The Big Mango has been voted the best city in the world in an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine. Bangkok edged out last year's winner Florence, Italy.

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The "World's Best" poll, which is in its 13th year, covers hotels, islands, cruise lines and airlines as well as cities.

Travel + Leisure's 10 best cities in the world are:

  1. Bangkok
  2. Buenos Aires
  3. Cape Town
  4. Sydney
  5. Florence
  6. Cuzco (Peru)
  7. Rome
  8. New York
  9. Istanbul
  10. San Francisco

2008 is the first year Bangkok has topped the list of world's best cities.

Other highlights from the poll, as compiled by Reuters, include:

Best hotel: Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa

Best island: Galapagos, Ecuador

Best cruise line (large ships): Crystal Cruises

Best cruise line (small ships): Silversea Cruises

Best international airline: Singapore Airlines

Best domestic airline: Virgin America

Best tour operator: Micato Safaris

Best car-rental agency: Hertz

Best hotel for $250 or less: Domaine des Hauts de Loire, France

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