After four weeks of voting, it’s time to reveal the winners of the NewNowNext Traveler’s Choice 2012!
1. Sexiest Gay Bar
Nominees:
The Abbey (West Hollywood)
Berghain (Berlin)
XL (NYC)
Akbar (Los Angeles)
The Week (Rio de Janeiro)
Winner:
Royal Phoenix (Montreal)
2. Ultimate Resort
Nominees:
Oberoi Udaivilas India
Amangiri Utah
Six Senses Zighy Bay, Oman
Singita Lebombo, South Africa
Winner:
Rosewood Mayakoba, Mexico
3. Hottest Locals
Nominees:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Zurich, Switzerland
Medellin, Colombia
Tel Aviv, Israel
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Winner:
New York, NY
4. Comeback City
Nominees:
Mexico City, Mexico
Johannesberg, South Africa
Las Vegas, Nevada
Naples, Italy
New Orleans, Louisiana
Winner:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5. Indulgent Hotel Chain
Nominees:
Aman Resorts
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Oetker Collection
The Peninsula Hotels
Firmdale Hotels
Winner:
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
6. Bossest Beach
Nominees:
Tulum Beach, Mexico
Punalu’lu Black Sand Beach, Hawaii
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Byron Bay, Australia
Winner:
Fire Island, New York
7. Critical Event
Nominees:
Art Basel (Miami Beach)
Coachella (Palm Springs)
Los Angeles Food and Wine Festival
SXSW (Austin)
Wimbledon (London)
Winner:
Madrid Pride (Spain)
8. High Flying Airline
Nominees:
Air New Zealand
Delta Air Lines
Emirates
Singapore Airlines
Porter Air
Winner:
Virgin America
9. Style Capital
Nominees:
Brooklyn, New York
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
Berlin, Germany
Istanbul, Turkey
Winner:
Stockholm, Sweden
10. NNN Destination 2012
Nominees:
Burma
Marseilles, France
Seoul, South Korea
Nashville, Tennessee
Antwerp, Flanders
Winner:
Cuba
Congratulations to the 2012 winners! And thanks to everyone who voted, and to our illustrious Travel Academy — Dan Allen, Matt Bell, Adam Graham, Darren Frei, Heidi Mitchell, Kevin Raub, Emma Sloley, Jennifer Ceaser, Nathan Lump, Duane Wells and NNN Editor-at-Large John Polly who collectively did a fantastic job coming up with nominees.
