July 10, 2009
Top 10 travel lists
Friendship Force members feed fruits and veggies to the friendly elephants at an elephant park outside Cape Town in South Africa.
Friendship Force members feed fruits and veggies to the friendly elephants at an elephant park outside Cape Town in South Africa.
Mount Everest, Nepal/China
Mount Everest, Nepal/China
The list: Top U.S. towns for hunting and fishing
... according to Outdoor Life magazine's (outdoorlife .com) ratings:
Dog-friendly in the U.S.
Top 10 dog-friendly U.S. areas to visit, from dogfriendly.com.
Best New Hotels & Resorts Under $250 a Night
... from Condé Nast Traveler's 2009 "Hot List" (North America):
The top 10 cities with the most significant hotel price reductions for March 2009
... compared with March 2008 rates, according to Hotwire.com's new Hotel Rate Report.
"Most miserable" cities
... according to Forbes magazine's analysis of commute times, corruption, pro sports team results, taxes (both income and sales), unemployment, violent crime and weather.
Foreign cities with the most American arrests
Foreign cities with the most American arrests from Oct. 1, 2007, through Sept. 30, 2008.
Top 10 U.S. hostels in 2008
... as determined by travelers surveyed at Hostelworld.com:
Best safari companies
... from National Geographic Adventure's 2009 listing of Best Adventure Travel Companies:
10 FOR THE ROAD WHERE TO SEE THE ANIMALS
Where to see the animals
From Zoo and Aquarium Visitor magazine's listing of the top 10 states with animal attractions:
Top 10 ski resorts in the US and Canada
... from the 2008 Conde Nast Traveler readers' poll:
Cities with the highest quality of life
... from a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting Co., based on interviews with residents:
Top 10 honeymoon destinations for 2008
... according to a survey conducted by Modern Bride magazine through Virtuoso, a network of luxury travel agents:
THE LIST
Top 10 ski destinations, based on bookings on Orbitz.com (followed by average 2008 nightly hotel rate).
10 places to see before you're 10 years old
10 places to see before you're 10 years old, from Travel+Leisure online:
"Best B&B Towns"
"Best B&B Towns" from the September issue of Coastal Living magazine:
10 Best large-ship cruise lines
... from Travel+Leisure magazine's 2008 reader poll (last year's rank in parentheses):
Best value restaurants for travelers
... from Food & Wine magazine's 2008 lists (in alphabetical order):
2008 "America's Best Beaches," according to "Dr. Beach"
2008 "America's Best Beaches," according to "Dr. Beach" Stephen P. Leatherman's annual study:
World's quirkiest adult camps
World's "quirkiest adult camps" from travelandleisure.com:
Top 10 art museums in the world
Top 10 art museums in the world, based on traffic to the attractions on tripadvisor.com.
The 10 most dangerous mountains to climb
The most dangerous mountains to climb, from Men's Vogue (mensvogue.com):
"It List" of the places to go in 2008.
Concierge.com's "It List" of the places to go in 2008.
The 10 most romantic island retreats
The most romantic island retreats, from Coastal Living Magazine:
Ten best new golf courses
Best new golf courses of 2007 from Travel + Leisure Golf magazine.
10 Best hotels and resorts in the world
The best hotels and resorts in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler's 20th annual Readers Choice Awards survey.
Top 10 islands -- and they're not what you'd think
The top islands, per National Geographic Traveler:
The top 10 cities in the world to visit
The top cities in the world according to Conde Nast Traveler's 20th annual Readers' Choice Awards survey:
10 overlooked ski destinations
Ten "overlooked" ski destinations recommended by TripAdvisor.com.
Top 10 U.S. destinations for gays
The top U.S. destinations for gays, according to the 12th annual Gay & Lesbian Tourism Survey, conducted by Community Marketing Inc.:
Top 10 Smart Splurge European Cities
Sherman's Travel magazine's Top 10 Smart Splurge European Cities
Top 10 upscale travel destinations
Dream destinations of the upscale traveler from a reader survey by Virtuoso Life's Travel Dreams:
10 most dangerous rural roads
Rural roads can be as lethal as they are lovely. The states with the highest proportion of total traffic fatalities on rural roads, from a University of Minnesota study:
Top 10 family-friendly resorts in the United States and Canada
Top family-friendly resorts in the United States and Canada, according to Travel + Leisure magazine.
Top 10 US attractions
The top U.S. attractions, according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors:
The most endangered historic places in the U.S.,
The 10 - plus one- most endangered historic places in the U.S., from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
10 amusement parks in the U.S.
Top 10 amusement parks in the U.S., according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors.
Top 10 sunset cruises to end the day
The best sunset cruises to end the day, from Coastal Living magazine:
Top 10 U.S. cities for value vacations
The top U.S. cities for value vacations (with 2006 rankings in parentheses), from hotwire.com:
Top 10 large hotels in the world
The highest-rated large (100-plus rooms) hotels in the world, from Zagat Survey's "2007/2008 World's Top Hotels, Resorts and Spas" guide:
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