Bali voted as ‘Best Island in Asia’

Bali, Indonesia has been voted as the ‘Best Island in Asia’ and second best in the World in Travel + Leisure Magazine’s Annual World’s Best Awards 2011 Readers Survey. The announcement was made on 7 July.

Bali beat Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; Boracay, Philippines; Great Barrier Reef Islands, Australia; Sicily, Italy; and Big Island, Hawaii. In 2010, Bali was in ranked fourth in the favorite island in the world. Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia Editor in Chief Matt Leopard stated that this year has been another triumph for the region.

Leopard was quoted in eTurbo News as having said that not only Bangkok bagged the coveted to spot again as Best City, Bali also remains hugely popular, moving up in the overall ranking in 2011, and almost all of their world-class hotels and resorts are among global traveller’s favorites.

The Readers Survey was conducted on Travel + Leisure readers at TLWorldBest.com from December 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. The respondents were asked to rate hotels, islands, spas, rental car agencies, cities, cruise lines, tour operators, safari outfitters, and airlines on various determined characteristics. The winners were awarded at ceremony held on 14 July in Los Angeles, California.