Hong Kong voted number 1 island by Condé Nast readers'

Voted 'Favourite Island' by readers of the Traveller magazine

Hong Kong has not only been voted Favourite Island but also overall won the Bronze Medal in the Best of the Best Top 100 Travel experiences at the Readers’ Travel Awards from Condé Nast Traveller magazine that were unveiled in London on Wednesday 1st September 2010.

Hong Kong beat all the other islands including Sicily and the Maldives by scoring an overwhelming 94.77 out of a maximum of 100 on eight criteria, including range of accommodation (86.29) and variety of attractions (87.08), moving from number 15 in 2009 into the top three.

To add to the glory, Hong Kong was also voted into the Top 10 in the Best Overseas City category.

Hong Kong airline, Cathay Pacific, was named Favourite Business Airline and numerous Hong Kong hotels scored very highly in the Favourite Overseas Business Hotel category including: The Peninsula Hong Kong (1st), The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong (3rd) and Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong (19th). And finally Hong Kong International airport came 8th in the Favourite Airport Category.