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# The T+L World's Best Awards: Frequently Asked Questions

These are the most frequently asked questions for the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.

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**What are the [World's Best Awards](https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best)?**

The World's Best is a travel awards program run by _Travel + Leisure_, based on an annual reader survey. It is considered the travel industry’s most trusted rankings, and it is now in its 29th year.

**How can I fill out the World's Best Awards survey?**

The 2024 World's Best Awards are now live! Explore this year's winners, [here](https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best-awards-2024-8666520).

**When do the World's Best Awards take place?**

Voting for the 2025 World's Best Awards will open Oct. 21, 2024. Voting is now closed.

The results of the [2024 World's Best Awards](https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best-awards-2024-8666520) are now live, and also available in the August 2024 issue of _Travel + Leisure_ magazine.

**How can readers nominate a company or destination for the World's Best Awards?**

Nominations for the 2025 World's Best Awards will open in September.

**What categories are included in the survey?**

Readers can rate airlines, airports, car-rental companies, cities, cruise ships, destination spas, hotels, hotel brands, islands, luxury villa rental companies, tour operators, trains, safari outfitters, and U.S. national parks. The ratings for cruise ships are combined to generate scores for cruise lines. For more details about how the voting works, you can read the [survey methodology](https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/survey-methodology).

**Can respondents vote more than once for a company, destination, or property?**

We allow each survey respondent to vote only once for each candidate. Duplicate votes are eliminated from the results.

**What does it mean for something to be a WBA Hall of Fame honoree?**

A Hall of Fame designation means that the business or destination has been voted onto a specific World's Best Awards list for the past 10 years (consecutive).

**How do you prevent cheating?**

The World's Best Awards survey is maintained and monitored through a secure website by digital marketing firm Proof Insights. T+L and Proof Insights use automated and manual strategies to prevent and correct fraud.

**Are World's Best Awards candidates allowed to promote the survey?**

Yes, candidates can promote the World's Best Awards survey through email, social media, videos, room drops and any other type of creative outreach that abides by [the promotional guidelines](https://wba.m-rr.com/documents/TL%20WBA%20Promotion%20Guidelines%202024.pdf).

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For more information about licensing World's Best-related logos for promotional use, please submit a request [here](https://www.parsintl.com/publication/travel-and-leisure/).

**I have a question about the awards. Who should I contact?**

Please submit any questions not answered on this page to the email address linked [here](mailto:TLWorldsBestAwards@dotdashmdp.com).

**Is there an official World's Best Awards hashtag?**

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