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Leisure Lifestyle Awards 2019

by Kimberly Inlander

May 20, 2019
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TOUTES NOS FÉLICITATIONS. Tebrikler. Blahopřeji. Congratulazioni. Syncharitíria. Herzliche glückwünsche. Parabéns. No matter the language, we’re sending our congratulations to the winners of our seventh annual Leisure Lifestyle Awards. This annual survey honors the best in the world of leisure and lifestyle travel, awarding goods, services, destinations, hotels, airlines and cruises.

Many of this year’s winners take us to one of the most popular continents for leisure travel in the world, Europe. Join us as we take you on a European adventure through the best in leisure and lifestyle travel.

Let’s say bonjour to our destination winners, some of the best cities, islands and towns around the globe offering the ultimate in leisure travel. Kick back in any of these exceptional, award-winning spots, starting with Turkey, Best Historical Attractions, International, for the second year in a row, and Williamsburg, Virginia, Best Historical Attractions, Domestic.

BEST BEACHES: Costa Rica

BEST BEACHES: Costa Rica © SIMONDANNHAUER – DREAMSTIME.COM

If it’s more rest and relaxation you seek, Costa Rica takes the top spot for Best Beaches for the second year running. Curaçao is Best Caribbean Island, while Santoríni retains its Best Island in Europe title for the sixth consecutive year. Cook Islands, another fan favorite, wins Best Island Pacific Rim for the fourth year in a row.

On the flip side of the coin, if you prefer powdery white snow to soft white sand, Telluride, Colorado, is Best North American Ski Destination, while Niseko, Japan, reigns as Best International Ski Destination.

BEST INTERNATIONAL SKI DESTINATION: Niseko, Japan

BEST INTERNATIONAL SKI DESTINATION: Niseko, Japan © ANTHONY BROWN – DREAMSTIME.COM

Worldwide, seek out these respites: Nashville, Tennessee, Best Leisure Destination in the United States, two years in a row; Botswana, Best Leisure Destination in Africa; Prague, Czech Republic, Best Leisure Destination in Europe; Taipei, two-time Best Leisure Destination in Asia; Bogotá, Best Leisure Destination in Latin/South America; Guadalajara, Best Leisure Destination in Mexico; and Italy, Best Leisure Destination for Groups.

For something a touch more thrilling, it’s adventure you’re looking for. You can find it in Thailand, a three-peat winner for Best Adventure Destination, International, and Alaska, claiming the title of Best Adventure Destination, Domestic. If you’re in the mood for a long weekend getaway, Austin, Texas, and Dublin, Ireland, might be options. They won Best Weekend Destination in North America and Best Weekend Destination in the world, respectively.

Next up, we say ciao to our cruise line winners, starting with Celebrity Cruises, Best Family Cruise Line. A regular on this list of winners, Silversea Cruises sets sail with two awards this year, Best Luxury Cruise Line and Best Cruise Line Suites, for the fourth and second years, respectively.

CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR: Silversea Cruises

CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR: Silversea Cruises © SILVERSEA CRUISES

Find adventure on the high seas with National Geographic Expedition Cruises, Best Adventure Cruise Line. Or take to a smaller body of water with Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, Best River Cruise Line for the second consecutive year.

For a more intimate experience, our readers recommend Paul Gauguin Cruises, the four-time winner of Best Small-Ship Cruise Line. If it’s a grander experience you’re after, Cunard, another four-time honoree, is Best Large-Ship Cruise Line.

Princess Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line both take two nods this year. Princess Cruises is Best Cruise Line Entertainment and Best Cruise Ship Excursions. This is the fourth year it’s captured the excursions title. Seabourn’s accolades include Best Cruise Line Dining and Best Cruise Line Spas.

Rounding out the cruise line category, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Latitudes Rewards Program earns Best Cruise Line Rewards Program, and Port Canaveral, Florida, is Best Cruise Port.

Olá to the hotel and resort winners. We start with Meliá Hotels International. The hotel’s fifth consecutive win as Best Luxury Leisure Hotel Group in the World also earns it Quint Status recognition, awarded to companies achieving the same award for five consecutive years.

When booking hotel accommodations for that much-needed vacay, these are the top spots, according to our readers: The Ritz-Carlton, Best Hotel Chain Resorts; Westin Hotels & Resorts, double winner for Best Pet-Friendly Hotels, second consecutive year, and Best Family Resort Chain in the World, third consecutive year; and Sandals Resorts International, Best All- Inclusive Resort, second year in a row.

Finally, join us in a big hallo to the rest of the best in the 2019 Leisure Lifestyle Awards. In a category all its own, Abercrombie & Kent is king as Best Tour Operator. Catch your tour from any of the following awardwinning airports and airlines.

Long layovers are no problem at Zürich Kloten International Airport, Best Airport for Layovers, while Hong Kong International Airport offers lots to do as Best Airport for Recreation. See more with a stopover program; might we recommend TAP Air Portugal’s? The airline is the inaugural winner of Best Stopover Program.

BEST LEISURE AIRLINE: Air Tahiti Nui

BEST LEISURE AIRLINE: Air Tahiti Nui © AIR TAHITI NUI

Tahiti is the holy grail for leisure travel, so let Air Tahiti Nui, Best Leisure Airline, take you there. Air Canada receives twice the praise this year, as Best Airline for Onboard Entertainment and Best Premium-Economy Class. Enjoy delicious cuisine on Swiss International Air Lines’ first class, dubbed Best Airline Onboard Menu. And, of course, we can’t forget the furry members of the family. Delta Air Lines doesn’t either, which is why the carrier won Best Pet-Friendly Airline.

Before we say auf wiedersehen, au revoir and addio to our winners, we recognize Volvo, Best Luxury Vehicle; Patek Philippe, Favorite Luxury Watch Brand; Hertz, Best Leisure Car Rental; and Johnnie Walker Blue, Best Liquor Brand for the second consecutive year.

In whatever language and wherever in the world, congratulations to the 2019 Leisure Lifestyle Awards winners!

THE PROCESS
Global Traveler conducted a survey of its readers Oct. 1, 2018–Jan. 31, 2019, with open-ended questions for the best in many categories of leisure, luxury and lifestyle travel. This survey ran in the magazine, as an insert to subscriber copies, as a direct mail questionnaire, online at globaltravelerusa.com/leisureballot and emailed during the period in question. Only those questionnaires where more than 50 percent of the questions were completed were counted. Those with less than 50 percent of the questions answered were discarded. Surveys completed by employees of the magazine or individuals associated with the travel industry were not accepted.

Cruise Line of the Year
For the second year in a row, Global Traveler is pleased to name its Cruise Line of the Year. Congratulations to Silversea Cruises!

Nominees for this honor were compiled by Global Traveler, with the final winner selected by our Globility Board, a vetted group of well-traveled magazine subscribers.

The all-inclusive, ultra-luxury cruise line was an obvious choice for the Cruise Line of the Year title. A perennial favorite on the survey, Silversea Cruises consistently delivers on its promise to offer an unforgettable voyage in the most beautiful destinations in the world. With a staff-to-guest ratio of nearly 1:1, cruise-goers can expect personalized service, fine dining and luxury suites. Ten intimate luxury ships traverse more than 900 destinations worldwide.

Silversea Cruises recently announced its new culinary enrichment program, S.A.L.T., an acronym for Sea and Land Taste. It will include ship-based and shoreside enrichments tailored to the specific destination. Think market trips, winery visits, chef demonstrations and more when the program launches on Silver Moon in August 2020. The cruise line also announced its first-ever expedition world cruise and upgrades of its in-suite television programming.

We’re eager for the future of this year’s Cruise Line of the Year. Congratulations, Silversea!

CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR 2019
Silversea Cruises

Special Achievement Awards
Each year, in addition to our Leisure Lifestyle Awards, Global Traveler acknowledges those travel companies going above and beyond. Our Special Achievement Awards recognize leaders in innovation, environmental initiatives and community outreach. Congratulations to this year’s honorees!

Celebrity Cruises’ two-year partnership with the Malala Fund began in April 2017 and aimed to secure 12 years of safe, free, quality education for every girl. Both Celebrity Cruises and Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Laureate and U.N. Messenger of Peace, share a commitment to diversity, inclusion and gender equality. Its dedication to these causes earned Celebrity Cruises the Outstanding Social Responsibility title.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport knows a frequent traveler’s life can be hectic. Its effort to help busy travelers earn rewards through its ATLRewards program is the reason the airport won Outstanding Customized Services. Once enrolled, members earn points for shopping, dining and parking at the airport; they’re rewarded with airline miles, hotel points and other offers.

