 11. Rome, Italy |
| 2. Crystal Cruises | 12. Charleston, South Carolina |
| 3. Ecoventura | 13. Seville, Spain |
| 4. Grand Circle Cruise Line | 14. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
| 5. Australis Cruise Line | 15. Bangkok, Thailand |
| 6. Windstar Cruises | |
| 7. Lindblad Expeditions – National Geographic | |
| 8. SeaDream Yacht Club | Top 10 International Airports |
| 9. Silversea Cruises | 1. Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore |
| 10. UnCruise Adventures | 2. Hamad International Airport, Doha |
| 3. Dubai International Airport | |
| 4. Incheon International Airport, Seoul | |
| Top 5 Medium Ocean Cruise Ships | 5. Hong Kong International Airport |
| 1. Paul Gauguin Cruises | 6. Abu Dhabi International Airport |
| 2. Seabourn | 7. Tokyo Haneda International Airport |
| 3. Windstar Cruises | 8. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
| 4. Regent Seven Seas Cruises | 9. Kansai International Airport, Osaka |
| 5. Ponant | 10. Zurich Airport |
| Top 10 Large Ocean Cruise Ships | Top 10 International Airlines |
| 1. Viking Cruises | 1. Singapore Airlines |
| 2. Crystal Cruises | 2. Emirates |
| 3. Seabourn | 3. Qatar Airways |
| 4. Regent Seven Seas Cruises | 4. Japan Airlines |
| 5. Oceania Cruises | 5. EVA Air |
| 6. Cunard | 6. Air New Zealand |
| 7. Azamara | 7. All Nippon Airways |
| 8. Silversea Cruises | 8. Korean Air |
| 9. Princess Cruises | 9. Cathay Pacific |
| 10. Hurtigruten | 10. La Compagnie |
View the complete lists here – travelandleisure.com/worlds-best
Lead image: The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand