Bangkok named 'world's best city'

Travel & Leisure magazine has announced the winners of its 2008 World's Best Awards, with Bangkok taking the top city accolade.

Readers of the magazine ranked the Thai capital ahead of Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Sydney and Florence. Cuzco in Peru, Rome, New York, Istanbul and San Francisco completed the top ten.

Singapore Airlines received more praise by winning the top international airline award, ahead of Emirates, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific.

In the hotels section of the awards, the top prize went to the Four Seasons resort in Hawaii, followed by the Oriental in Bangkok and Los Angeles' Hotel Bel Air.

The Domain de Hauts de Loire in Onzain, France and the Tortilis Camp at Amboseli national park, Kenya also made it into the top ten.

Holidaymakers looking for a luxury break may be interested in the Leisure & Travel list of the world's top ten islands, which included Bali, Indonesia; Easter Island, Chile; Santorini, Greece and the Great Barrier Reef islands of Australia.

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