• Best Airline in the World Winner – Emirates.
    Best Airline in the World Winner – Emirates.
  • Best European Airline Winner – British Airways. Runners up – KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, Virgin Atlantic.
    Best European Airline Winner – British Airways. Runners up – KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, Virgin Atlantic.
  • Best New Hotel in the World: Winner – Capella Ubud
    Best New Hotel in the World: Winner – Capella Ubud
  • Best Luxury Hotel Group Winner – Wilderness Safaris.
    Best Luxury Hotel Group Winner – Wilderness Safaris.
  • Best Hotel in Australasia Winner – Park Hyatt Sydney. Runners up – Como The Treasury, Perth, Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Qualia, Shangri-La Sydney.
    Best Hotel in Australasia Winner – Park Hyatt Sydney. Runners up – Como The Treasury, Perth, Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Qualia, Shangri-La Sydney.
  • Best Luxury Cruise Line Winner – Silversea. Runners up – Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn.
    Best Luxury Cruise Line Winner – Silversea. Runners up – Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn.
  • Best Hotel in the Middle East Winner – Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Runners up – Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, One&Only The Palm, Dubai, Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara, Six Senses Zighy Bay, Oman.
    Best Hotel in the Middle East Winner – Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Runners up – Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, One&Only The Palm, Dubai, Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara, Six Senses Zighy Bay, Oman.
  • Best Golf Resort in the World Winner – Gleneagles, Scotland. Runners up – Bandon Dunes, USA, Laucala, Fiji, Pebble Beach, USA, St Andrews, Scotland.
    Best Golf Resort in the World Winner – Gleneagles, Scotland. Runners up – Bandon Dunes, USA, Laucala, Fiji, Pebble Beach, USA, St Andrews, Scotland.
  • Ultratravel Collection Hotel of the Year Winner – Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok.
    Ultratravel Collection Hotel of the Year Winner – Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok.
  • Favourite Country for a Holiday Winner – USA. Runners up – Australia, Italy, Maldives, United Kingdom.
    Favourite Country for a Holiday Winner – USA. Runners up – Australia, Italy, Maldives, United Kingdom.
  • Best Ski Resort in the World Winner – Whistler, Canada. Runners up – Chamonix, Val d’Isère, Verbier, Zermatt.
    Best Ski Resort in the World Winner – Whistler, Canada. Runners up – Chamonix, Val d’Isère, Verbier, Zermatt.
  • Best Asian Airline Winner – Singapore Airlines. Runners up – AirAsia, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways.
    Best Asian Airline Winner – Singapore Airlines. Runners up – AirAsia, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways.
  • Best American Airline Winner – Delta. Runners up – Air Canada, American Airlines, Southwest, United.
    Best American Airline Winner – Delta. Runners up – Air Canada, American Airlines, Southwest, United.
  • Best Airport in the World Winner – Changi, Singapore. Runners up – Dubai, Heathrow T5, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, Schiphol Amsterdam.
    Best Airport in the World Winner – Changi, Singapore. Runners up – Dubai, Heathrow T5, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, Schiphol Amsterdam.
  • Best Middle Eastern Airline Winner – Emirates.
    Best Middle Eastern Airline Winner – Emirates.
  • Best Hotel in Europe Winner – Hotel Du Cap-EdenRoc, Cap D’Antibes. Runners up – Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, Le Bristol, Paris, The Ritz London, The Savoy London.
    Best Hotel in Europe Winner – Hotel Du Cap-EdenRoc, Cap D’Antibes. Runners up – Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, Le Bristol, Paris, The Ritz London, The Savoy London.
  • Best Hotel in Asia Winner – Mandarin Oriental Bangkok. Runners up – Four Seasons Bali, The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Peninsula Shanghai, The Upper House, Hong Kong.
    Best Hotel in Asia Winner – Mandarin Oriental Bangkok. Runners up – Four Seasons Bali, The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Peninsula Shanghai, The Upper House, Hong Kong.
  • Best Hotel in Africa Winner – One&Only Cape Town. Runners up – Belmond Mount Nelson, Cape Town, Ellerman House Cape Town, Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Kenya, La Mamounia, Marrakech.
    Best Hotel in Africa Winner – One&Only Cape Town. Runners up – Belmond Mount Nelson, Cape Town, Ellerman House Cape Town, Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Kenya, La Mamounia, Marrakech.
  • Best Hotel in the Americas Winner – Mandarin Oriental New York. Runners up – Auberge du Soleil, Napa Valley, Four Seasons Hotel New York, Peninsula Hotel Chicago, Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, St Lucia.
    Best Hotel in the Americas Winner – Mandarin Oriental New York. Runners up – Auberge du Soleil, Napa Valley, Four Seasons Hotel New York, Peninsula Hotel Chicago, Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, St Lucia.
  • Best Hotel in the World Winner – Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Runners up – Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, Hotel Du CapEden-Roc, The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Ritz London.
    Best Hotel in the World Winner – Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Runners up – Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, Hotel Du CapEden-Roc, The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Ritz London.
  • Best Hotel in the Indian Ocean Winner – The St Regis Vommuli Resort, Maldives. Runners up – Banyan Tree Seychelles, Fregate Island Private, One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives, The Oberoi Mauritius.
    Best Hotel in the Indian Ocean Winner – The St Regis Vommuli Resort, Maldives. Runners up – Banyan Tree Seychelles, Fregate Island Private, One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives, The Oberoi Mauritius.

The ULTRAs 2018: Travel award winners revealed

We share the results of the ULTRAs in which readers were asked to vote for the world's best airlines, hotels, tour and cruise companies

The National

November 25, 2018

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In our last issue, we asked you, our readers, to vote online in the ULTRAs – a global awards event involving the readers of Ultratravel Middle East and Ultratravel UK, to find out what they think are the world's best airlines, hotels, tour and cruise companies. You named them in an open competition and after counting all the votes, scroll the photo gallery above to see the results. Thank you for voting.

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