Charleston Ranks 3rd in 2010 World's Best Awards

The Holy City jumped one spot to rank third among Travel + Leisure magazine's favorite cities in the United States and Canada in its 2010 World's Best Awards.

For the two previous years Travel + Leisure ranked Charleston No. 4. This year only New York City and San Francisco rated better.

In 2009 Quebec City held the No. 3 spot, but it dropped to eighth this year.
Travel + Leisure readers participated in a survey to determine the winners. City rankings came from the following criteria: sights, culture and arts, restaurants and food, people, shopping and value.

Among other local accolades: Woodlands Inn took the No. 2 spot on the Top 5 Inns in the U.S. and Canada; Planters Inn earned the No. 6 ranking on the Top 10 Small City Hotels in the U.S. and Canada; Charleston Place jumped from No. 22 to No. 12 in Top 50 Large City Hotels in the U.S. and Canada; and The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort came in at No. 17 on the Top 50 Resorts in the U.S. and Canada.