There are so many wonderful and diverse travel experiences awaiting groups. Eating, sleeping and shopping are important—so important—but what about the best bird's-eye view of your destination? The best adventure? The best hands-on experience?
The 2018 Groups Today Readers Choice Awards winners are in! We hope you'll find your favorites and discover some unexpected selections to inspire your travels and itineraries. Click here to read more!
Best Hotel: Boutique or Historic
The Inn on Biltmore Estates
Honorable Mentions: Grand Hotel | Davenport Historic Hotel | Hotel Belleclaire | Lord Elgin Hotel
Best Hotel: Large Group
Drury Inns
Honorable Mentions: Hampton Inn | Best Western | Witham Family Hotels | Red Lion
Best Beer or Wine Trail
Napa, California
Honorable Mentions: Finger Lakes, New York | Denver, Colorado | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Columbus, Ohio
Best Dining Experience
Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant
Honorable Mentions: Cracker Barrel | Hard Rock Café | Potbelly Sandwich Shop | Schmidt’s Sausage Haus and Restaurant
Best Hands-On Experience
Madame Tussauds
Honorable Mentions: Historic RCA Studio B – Country Music Hall of Fame | Great Lakes Science Center | Corning Museum of Glass | Turkey Hill Experience
Best Venue for the Arts
Carnegie Hall
Honorable Mentions: Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | The Metropolitan Opera | Cleveland Museum of Art
Best Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Honorable Mentions: National September 11 Memorial & Museum | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Museum of Flight | Royal Ontario Museum
Best Adventure Attraction
Navy Pier
Honorable Mentions: SPYSCAPE | Ripley’s Entertainment | Safari West | The Tracks Family Fun Parks
Best Amusement Park
Walt Disney World, Orlando
Honorable Mentions: Universal, Orlando | Dollywood | Cedar Point | Six Flags
Best Casino
Mohegan Sun
Honorable Mentions: Tropicana | Jack Casino Cleveland | Potawatomi Hotel & Casino | Oaklawn Jockey Club Inc.
Best Festival
Mardi Gras
Honorable Mentions: New York Pride Festival | Virginia Arts Festival | Portland Rose Festival | Canadian Tulip Festival
Best Sightseeing Tour
Hornblower Niagara Cruises
Honorable Mentions: Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises | Lolly the Trolley Cleveland | Seattle Architecture Foundation | Experience Park Tours
Best Shopping
Mall of America
Honorable Mentions: Tanger Outlets | Macy’s | Camarillo Premium Outlets | New England Development
Best View
Empire State Building Observatory
Honorable Mentions: Skydeck Chicago | One Liberty Observation Deck | CN Tower | OUE Skyspace LA
Best Destination: United States
Cleveland, Ohio
Honorable Mentions: Nashville, Tennessee | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Boston, Massachusetts | Chicago, Illinois
Best Destination: North America
New York, New York
Honorable Mentions: Washington, D.C. | Orlando, Florida | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Los Angeles, California
Best Destination: International
Italy
Honorable Mentions: Ireland | Costa Rica | Iceland | Tokyo, Japan