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Travel + Leisure's Annual List of the World's 500 Best Hotels

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services

On December 16, Travel + Leisure revealed its annual list of the 500 best hotels in the world. There are at least 10 properties that are new to the list this year. In addition, there are 66 properties on the 2010 T+L 500 that offer rooms for $250 a night or less. T+L editors also spotlight the 500 hotels with notable rooftop scenes, culinary excursions, and wildlife treks. You can look up hotels by region (United States as well as abroad) or get started by checking out the top 50.

Based on readers' ratings, the 2010 T+L 500 is a guide to the top places to stay in six continents and also is featured in the January 2010 issue of Travel + Leisure. Beyond the guide in the magazine, which lists each property by region and includes each hotel's score, an overall description with contact information and starting room rates, TravelandLeisure.com has added information about these top properties, including the best rooms to book, amenities, exclusive T+L 500 hotel deals, and more.

The complete 2010 T+L 500 guide is based on 2009 World's Best Awards readers' survey results. As part of the survey, T+L readers rated hotels on several characteristics including rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food, and value. The complete survey methodology is available here.

The 2010 World's Best Awards readers' poll is live through March 31, 2010. Cast your vote.

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Travel + Leisure's Top Golf Communities for 2009

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Filed under: Estates, Sports

Get your clubs re-gripped and spikes shined because Travel + Leisure Golf just released America's Top 25 Golf Communities for 2009. Ten of the twenty-five are new to the list this year which is a surprisingly large number. Each property was graded on the following six categories in order of importance: golf amenity; residential architecture and style; location, including natural setting and proximity to cultural activities; management, service and programming options; non-golf amenities, such as a full service spa, equestrian center or marina; and environmental stewardship. Searching for the best combination of qualities the editors selected the following as their top five:

Pronghorn in Bend, Oregon
Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina

Gallery: Travel + Leisure Golf's Top Golf Communities for 2009

The Cliffs Communities in Travelers Rest, SC

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Win Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas Book

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Books

Whether you are dreaming of a European vacation or something a little closer to home, Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas book offers fuel for all your vacation fantasies. The book covers everything from Casa Morada in Islamorada, Florida to Delta Nature Resort along the Danube in Romania. This year's edition includes the usual assortment of gorgeous pictures along with reviews and Travel + Leisure's rankings that include information on prices, service, decor and more. We're giving away two hardcover copies of this beautiful book to two winners at random who tell us about their favorite summer place.

Some other important details:

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us about your favorite summer place.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before Friday, June 13 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
* Two winners will receive Travel+Leisure (value $34.95 each).
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

See complete contest rules here.

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The "It List" has the Top 25 New Hotels

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

If you're working on big vacation plans for this summer you may be debating over decisions on where to stay, and if you're looking for some help the staff at Travel and Leisure have done their research. Traveling the world, they've stayed at countless new hotels and resorts and have compiled their own "It List" of the top 25, reviewed conveniently in areas like style and design, service and amenities, and even things in need of improvement so you really go in knowing what to expect. And if you don't have time to read through the complete reviews of all 25 hotels they're also sorted into categories based on what type of experience you're looking for -- from "Modern Classics" to "Beachcombers" to "Wild Ones," they're all represented.

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