{"id":19832,"date":"2014-07-04T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/another-international-accolade-for-sydney\/"},"modified":"2014-07-04T08:38:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T08:38:00","slug":"another-international-accolade-for-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/07\/another-international-accolade-for-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Another International Accolade for Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EnorCn75m-Y\/U7ZnQ8XI51I\/AAAAAAAABUM\/HEGUK8rq8O0\/s1600\/345461_num905145_600x600.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EnorCn75m-Y\/U7ZnQ8XI51I\/AAAAAAAABUM\/HEGUK8rq8O0\/s1600\/345461_num905145_600x600.jpg\" height=\"212\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Sydney has been named the number one city in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in&nbsp;<em style=\"margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Travel + Leisure&#8217;s 2014 World&#8217;s Best Awards 2014<\/em>&nbsp;in USA, beating nearest rivals Melbourne and Queenstown, New Zealand to take out the top spot.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In addition, Sydney dominated the City Hotels category in the Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific region, with the Park Hyatt, Intercontinental, Four Seasons Hotel and Shangri-La Hotel all named in the top five.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer Sandra Chipchase said she was delighted that Sydney has been recognised as the number one city by one of the world&#8217;s most prestigious lifestyle magazines,&nbsp;<em style=\"margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Travel + Leisure<\/em>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cI am thrilled our beautiful Harbour City, Sydney has once again shined brighter than any other city in Australia and across our region,\u201d Ms Chipchase said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s little wonder Sydney is the number one city, with so much on offer for visitors from around the world, from our spectacular harbour setting, our many food and wine experiences, world class musical productions, festivals, sporting events and brilliant shopping,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The prestigious&nbsp;<em style=\"margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">World&#8217;s Best Awards 2014<\/em>&nbsp;are voted for by readers of&nbsp;<em style=\"margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Travel + Leisure<\/em>&nbsp;and reflect the views of experienced visitors who travel the world.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><em style=\"margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Travel + Leisure<\/em>&nbsp;is a premier travel and lifestyle magazine based in New York, with a global readership of 6.5 million. This year is the 19th annual&nbsp;<em style=\"margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Travel + Leisure World&#8217;s Best Awards&nbsp;<\/em>readers&#8217; survey.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The awards ceremony will be held in New York City on 24 July 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney has been named the number one city in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in&nbsp;Travel + Leisure&#8217;s 2014 World&#8217;s Best Awards 2014&nbsp;in USA, beating nearest rivals Melbourne and Queenstown, New Zealand to take out the top spot. 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