edaw23ed: The Winners List Is Here! Our Editors Select the Best New Hotels Around the Globe

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Sometimes the best travel moments happen when you take a leap of faith.

I learned this on a recent visit to Mexico, when my son, Bobby, tried chapulines (grasshoppers) at Maroma, a Belmond Hotel. The stunning, 72-room property along the Riviera Maya just made our It List–our annual

editor's choice awards for the best new and newly renovated hotels in the world. My playful eight-year-old is not an adventurous eater, but something about being at this special resort, where we played in the sun and sand, gave him license to let loose and be bold. And that's when true travel magic happens.

Our comprehensive, editor-vetted list of 100 properties—which includes luxury cruise ships for the first time—will surely give you license to dream, to imagine yourself in wonderful, destination-worthy stays both near and far. Our editors have also taken great care to put together another special list with our annual Global Vision Awards. In this story, you can read about 26 travel companies working toward a healthier planet, from an Oahu-based non-governmental organization dedicated to traditional Polynesian voyaging (volunteers, accepted) to a cruise line with a groundbreaking hybrid-electric icebreaker that will bring you to Antarctica. These extraordinary products and experiences will leave you in awe—and raring to go.