Trending...
- The 2025 ESPY Awards After Party- Presented by Poppi & High Noon
- General Auction Company Announces August 8th Auction- Now Accepting Consignments
- $53 Million Company Valuation Investment with Majority Acquisition Option, Plus New Stock CUSIP Supporting Brand Transition of Fan Engagement Company
Readers of popular travel magazine prefer "a little paradise"
LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Travel + Leisure Magazine, one of the world's most popular travel magazines, today announced that its readers voted the Cook Islands the No. 1 island in the South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand.
"We are honored to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the people of the Cook Islands," said Halatoa Fua, chief executive officer of Cook Islands Tourism Corporation. "We thank Travel + Leisure and your incredible audience for choosing the Cook Islands for its unique and authentic experiences."
Each year, as part of the World's Best Awards, Travel + Leisure asks readers to rate islands based on activities, sights, natural attractions, beaches, food, friendliness, and overall value.
The Cook Islands, a South Pacific nation made up of 15 islands and populated by just over 17,000 people, is located in the same time zone as Hawai'i and borders French Polynesia. The country, which markets itself as "a little paradise," has been described by avid travelers as Hawaiʻi 50 years ago, before traffic and high rises, except there are modern amenities such as luxury spas and fine-dining restaurants. The Cook Islands boasts landscapes that travel guide publishers and magazine editors have called the most beautiful in the world.
More on The Californer
"We are blessed with a pristine and tranquil destination but more so for the 'kia orāna' spirit and welcoming nature of the Cook Islands people," Fua said.
Kia orāna is a greeting in the Cook Islands Māori language, which translates to, "may you live long." It is an apt representation of the Cook Islands culture, which encompasses a deeply embedded sense of hospitality as well as more vibrant elements, such as impressive dancing and drumming.
Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards have been announced every August since 1995. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the contest, which hinges on a survey that asks readers to indicate which airlines, airports, car rental agencies, cities, cruise lines, spas, hotels, islands, and tour operators they prefer. Research consultants collaborate with the magazine's editors to design questions that are statistically sound. Responses are screened for fraudulent votes.
More on The Californer
In 2019, the Cook Islands was voted fourth, behind Fiji, Moorea (French Polynesia) and Waiheke Island in New Zealand.
This year's results will be published in the August 2020 issue of Travel + Leisure and were announced on travelandleisure.com this morning. For more information about the Cook Islands, visit cookislands.travel.
"We are honored to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the people of the Cook Islands," said Halatoa Fua, chief executive officer of Cook Islands Tourism Corporation. "We thank Travel + Leisure and your incredible audience for choosing the Cook Islands for its unique and authentic experiences."
Each year, as part of the World's Best Awards, Travel + Leisure asks readers to rate islands based on activities, sights, natural attractions, beaches, food, friendliness, and overall value.
The Cook Islands, a South Pacific nation made up of 15 islands and populated by just over 17,000 people, is located in the same time zone as Hawai'i and borders French Polynesia. The country, which markets itself as "a little paradise," has been described by avid travelers as Hawaiʻi 50 years ago, before traffic and high rises, except there are modern amenities such as luxury spas and fine-dining restaurants. The Cook Islands boasts landscapes that travel guide publishers and magazine editors have called the most beautiful in the world.
More on The Californer
- Laube Titanium to Attend MADE Bike Show in Portland, Oregon
- A Century of Compassion: Butte Humane Society Hosts 114th Anniversary Gilded Garden Gala
- United Set to Hire More Special Olympics Athletes As Customer Service Ambassadors
- Exelon Leader Tamla Olivier Named 2025 Technologist of the Year by Waves of Change STEM Conference
- KIDZ BOP RELEASES BRAND NEW ALBUM 'KIDZ BOP 51' FEATURING HITS "APT" & "PINK PONY CLUB"
"We are blessed with a pristine and tranquil destination but more so for the 'kia orāna' spirit and welcoming nature of the Cook Islands people," Fua said.
Kia orāna is a greeting in the Cook Islands Māori language, which translates to, "may you live long." It is an apt representation of the Cook Islands culture, which encompasses a deeply embedded sense of hospitality as well as more vibrant elements, such as impressive dancing and drumming.
Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards have been announced every August since 1995. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the contest, which hinges on a survey that asks readers to indicate which airlines, airports, car rental agencies, cities, cruise lines, spas, hotels, islands, and tour operators they prefer. Research consultants collaborate with the magazine's editors to design questions that are statistically sound. Responses are screened for fraudulent votes.
More on The Californer
- Be Part of the World's Largest Art Biennale | Moons, Castles, Trees | Copenhagen Chronotopes
- California sends more search and rescue crews to Texas
- YourEggs Is Leading the Way in Providing Access to the Best Asian Egg Donors to Families Worldwide
- California: Governor Newsom and Acting Governor Kounalakis honor fallen CDCR Parole Agent
- California sues to stop Trump's politically motivated attack on high-speed rail
In 2019, the Cook Islands was voted fourth, behind Fiji, Moorea (French Polynesia) and Waiheke Island in New Zealand.
This year's results will be published in the August 2020 issue of Travel + Leisure and were announced on travelandleisure.com this morning. For more information about the Cook Islands, visit cookislands.travel.
Source: Cook Islands Tourism Board
0 Comments
Latest on The Californer
- WonderDays Launches the UK's First AI Experience Gift Finder – Gifting Just Got So Much Easier!
- CelluHeal™ Launches Full Line of Advanced Wound Dressings for Online Purchase in the USA, Canada, and Beyond
- California: Governor Newsom responds to Trump's latest gift to China: Defunding America's only high-speed rail
- California: Governor Newsom announces appointments 7.16.25
- California: Governor Newsom calls on Trump to end Los Angeles militarization, shares community resources
- City of Long Beach to Host Compost and Recycling Ambassador Program
- AMAZON DRIVERS IN CITY OF INDUSTRY JOIN THE TEAMSTERS
- Silva Construction Details Common Home Renovation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- Governor Newsom invites LA Fire survivors to continue shaping rebuilding efforts through Engaged California
- DOGUE Magazine and CoverDogs Announce Series A to Redefine Modern Pet Culture
- Voices for Humanity Treks High into the Himalayas to Deliver the Way to Happiness with Meena Sharma
- Nonprofit innovator named Mensa Executive Director
- Following Trump cut to LGBTQ youth suicide hotline, California steps up to fill the gap
- Yasmine Roulleau named Managing Director in Vancouver, Canada
- Chasing Elizabeth Taylor — The Dazzling True Story Behind the Queen of Diamonds Now Available in Limited-Edition Hardcover
- Swim Up Hill Animation Premieres Pilot Episode of "The Adventure of Swim Up Hill"
- LOS ANGELES TEAMSTERS AT METRO TRANSIT RATIFY FIRST CONTRACT
- Calmwater Capital Funds $22.8 Million Loan to Refinance Retail Complex in Park City
- From Barrio to Transgender Pioneer: Chapter 14 Personal Injustices Faced by the Protagonist
- Blacksmith InfoSec and Liongard Launch Strategic Integration to Simplify MSP Compliance Audits