The 2025 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for 2025 are out, and some of the big winners include The Big Apple, London, Hawaii, Vancouver and California.
Each year, Tripadvisor pores over millions of reviews shared by a global community of travelers to uncover the most trusted recommendations, helping future explorers create unforgettable memories on their next adventure.
This year, readers chose London as world’s best city, New York City as the top metropolis in the United States, and Vancouver as the best city in Canada.
The best hotel in the U.S. for this year is the Shore Hotel in Santa Monica, California; a fine place I stayed in several years ago. The best hotel in Canada for 2025 is the Wedgewood Hotel and Spa in Vancouver, where I’m heading a week from today.
If you’re a foodie, you’ll want to know that Tripadvisor readers named Rome the world’s best food city, followed by London, Marrakech, Paris and Naples. (Tripadvisor readers obviously love pizza and pasta.) New Orleans was named top food city in the U.S., followed by Charleston, New York City, Savannah and Asheville, North Carolina. (I’m sorry, but I can’t see Savannah or Charleston being above Los Angeles or San Francisco – which came 10th – or Miami or Las Vegas.)
Below are some of their notable lists for the year.
Top U.S. Destinations
New York City and the Brooklyn Bridge. Unsplash Photo
- New York City
- Oahu
- Las Vegas
- Florida Keys
- New Orleans
- Nashville
- San Francisco
- Chicago
- Charleston
- Washington D.C.
Top World Destinations
- London
- Bali
- Dubai
- Sicily
- Paris
- Rome
- Hanoi
- Marrakech
- Crete
- Bangkok
Top Canadian Destinations
Banff, as seen from the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta. JIM BYERS PHOTO
- Vancouver
- Banff
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Montreal
- Nova Scotia
- Quebec City
- Whistler
- Toronto
- Mont Tremblant
- Ottawa
Top U.S. Hotels
- Shore Hotel, Santa Monica, California (great choice in one of my fave cities)
- Luma Hotel Times Square, New York City
- FivePine Lodge and Spa, Oregon
- Bryant Park Hotel, New York City
- Hotel Emma, San Antonio (amazing hotel)
- The Loutrel, Charleston, South Carolina
- Lotte Hotel, Seattle
- Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago (fabulous)
- Ironworks Hotel Indy, Indianapolis
- San Antonio Marriott River Center on the Riverwalk
Top Hotels in Canada
- Wedgewood Hotel and Spa, Vancouver
- Abigail’s Hotel, Victoria
- Magnolia Hotel and Spa, Victoria (love it)
- Hotel Nelligan, Montreal (also a fave)
- 1 Hotel Toronto
- Auberge du Vieux Port, Montreal
- MonsieurJean-Hotel Particulier, Quebec City
- Exchange Hotel, Vancouver
- Le Mount Stephen Hotel, Montreal
- Ste. Anne’s Spa, Grafton, Ontario
Top Beaches U.S.
La Jolla Cove in San Diego, California. JIM BYERS PHOTO
- Ka’anapali Beach, Maui, Hawai’i
- Siesta Beach, Florida
- Po’ipu Beach, Kauai, Hawai’i
- Hollywood Beach, Florida
- La Jolla Cove, California
- Cannon Beach, Oregon
- Santa Monica State Beach, California
- Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia
- Coligny Beach, Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Ocean City Beach, Maryland
Note: Florida had a whack of other beaches in the top 25; Clearwater Beach (12), Panama City Beach (13), Fort Lauderdale Beach (15), St. Augustine Beach (17), Henderson Beach (18), Bahia Honda Beach (22) and Sombrero Beach (25). Hawai’i also had several other spots in the top 25; Waikiki Beach, Oahu (11), Napili Beach Maui (14, and my personal fave), Ho’okipa Beach State Park, Maui (16), Hanalei Beach, Kauai (19), Tunnels Beach, Kaua’i (20), Wai’anapanapa Beach State Park, Maui (23) and Hapuna State Beach, Hawai’i Big Island (24).
Top Beaches Caribbean
- Grace Bay, Turks & Caicos
- Eagle Beach, Aruba
- Playa Varadero, Cuba
- Playa Pilar, Cuba
- Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands
- Bavaro Beach, Dominican Republic
- Baby Beach, Aruba
- Maho Beach, St. Maarten
- Seven Mile Beach, Jamaica
- Grote Knip, Curacao (great choice)
St. Vincent and Grenadines Set New Tourism Record
Saltwhistle Bay on the island of Mayreau, part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. JIM BYERS PHOTO
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