Travel Awards

Best US Cities

The 2009 Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Reader's Choice Awards:

• San Francisco, CA
• Charleston, SC
• Santa Fe, NM
• New York City, NY

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Best European Cities

The 2009 Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Reader's Choice Awards:

• Florence, Italy
• Rome, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Barcelona, Spain (4th place tie)
• Salzburg, Austria (4th place tie)

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Other Top Awards

The 2009 Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Reader's Choice Awards:

City	:	Sydney, Australia
US Hotel	:	The Peninsula, Chicago, IL
US Resort	:	Kenwood Inn & Spa, Sonoma, CA
Island	:	Maui
US Airline	:	Virgin America
International Airline	:	Singapore Airlines
Car Rental Agency	:	Hertz

Best Cruise Lines

Travel and Leisure ratings:

• Crystal
• Regent
• Disney
• Silver Sea (best small cruise line)

The 2009 Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Reader's Choice Awards:

• Celebrity (mega-ships)
• Crystal (large ships)
• Sea Cloud Cruises (small ships)

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World's Most Livable Cities

Mercer 2009 Quality of Living Survey:

1. Vienna
2. Zurich
3. Geneva
4. Vancouver
5. Auckland
6. Dusseldorf
7. Munich
8. Frankfurt
9. Berne
10. Sydney
11. Copenhagen
12. Wellington
13. Amsterdam
14. Brussels
15. Toronto
16. Ottawa
17. Berlin
18. Melbourne
19. Luxembourg
20. Stockholm