{"id":788474,"date":"2026-07-08T15:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788474\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:27:11","slug":"vancouver-island-named-canadas-best-island-in-travel-leisure-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788474\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Island named Canada&#8217;s best island in Travel + Leisure rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vancouver Island has once again claimed the top spot as Canada\u2019s favourite island, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/worlds-best-awards-best-islands-in-canada-11952549\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to readers of Travel + Leisure magazine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Island was ranked No. 1 in Canada in the publication\u2019s annual World\u2019s Best Awards 2026, holding onto the title thanks to its combination of rugged coastlines, vibrant communities and world-renowned outdoor experiences. More than 207,000 readers participated in this year\u2019s survey, casting over 661,000 votes across destinations around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual rankings are based on readers\u2019 ratings of destinations for their natural attractions, activities, food, friendliness and overall value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel + Leisure highlighted Vancouver Island\u2019s diverse appeal; readers praised the Island\u2019s whale watching, lush forests and scenic coastline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining Vancouver Island in this year\u2019s Canadian rankings were Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in second place and Prince Edward Island in third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recognition adds to a growing list of accolades for Vancouver Island tourism. Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/victoria-hotel-named-1-best-hotel-in-canada-7th-in-the-world-tripadvisor-1329750\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino was named Canada\u2019s top luxury hotel<\/a> in Tripadvisor\u2019s Travellers\u2019 Choice Best of the Best Awards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/this-vancouver-island-restaurant-was-named-one-of-the-top-100-in-canada-1322977\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This Vancouver Island restaurant was named one of the top 100 in Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/author\/erin-haluschak\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-2066f4cb-d5f1-4c01-87c0-e815f2215366.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErin Haluschak has been a journalist in British Columbia since 2008. She has worked in print, magazines and online spaces and is a mentor with Digital Women Leaders through the Online News Association&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/author\/erin-haluschak\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Erin Haluschak\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vancouver Island has once again claimed the top spot as Canada\u2019s favourite island, according to readers of Travel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-788474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}