United Airlines is an equity investor in Fulcrum BioEnergy; the company is currently planning its second biofuel plant in Gary, Indiana, to convert solid waste into low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel. Construction will begin in 2020, and the project will create 160 fulltime jobs and 900 construction jobs. For this and its position at the forefront of the airline industry biofuels movement, United Airlines is the 2019 winner of Outstanding Environmental Initiatives.

Having completed the first phase of its three-stage development process, New I . stanbul Airport is soon to be among the world’s leading airports and is this year’s Outstanding Innovations honoree. By ultimate completion, it will add two more runways for an operational capacity of 30 million. The airport saves more than 30 tons of CO2 yearly and features space for a variety of retail and dining outlets.

WINNERS’ CIRCLE

BEST HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS, DOMESTIC
1. Williamsburg, Virginia
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Boston, Massachusetts
4. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Savannah, Georgia
7. Charleston, South Carolina
8. New Orleans, Louisiana
9. Charlottesville, Virginia
10. Big Sur, California

BEST HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS, INTERNATIONAL
1. Turkey
2. Egypt
3. India
4. Spain
5. Jordan
6. United Kingdom
7. Israel
8. Greece
9. Italy
10. Peru

BEST BEACHES
1. Costa Rica
2. Cayman Islands
3. Fiji
4. The Big Island, Hawai’i
5. Phuket, Thailand
6. Lopes Mendes, Brazil
7. Mykonos, Greece
8. Turks & Caicos
9. Krabi, Thailand
10. Honolulu, Hawai’i

BEST ADVENTURE DESTINATION, DOMESTIC
1. Alaska
2. California
3. Grand Canyon
4. Asheville, North Carolina
5. Portland, Oregon
6. Hilton Head, South Carolina
7. Salt Lake City, Utah
8. Nashville, Tennessee
9. Albuquerque, New Mexico
10. Montana

BEST ADVENTURE DESTINATION, INTERNATIONAL
1. Thailand
2. Taiwan
3. India
4. South Africa
5. New Zealand
6. Chile
7. Colombia
8. Australia
9. Jordan
10. The Galápagos Islands

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
1. Nashville, Tennessee
2. Asheville, North Carolina
3. Charleston, South Carolina
4. Napa Valley, California
5. Miami Beach, Florida
6. Chicago, Illinois
7. San Francisco, California
8. Austin, Texas
9. New Orleans, Louisiana
10. Sedona, Arizona

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN AFRICA
1. Botswana
2. Kenya
3. Morocco
4. Zanzibar
5. South Africa
6. Seychelles
7. Reunion Island
8. Uganda
9. Zambia
10. Namibia

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN EUROPE
1. Prague, Czech Republic
2. İstanbul, Turkey
3. Lisbon, Portugal
4. Seville, Spain
5. Rome, Italy
6. Porto, Portugal
7. Paris, France
8. Florence, Italy
9. Venice, Italy
10. Krakow, Poland

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN ASIA
1. Taipei, Taiwan
2. Seoul, South Korea
3. Singapore
4. Tokyo, Japan
5. Phuket, Thailand
6. Hong Kong
7. Bangkok, Thailand
8. Ho Chi Minh City
9. Osaka, Japan
10. Bali, Indonesia

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN LATIN/SOUTH AMERICA
1. Bogotá, Colombia
2. Panama City, Panama
3. Santiago, Chile
4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5. Mendoza, Argentina
6. Lima, Peru
7. Quito, Ecuador
8. Cusco, Peru
9. Machu Picchu, Peru
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION IN MEXICO
1. Guadalajara, Mexico
2. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
3. Cancún, Mexico
4. Mexico City, Mexico
5. Merida, Mexico
6. Isla Holbox, Mexico
7. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
8. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
9. Cozumel, Mexico
10. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

