10 of the world's best hotels for when it's time to splurge

We're all more than ready for a big vacation. Yet with many international borders still closed and some countries facing another Covid-19 wave, much of the world isn't ready for leisure travel just yet. Still, we can dream and plan, can't we?

(CNN) — After more than a year of lockdowns and quarantine and social distancing, we're all more than ready for a big, celebratory, I-just-endured-a-pandemic vacation. Unfortunately, with many international borders still closed and some countries facing their second -- or third, or fourth -- Covid-19 waves, much of the world isn't ready for leisure travel to ramp up just yet (though there are certainly signs of progress). Still, we can plan, can't we?