Ultimate travel guide: The world’s best hotels

Travel and Leisure magazine is out with their 11th annual world’s best awards including ones for the top hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, and airlines. Mark Orwoll, a senior consulting editor for the magazine, was invited on “Today” to tell viewers about the awards. Check out some of the winners:

Top 100 hotels overall:

1. Singita Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa
2. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
3. Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India
4. The Peninsula, Bangkok
5. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
6. Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
7. Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa
8. Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Scotland
9. The Oriental, Bangkok
10. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
11. Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand
12. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii
13. The Aerie, Malahat, Vancouver Island
14. Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest
15. Sooke Harbour House, Sooke, Vancouver Island
16. Waterloo House, Hamilton, Bermuda
17. Charlotte Inn, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard
18. Château Les Crayères, Reims, France
19. Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu
20. The Peninsula, Hong Kong

For the full list, click here.

Top 15 hotels for $250 or less:

1. Inn at Montchanin Village, Montchanin, Delaware
2. Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa, Nha Trang, Vietnam
3. Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon
4. Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi
5. Cliff House at Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, Colorado

For the full list, click here.

Top domestic airlines:

1. JetBlue Airways
2. Midwest Airlines
3. Sun Country Airlines
4. Southwest Airlines
5. Frontier Airlines

For the full list, click here.

Top international airlines:

1. Singapore Airlines
2. Emirates
3. Cathay Pacific Airways
4. Virgin Atlantic Airways
5. Thai Airways International

For the full list, click here.

For more information on Travel and Leisure magazine’s 11th annual awards, click here.