BEST LEISURE DESTINATION FOR GROUPS (FOUR OR MORE)
1. Italy
2. Ireland
3. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
4. Park City, Utah
5. Costa Rica
6. Cartagena, Colombia
7. Napa Valley, California
8. Montréal, Canada
9. Nashville, Tennessee
10. Dubrovnik, Croatia

BEST WEEKEND DESTINATION IN NORTH AMERICA
1. Austin, Texas
2. Savannah, Georgia
3. Charleston, South Carolina
4. San Francisco, California
5. Las Vegas, Nevada
6. Nashville, Tennessee
7. New Orleans, Louisiana
8. Asheville, North Carolina
9. Miami, Florida
10. New York City, New York

BEST WEEKEND DESTINATION IN THE WORLD
1. Dublin, Ireland
2. Bermuda
3. Belize City, Belize
4. Québec City, Québec, Canada
5. Lisbon, Portugal
6. London, England
7. Cartagena, Colombia
8. Vienna, Austria
9. Paris, France
10. Rome, Italy

BEST NORTH AMERICAN SKI DESTINATION
1. Telluride, Colorado
2. Vail, Colorado
3. Aspen Snowmass, Colorado
4. Jackson Hole, Wyoming
5. Alta, Utah
6. Park City, Utah
7. Beaver Creek, Colorado
8. Breckenridge, Colorado
9. Winter Park, Colorado
10. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

BEST INTERNATIONAL SKI DESTINATION
1. Niseko, Japan
2. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
3. Courchevel, France
4. Gstaad, Switzerland
5. Lech, Austria
6. Meribel, France
7. St. Moritz, Switzerland
8. Verbier, Switzerland
9. Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
10. Zermatt, Switzerland

BEST CARIBBEAN ISLAND
1. Curaçao
2. Aruba
3. Grand Cayman
4. U.S. Virgin Islands
5. Saint Lucia
6. Bahamas
7. Nevis
8. Jamaica
9. British Virgin Islands
10. St. Vincent

BEST ISLAND IN EUROPE
1. Santoríni
2. Ireland
3. Mykonos
4. Sicily
5. England
6. Capri
7. Elba
8. Crete
9. Sardinia
10. Jersey, United Kingdom

BEST ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC RIM
1. Cook Islands
2. Phuket, Thailand
3. Okinawa
4. Fiji
5. Bora Bora
6. Japan
7. The Big Island, Hawai’i
8. Hong Kong
9. Maui, Hawai’i
10. Tahiti

BEST FAMILY CRUISE LINE
1. Celebrity Cruises
2. Holland America Line
3. Disney Cruise Line
4. Princess Cruises
5. Norwegian Cruise Line
6. Royal Caribbean
7. Silversea Cruises
8. Regent Seven Seas
9. MSC Cruises
10. Cunard

BEST LUXURY CRUISE LINE
1. Silversea Cruises
2. MSC Cruises
3. Regent Seven Seas
4. Seabourn Cruise Line
5. Paul Gauguin Cruises
6. Cunard
7. SeaDream Yacht Club
8. Crystal Cruises
9. Norwegian Cruise Line
10. Celebrity Cruises

BEST CRUISE LINE SUITES
1. Owner’s Suite, Silversea Cruises
2. Princess Grill Suites, Cunard
3. Queens Grill Suites, Cunard
4. Haven Suites, Norwegian Cruise Line
5. Penthouse, Celebrity Cruises
6. MSC Yacht Club, MSC Cruises
7. Regent Suites, Regent Seven Seas
8. Owner’s Suite, Oceania Cruises
9. Royal Loft, Royal Caribbean
10. Penthouse, Crystal Cruises

BEST ADVENTURE CRUISE LINE
1. National Geographic Expeditions
2. Ponant
3. Lindblad Expeditions
4. Windstar Cruises
5. American Safari
6. UnCruise Adventures
7. Azamara Club Cruises
8. Hurtigruten
9. Scenic Luxury Cruises
10. Silversea Cruises

BEST SMALL-SHIP CRUISE LINE
1. Paul Gauguin Cruises
2. Silversea Cruises
3. Seabourn Cruise Line
4. Azamara Club Cruises
5. Viking River Cruises
6. SeaDream Yacht Club
7. Windstar Cruises
8. Crystal Cruises
9. Regent Seven Seas
10. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

