It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s set foot on our shores: Bermuda has been selected as one of the best islands in the world by the annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, which ranks the best travel opportunities around the globe across a number of categories.
Bermuda’s fifth place ranking came thanks to an overall rating score of 84.245, making it the top-ranked island in the Atlantic. The top island in the world was deemed to be the Philippine island of Palawan, with a rating of 85.937.
Rounding out the top five islands were French Polynesia’s Bora Bora [84.756] and Moorea [84.656] in second and third respectively, and New Zealand’s Waiheke Island [84.447] in fourth.
In naming Bermuda on its list for 2015, Condé Nast Traveler describes the island’s climate as “decidedly subtropical,” before going on to highlight a number of our unique offerings for visitors and locals alike.
“A British Overseas Territory, Bermuda is a melting pot of British, American, and Caribbean cultures, and offers tons of things to do: snorkeling near pink-sand beaches, golfing, shopping, museum hopping, and more.
“Bermuda is riddled with watery underground caverns, its most famous being the Crystal and Fantasy Caves. Tours take you on a walkway over eerily clear water, with pale stalactites hanging overhead. One of the site’s first visitors? Mark Twain.
“There are direct flights to Bermuda from eight cities on the East Coast, including New York, Atlanta, and Miami [2 to 3 hours].”
The Readers’ Choice Awards were announced in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler, on newsstands and online now.
