Travel + Leisure magazine announced its 2012 World’s Best readers’ survey of the top hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, car rental companies, spas, safari outfitters and tour operators, the 17^th time the magazine has surveyed its readers. Osprey at Beaver Creek, Colo., was named best resort in the continental U.S.; Honolulu made its debut on the list of top 10 cities in the U.S. and Canada; Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens is the first Costa Rican resort to rank among the top 10 hotels overall; and Vieques, Puerto Rico was voted the best island in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas. The full results will be in the August issue of the magazine on newsstands on July 20.

Singita Grumeti Reserves in northern Tanzania was voted the top-ranked world’s best hotel overall for the second consecutive year and is one of four properties in Africa to place in the top 10 among hotels worldwide. Australia’s four-year-old Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island made its debut on the top 100 hotels list at number three. Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi, Italy, is the top resort in Europe and is featured on the Travel+ Leisure August issue cover. Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Mont., was the number one inn and small lodge in the continental U.S. for the third year, and is ranked number two among hotels worldwide.

New York City holds its title for the 12th year in a row as the best city in the U.S. and Canada, and ranks seventh among top cities overall, while Bangkok retains its number one ranking in the world for the third year in a row. Istanbul rises to its highest ranking ever in the survey at number three on the list of top cities overall. Among cities in the U.S. and Canada, Chicago rises to the number two spot and New Orleans moves up to number five this year from number six in 2011.

Two companies have held onto their number one rankings every year since the poll began in 1996: Crystal Cruises (best large-ship cruise line) and Singapore Airlines (best international airline). For the complete 2012 results, including the top 100 hotels, top 50 resorts in the continental U.S., top 10 cities overall, and top 10 islands overall, click on Travel + Leisure World’s Best 2012.

Here’s a quick rundown of the top voter getters in Travel + Leisure’s readers’ survey. World’s Best City: Bangkok; World’s Best Hotel: Singita Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania; World’s Best Island: Boracay, Philippines; World’s Best Large-Ship Cruise Line: Crystal Cruises; World’s Best Small-Ship Cruise Line: Seabourn; World’s Best River Cruise Line: Viking River Cruises; World’s Best International Airline: Singapore Airlines; World’s Best Domestic Airline: Virgin America; World’s Best Safari Outfitter: Micato Safaris; World’s Best Tour Operator: Row Adventures; World’s Best Car Rental Agency: Hertz; World’s Best Destination Spa: Red Mountain Resort, Ivins, Utah; World’s Best Hotel Spa: Capella Pedregal Los Cabos, Mexico.

Travel + Leisure’s 2012 World’s Best Hotel Winners by Region include the following. Continental U.S. Top Resort: Osprey at Beaver Creek Colorado; Top Large City Hotel: Waldorf Astoria (formerly the Elysian Hotel), Chicago; Top Small City Hotel: Wentworth Mansion Charleston, S.C.; Top Inn/Small Lodge: Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Mont.; Hawaii Top Resort: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Hawaii, the Big Island; Canada Top Resort: Wickaninnish Inn Tofino, British Columbia; Top City Hotel: Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City; Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas Top Resort: The Reefs, Bermuda; Mexico Top Resort: Live Aqua Cancún; Mexico Top City Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel México, D.F. Mexico City; Central and South America Top Resort: Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna, Costa Rica; Central and South America Top City Hotel: Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt, Buenos Aires; Europe Top Resort: Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi, Italy; Europe Top Large City Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus; Europe Top Small City Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet; Europe Top Inn/Small Country Hotel: Katikies Hotel, Santorini, Greece; Asia Top Resort: Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India; Asia Top City Hotel: The Peninsula Bangkok; Africa and the Middle East Top Lodge/Resort: Singita Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania; Africa and the Middle East Top City Hotel: One&Only Cape Town, South Africa; Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Top Resort: Southern Ocean Lodge Kangaroo Island, Australia; Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Top City Hotel: The Langham Melbourne.

Travel + Leisure’s 2012 World’s Best City and Island winners by region include the following: Continental United States and Canada Best City: New York City; Continental United States and Canada Best Island: Vancouver Island B.C., Canada; Mexico and Central and South America Best City: Cuzco, Peru; Mexico and Central and South America Best Island: Galápagos, Ecuador; Europe Best City: Florence; Europe Best Island: Santorini, Greece; Asia Best City: Bangkok; Asia Best Island: Boracay, Philippines; Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Best City: Sydney; Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Best Island: Great Barrier Reef Australia; Hawaii Best Island: Maui; Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas Best Island: Vieques, Puerto Rico; Africa and the Middle East Best City: Cape Town.

Travel + Leisure’s 2012 World’s Best Hotel Spas winners by region include the following: Continental United States: Allison Inn & Spa Newberg, Oregon; Canada: Fairmont Chateau Whistler; Hawaii: Grand Wailea Maui; Mexico: Capella Pedregal, Los Cabos; Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas: Sandy Lane, Barbados; Central and South America: Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna, Costa Rica; Europe: The Ritz Paris; Asia: Discovery Shores, Boracay, Philippines; Africa and the Middle East: Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town, South Africa; Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific: Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora.

The top winners in each category will be honored at an awards ceremony on Thursday, July 19 hosted by Travel + Leisure Editor in Chief Nancy Novogrod and Vice President and Publisher Jean-Paul Kyrillos at the Conrad New York.