BEST LARGE-SHIP CRUISE LINE
1. Cunard
2. Viking Ocean Cruises
3. Princess Cruises
4. Celebrity Cruises
5. Royal Caribbean
6. Regent Seven Seas
7. Holland America Line
8. Norwegian Cruise Line
9. Crystal Cruises
10. MSC Cruises

BEST RIVER CRUISE LINE
1. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
2. Viking River Cruises
3. Tauck
4. Avalon Waterways
5. AmaWaterways
6. Aqua Expeditions
7. Crystal River Cruises
8. American Cruise Lines
9. CroisiEurope
10. Pandaw River Cruises

BEST CRUISE LINE ENTERTAINMENT
1. Princess Cruises
2. Royal Caribbean
3. Viking Ocean Cruises
4. MSC Cruises
5. Celebrity Cruises
6. Norwegian Cruise Line
7. Disney Cruise Line
8. Cunard
9. Regent Seven Seas
10. Holland America Line

BEST CRUISE LINE DINING
1. Seabourn Cruise Line
2. Azamara Club Cruises
3. Cunard
4. Viking Ocean Cruises
5. Silversea Cruises
6. Celebrity Cruises
7. Regent Seven Seas
8. Norwegian Cruise Line
9. MSC Cruises
10. Oceania Cruises

BEST CRUISE LINE SPAS
1. Seabourn Cruise Line
2. Princess Cruises
3. Viking Ocean Cruises
4. Celebrity Cruises
5. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
6. Crystal Cruises
7. Regent Seven Seas
8. Costa Cruises
9. Cunard
10. MSC Cruises

BEST CRUISE SHIP EXCURSIONS
1. Princess Cruises
2. Celebrity Cruises
3. Silversea Cruises
4. Cunard
5. Viking Ocean Cruises
6. Norwegian Cruise Line
7. Royal Caribbean
8. Holland America Line
9. MSC Cruises
10. Regent Seven Seas

BEST CRUISE LINE REWARDS PROGRAM
1. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Latitudes Rewards Program
2. MSC Voyagers Club, MSC Cruises
3. Crown & Anchor Society, Royal Caribbean
4. Club World, Cunard
5. Captain’s Club, Celebrity Cruises
6. Captain’s Circle, Princess Cruises
7. Mariner Society, Holland America Line
8. Castaway Club, Disney Cruise Line
9. Oceania Club, Oceania Cruises
10. Seven Seas Society, Regent Seven Seas

BEST CRUISE PORT
1. Port Canaveral, Florida
2. Port Everglades, Florida
3. Port of Miami, Florida
4. Philipsburg, St. Maarten
5. New York City, New York
6. Bassaterre, St. Kitts
7. Port Los Angeles, California
8. Cozumel, Mexico
9. Southampton, England
10. Venice, Italy

BEST LUXURY LEISURE HOTEL GROUP IN THE WORLD
1. Meliá Hotels International (Quint Status)
2. The Ritz-Carlton
3. Westin Hotels & Resorts
4. The Peninsula Hotels
5. Conrad Hotels & Resorts
6. The Waldorf Astoria
7. Belmond
8. Four Seasons
9. Marriott Hotels & Resorts
10. Hyatt

BEST HOTEL CHAIN RESORTS
1. The Ritz-Carlton
2. Westin Hotels & Resorts
3. Four Seasons
4. St. Regis
5. Meliá Hotels International
6. Hyatt
7. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
8. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
9. Marriott Hotels & Resorts
10. Montage Hotels & Resorts

BEST PET-FRIENDLY HOTEL
1. Westin Hotels & Resorts
2. The Ritz-Carlton
3. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
4. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
5. The Peninsula Hotels
6. Loews Hotels
7. Le Méridien
8. Mandarin Oriental
9. Marriott Hotels & Resorts
10. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

BEST FAMILY RESORT CHAIN IN THE WORLD
1. Westin Hotels & Resorts
2. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
3. Disney Hotels
4. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
5. Omni Hotels & Resorts
6. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
7. Hyatt
8. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
9. JW Marriott
10. Loews Hotels

