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CHICAGO VOTED THIRD BEST CITY IN AMERICA
Four Chicago Hotels Named to Travel + Leisure’s List of
Top 100 Hotels in the Continental U.S. and Canada
New York, NY (July 9, 2008) – Chicago is the third best city in the U.S. and Canada, according to Travel + Leisure magazine’s World’s Best Awards 2008 readers’ survey announced today. New York City is named best city in the U.S. and Canada, and Bangkok is named World’s Best City in this thirteenth annual poll. The Peninsula, Chicago is the top rated hotel in Chicago; Triple Creek Ranch in Montana is the best hotel in the Continental U.S. and Canada.
TOP 10 CITIES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA
1. New York
2. San Francisco
3. Chicago
4. Charleston, South Carolina
5. Santa Fe
6. Quebec City
7. Montreal
8. Vancouver
9. Savannah
10. Victoria, British Columbia
According to the survey, the top ranked Chicago hotel is the Peninsula, Chicago, which ranks No. 10 among hotels in the Continental U.S. and Canada and is ranked No. 45 among hotels worldwide. There are four Chicago hotels on the list of Top 100 Hotels in the Continental U.S. and Canada and two on the list of Top 100 Hotels Worldwide.
FOUR CHICAGO HOTELS RANKED IN THE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS LIST OF TOP 100 HOTELS IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. AND CANADA
10. The Peninsula, Chicago
13. Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago
29. James Chicago
56. Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Travel + Leisure magazine readers voted on their favorite hotels, cities, islands, spas, cruise lines, airlines, tour outfitters, and car-rental agencies. The 2008 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey results (listed by overall and regional rankings) and survey methodology are featured in the August issue of Travel + Leisure magazine, and online at: www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest.
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