Conde Nast: Reader's Travel Awards 2005

Student travel favorite New Zealand has taken top honors in travel mega-publisher Conde Nast's eighth annual reader's travel awards, followed by beautiful Bali in third. The list is fun reading: if you've $890 / night to drop in Tanzania, for instance, you could drop by the fabulous Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (fourth overall). And the category winners are...

• AIRLINE: RyanAir (best value)
• AIRPORT: Changi, Singapore
• CITY: New York (another student favorite)
• COUNTRY: New Zealand
• HOTEL: Hotel Cipriani, Venice
• ISLAND: Bali
• SPAS: Ananda Spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, India
• TOUR OPERATORS: Seasons in Style
• TRANSPORT: Royal Caribbean International and Silversea Cruises

Enjoy a virtual trip to some reader travel European award winners with James Martin, About Guide to Europe for Visitors.