BEST ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT
1. Sandals Resorts International
2. Paradisus Resorts
3. Dreams Resorts & Spas
4. Karisma Hotels & Resorts
5. Excellence Group Luxury Hotels & Resorts
6. Meliá Hotels International
7. Jade Mountain, Saint Lucia
8. Secrets Resorts & Spas
9. Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resort
10. Hyatt Zilara

BEST TOUR OPERATOR
1. Abercrombie & Kent
2. Kenwood Travel
3. The Inspiring Travel Company
4. Elegant Resorts
5. Red Savannah
6. Kuoni
7. Trailfinders
8. Perillo Tours
9. The Turquoise Holiday Company
10. Cox & Kings

BEST AIRPORT FOR LAYOVERS
1. Zürich Kloten International Airport
2. Singapore Changi Airport
3. Doha Hamad International Airport
4. Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
5. Munich Airport
6. Helsinki Airport
7. Incheon Airport
8. Dubai International Airport
9. Denver International Airport
10. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

BEST AIRPORT FOR RECREATION
1. Hong Kong International Airport
2. Singapore Changi Airport
3. Munich Airport
4. Incheon Airport
5. Denver International Airport
6. Vancouver International Airport
7. San Francisco International Airport
8. Miami International Airport
9. Austin Bergstrom International Airport
10. Zürich Kloten International Airport

BEST STOPOVER PROGRAM
1. TAP Air Portugal
2. Brussels Airlines
3. Finnair
4. Air Canada
5. Turkish Airlines
6. Qatar Airways
7. Etihad Airlines
8. Emirates
9. Ethiopian Airlines
10. Singapore Airlines

BEST LEISURE AIRLINE
1. Air Tahiti Nui
2. Kenya Airways
3. American Airlines
4. Hawaiian Airlines
5. United Airlines
6. Delta Air Lines
7. Fiji Airways
8. Aeromexico
9. TAP Air Portugal
10. Alaska Airlines

BEST AIRLINE FOR ONBOARD ENTERTAINMENT
1. Air Canada
2. Singapore Airlines
3. United Airlines
4. Asiana Airlines
5. Qatar Airways
6. Delta Air Lines
7. American Airlines
8. Emirates
9. JetBlue
10. Korean Air

BEST AIRLINE ONBOARD MENU
1. Swiss International Air Lines First Class
2. All Nippon Airways First Class
3. Emirates First Class
4. Asiana Airlines First Class
5. Korean Air First Class
6. Cathay Pacific First Class
7. Air France First Class
8. Korean Air Business Class
9. LATAM Premium Business Class
10. Lufthansa Business Class

BEST PREMIUM-ECONOMY CLASS
1. Air Canada
2. Scandinavian Airlines
3. Lufthansa
4. Singapore Airlines
5. American Airlines
6. United Airlines
7. Delta Air Lines
8. Air New Zealand
9. British Airways
10. Japan Airlines

BEST PET-FRIENDLY AIRLINE
1. Delta Air Lines
2. American Airlines
3. United Airlines
4. Alaska Airlines
5. JetBlue
6. Southwest
7. Hawaiian Airlines
8. Frontier
9. Lufthansa
10. Air Canada

BEST LUXURY VEHICLE
1. Volvo
2. Porsche
3. Maserati
4. Cadillac
5. Mercedes-Benz
6. BMW
7. Tesla
8. Lexus
9. Acura
10. Audi

FAVORITE LUXURY WATCH BRAND
1. Patek Philippe
2. TAG Heuer
3. Panerai
4. Cartier
5. Louis Vuitton
6. Tiffany & Co.
7. Omega
8. Ulsse Nardin
9. A Lange & Sohne
10. Movado

BEST LEISURE CAR RENTAL
1. Hertz
2. Avis
3. Sixt
4. National Car Rental
5. Budget
6. Enterprise
7. Dollar Car Rental
8. Alamo
9. Thrifty
10. Payless

FAVORITE LIQUOR BRAND
1. Johnnie Walker Blue
2. Patron
3. Grey Goose
4. Maker’s Mark
5. Woodford Reserve
6. Crown Royal
7. Belvedere
8. Bombay Sapphire
9. Bacardi
10. Johnnie Walker Black

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Celebrity Cruises

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMIZED SERVICES
ATLRewards Program, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
United Airlines

OUTSTANDING INNOVATIONS
New Istanbul Airport

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