WANDERLUST READER TRAVEL AWARDS 2020
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Willanyairport,anywhere,evertopplethe
aviation colossus that is Singapore Changi?
The airport is yet again your favourite – as
it has been ever since we started asking for
your thoughts on the subject. You’d think
other hubs might have caught up but, if
anything, Changi is pulling away in the
popularity stakes: this year it scored
a satisfaction rating almost 7% higher than
its nearest rival (last year the di erence was
more like 4%). It seems to be going from
strength to strength.
It’s good to see that Tokyo’s main
international airport is scoring well: it will
need to be a well-oiled machine to cope
with the inlux of visitors expected for the
Olympic Games this summer. Indeed, the
city’s other big hub, Haneda, is due to addTOP WORLDWIDE AIRPORT
Singapore Changi
RANKINGS
1 Singapore Changi 95.28
2 Tokyo Narita International 87.44
3 Dubai International 87.30
4 Hong Kong International 87.17
5 Vancouver International 84.92
6 Amsterdam Schiphol 84.61
7 Sydney 82.73
8 Auckland 81.71
9 Doha Hamad International 80.73
10 Toronto Pearson 80.2050 light slots a day to its schedule in 2020
as, from late March, aircraft will be allowed
to ly over central Tokyo during the daytime.
Last year there were four European
airports in the top ten but this time only
Amsterdam Schiphol makes the grade.Maybe it’s symptomaticoftheInstagram
age. Or maybe they’re just really good
guides. This year your top spot goes to
DK, purveyor of highly visual guides illed
with beautifully detailed illustrations that
transport you right into city streets and
historic buildings. The series got a revamp
in 2018, to celebrate DK’s 25th anniversary,
and it seems you like the new look.
Lauded travel guide publisher Lonely
Planet remains ever-popular in second
place and last year’s winner, pioneering
publisher Bradt, has slipped to third, but
promises a strong 2020. New titles hot o
the press include irst edition guides to
Northern Greece and the Inner Hebrides
plus updated editions to lesser-trodden
destinations such as Uzbekistan,
Zimbabwe, Suriname and Gabon.RANKING
1 DK Eyewitness 83.64
2 Lonely Planet 81.95
3 Bradt 81.73
4 Rough Guides 78.05
5 Insight 77.52
6 Time Out 77.04
7 Footprint 75.71
8 Blue Guides 75.22
9 Cicerone 74.78
10 Marco Polo 74.19TOP GUIDEBOOK SERIES
DK Eyewitness
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Rain vortex
Changi Airport in
Singapore is home
to the world’s largest
indoor waterfall