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READER’S CHOISE AWARDS 2019

BEST CITIES & ISLANDS

WHILE BALI CONTINUES ITS 14-YEAR WINNING STREAK AS THE ISLAND DESTINATION OF CHOICE, THE LION CITY HAS KNOCKED BANGKOK FROM THE TOP SPOT IN OUR RANKING OF READERS’ FAVORITE CITIES.

CITIES

1 Singapore
2 Bangkok
3 Hong Kong
4 Tokyo
5 Kuala Lumpur
6 Taipei
7 Ho Chi Minh City
8 Perth
9 Chiang Mai
10 Kyoto

ISLANDS

1 Bali
2 Phuket
3 Maldives
4 Koh Samui
5 Langkawi
6 Penang
7 Phu Quoc
8 Palawan
9 Boracay
10 Fiji

BEST AIRPORTS & AIRLINES

SINGAPORE REMAINS THE UNDISPUTED LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO REGIONAL AVIATION, WITH BOTH ITS FLAG CARRIER AND AIRPORT DOMINATING THIS YEAR’S RANKINGS.

AIRPORTS

1 Singapore Changi Airport
2 Hong Kong International Airport
3 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
4 Incheon International Airport, Seoul
5 Kuala Lumpur International Airport

AIRLINES OVERALL

1 Singapore Airlines
2 Emirates
3 Cathay Pacific
4 Thai Airways
5 Qantas

FIRST & BUSINESS CLASS

1 Singapore Airlines
2 Emirates
3 Qatar Airways
4 Cathay Pacific
5 Thai Airways

ECONOMY CLASS

1 Singapore Airlines
2 Emirates
3 Thai Airways
4 Cathay Pacific
5 Qantas

LOW-COST AIRLINES

1 AirAsia
2 Scoot
3 Jetstar
4 Cebu Pacific Air
5 Lion Air

FREQUENT FLIER PROGRAMS

1 KrisFlyer, Singapore Airlines
2 Marco Polo

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