Each year, we index the best, brightest openings, but for the 26th edition of Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List, we’ve upped the ante: This time, editors at all seven worldwide editions had a hand in scouting and selecting the entries. At its heart, this is still a hotel list—a whopping 96 made the cut this year, which is a true testament to the industry’s resilience. But because (almost) no hotel is an island, we’ve widened the lens to include the restaurants, culture, transportation, and cruises you need to know, and the destinations that are reinventing themselves. We mean it when we say this may be the hottest Hot List yet.
Hot List 2022: The Best New Hotels and Industry Openings in the World
For the 26th edition of the Hot List—Condé Nast Traveler’s picks of the year's top hotel and industry openings—these winners represent the best of the best.
Announcing the 2022 Hot List Winners
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The Best New Hotels in the World
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The Best New Hotels in the United States and Canada
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The Best New Cruises in the World
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The Best New Restaurants in the World
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The Best New Museums in the World
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Best New Ways to Travel
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Hot List 2022 by Region
Where to Travel Next
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The Best New Hotels in Europe and the U.K.
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The Best New Hotels in the Caribbean, Mexico, and the North Atlantic
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The Best New Hotels in Central and South America
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The Best New Hotels in Australia and Asia
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The Best New Hotels in Africa and the Middle East
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Browse Hot List 2022 Hotels by Category
The Best New Affordable Hotels in the World
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The Best New Beach Hotels in the World
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The Best New Hotels for a Domestic Getaway
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The Best Hotel Transformations
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