Senior Editor of COND NAST TRAVELER

For more information visit: http://cntraveler.com/hotlist

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ABOUT LISA GILL

Lisa Gill is an expert on hotels and service. As one of the offical spokespeople for Cond Nast Traveler, she has appeared as a guest on various television and radio programs to talk about travel trends.

Gill joined Cond Nast Traveler in January 1998 and began editing the magazine’s Gold List – a reader-annotated guide to the top hotels, resorts, and cruise lines in the world. She currently edits the annual Top Ski Resorts and Top Golf Resorts polls. Additionally, Gill edits the magazine’s Hot List, an annual feature that highlights the best new hotels, restaurants, spas, and nightclubs around the globe.

A frequent contributor to other sections of the magazine, Gill has written for “Business Traveler,” “Wear to Go,” “Beatuy on Board,” and “Word of Mouth,” the magazine’s popular front-of-book guide to the latest trends around the globe.

ABOUT COND NAST TRAVELER 2010 HOT LIST

COND NAST TRAVELER UNVEILS ITS 14th ANNUAL HOT LIST

May “Hot List” issue is the magazine’s annual guide to the hottest new hotels, spas, and clubs around the globe

(New York, NY) Cond Nast Traveler’s 14th annual May “Hot List” issue is the ultimate insider’s guide to the newest and hottest hotels, spas, and nightclubs opened all over the world in the past year. The editors scoured the globe to check out hundreds of new properties, rigorously evaluating each one on a standard set of criteria. The result is a definitive guide to the world’s most exciting new establishments destined to become instant classics.

The 2010 Hot List features 134 new hotels and resorts, 30 of the hottest bars and clubs, and 45 of the world’s most relaxing spas, all of which transcend industry standards in design, service, and amenities. Hot and trendy doesn’t have to mean pricey – 42 of this year’s hotels and resorts offer rooms for less than $250 a night.

The hotel findings range in size from a three-suite gem in Lisbon to an eco-forward 4,004-room showstopper on the Vegas Strip, and in price from a $130 per night at a boldly designed Mexico City tower to $3,600 for a slice of the good life at the private retreat of Malcolm Forbes on a South Pacific isle. Additionally, the 134 hotels and resorts on this year’s Hot List span 52 countries including destinations as far off as Vanuatu and Maldives.

U.S. properties named to the list include:

Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona

Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe, California

Terranea, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Viceroy Snowmass, Snowmass Village, Colorado

Seagate Hotel, Delray Beach, Florida

The Betsy, Miami Beach, Florida

W South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida

St. Regis, Atlanta Georgia

Ko’a Kea, Kauai, Hawaii

Elysian, Chicago, Illinois

The Wit, Chicago, Illinois

Ames Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts

Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, Nevada

Reform Club, Amagansett, New York

Ace Hotel, New York, New York

Crosby Street Hotel, New York, New York

The Mark, New York, New York

The Surrey, New York, New York

Allison Inn and Spa, Newberg, Oregon

Hotel Palomar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hutton Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

St. Regis Deer Crest, Deer Valley, Utah

Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah

The Jefferson, Washington, D.C.

W Washington, D.C.

U.S. Spas include:

California: Spa at Terranea

Colorado: Spa at Viceroy Snowmass,

Florida: Eau Spa by Cornelia at the Ritz-Carlton

Hawaii: Halele’a, St. Regis Princeville

Utah: Golden Door Spa, Dakota Mountain Lodge

*For 40 more new spas, go to cntraveler.com/hotlist

U.S. Bars include:

Tea Room, Los Angeles, California

The Varnish, LA

Station Hollywood, LA

Top of the Standard, NYC

Mayahuel, NYC

Lobby Bar at the Ace Hotel, NYC

*To view all 30 locations visit cntraveler.com/hotlist

The May 2010 issue of Cond Nast Traveler will be on newsstands April 14.

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