This year, Sydney has fought back from fifth world's best city to the fourth, just below Bangkok, Buenos Aires and Cape Town. And Tasmania makes its debut in the Top 10 Islands alongside the isles of the Great Barrier Reef.
Announced last night in New York, here is the main list of winners.
AND THE WINNERS ARE: WORLD'S BEST AWARDS, RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
TOP 10 CITIES OVERALL:
1 Bangkok, Thailand 87.61
2 Buenos Aires, Argentina 87.24
3 Cape Town, South Africa 86.59
4 Sydney, Australia 86.49
5 Florence, Italy 86.24
6 Cuzco, Peru 86.15
7 Rome, Italy 85.12
8 New York, US 85.03
9 Istanbul, Turkey 84.61
10 San Francisco, US 84.42
TOP 5 AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC:
1 Sydney 86.49
2 Melbourne 80.35
3 Queenstown. New Zealand 79.95
4 Perth 77.78
5 Hobart 77.38
TOP 10 ISLANDS OVERALL:
1 Galapagos Islands 87.64
2 Bali 86.32
3 Maui 86.09
4 Kauai 85.87
5 Tasmania 85.00
6 Easter Island 84.78
7 Hawaii 84.66
8 Santorini 84.52
9 Great Barrier Reef Islands 84.42
10 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 83.82
TOP 5 AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC:
1 Tasmania 85.00
2 Great Barrier Reef Islands 84.42
3 Bora-Bora 83.58
4 Fiji Islands 80.56
5 Moorea 80.05
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