World Nominees 2005
It is with a great pleasure that we announce the nominees of the 12th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2005 World Travel Awards Nominees for World are:
World
Top| World's Leading Airline Alliance | Oneworld |
|---|---|
| SkyTeam | |
| Star Alliance |
| World's Leading Airline Economy Class | American Airlines |
|---|---|
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Lufthansa | |
| Swiss International Air Lines | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline Inflight Meal Service | Gulf Air |
|---|---|
| Air France | |
| British Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Japan Airlines | |
| KLM | |
| Qantas Airways | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| Singapore Airlines |
| World's Leading All-Inclusive Company | Sandals Resorts International |
|---|---|
| Club Med | |
| Iberostar Hotels & Resorts | |
| Palace Resorts | |
| SuperClubs |
| World's Leading All-Suite Hotel | Burj Al Arab |
|---|---|
| Al Sondos Suites by Le Meridien, Dubai | |
| Amandari Resort & Spa Bali | |
| Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs | |
| The Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh |
| World's Leading Attraction | British Airways London Eye, England |
|---|---|
| Petronas Towers, Malaysia | |
| Statue of Cristo Redentor, Brazil | |
| Statue of Liberty, New York | |
| The CN Tower, Canada | |
| The Eiffel Tower, France |
| World's Leading Beach | Providenciales, Turks & Caicos |
|---|---|
| Cayman Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman | |
| Crane Beach, Barbados | |
| Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Negril, Jamaica | |
| Reethi Beach, Maldives | |
| South Beach, Miami | |
| Wailea Beach, Hawaii |
| World's Leading Boutique Hotel | The Saxon |
|---|---|
| Delano Hotel Miami | |
| Le Soleil Hotel & Suites, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Metropolitan London, England | |
| Royce Hotel | |
| Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas |
| World's Leading Business Car Rental Company | Sixt |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Europcar | |
| Hertz | |
| National |
| World's Leading Castle Hotel | Dromoland Castle |
|---|---|
| Hotel Schloss Eckberg, Germany | |
| Hotel Schloss Monchstein | |
| The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle | |
| Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Club |
| World's Leading Charter Airline | Excel Airways |
|---|---|
| American Trans Air | |
| L.T.U. | |
| Monarch Airlines |
| World's Leading Chauffeur Limousine Company | Brunel Carriage |
|---|---|
| Carey Limousine | |
| Empire International | |
| Executive First | |
| International Limousine Service | |
| Manhattan Limousines | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading Conference Hotel | Emirates Palace |
|---|---|
| Conrad Istanbul | |
| Grand Hyatt Dubai | |
| Hilton New York | |
| Hyatt Regency McCormick Place | |
| InterContinental Hong Kong | |
| InterContinental The Barclay New York |
| World's Leading Conservation Company | Shamwari Game Reserve |
|---|---|
| Conservation Corporation of Africa | |
| Costa Rica Expeditions | |
| Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve |
| World's Leading Credit Card | Visa |
|---|---|
| American Express | |
| Diner’s Club | |
| JCB | |
| Mastercard |
| World's Leading Cruise Port | Copenhagen |
|---|---|
| Barcelona - Spain | |
| Ft Lauderdale - USA (Port Everglades) | |
| Miami - USA (port) | |
| Nassau | |
| New York (port) | |
| Southampton - UK (port) |
| World's Leading Cruise Ship | Cunard “QM2” |
|---|---|
| Golden Princess | |
| Radisson Diamond | |
| Seven Seas Mariner |
| World's Leading Destination | London |
|---|---|
| Barbados | |
| Barcelona | |
| Cancun | |
| Cape Town | |
| Dubai | |
| Greece | |
| Las Vegas | |
| New York | |
| Orlando | |
| Paris | |
| Rio de Janeiro | |
| Rome | |
| Sydney |
| World's Leading Dive Destination | Cayman |
|---|---|
| Belize | |
| Bonaire | |
| Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| Maldives | |
| Pulau Sipadan, Borneo | |
| Red Sea, Egypt |
| World's Leading Ecotourism Destination | Tobago Main Ridge Rain Forest |
|---|---|
| Bouma National Heritage Park Taveuni, Fiji Island | |
| British Columbia Great Bear Rainforest, Canada | |
| Murramarang Resort, New South Wales |
| World's Leading Family All-Inclusive | Beaches Resorts |
|---|---|
| Almond Beach Resorts | |
| Breezes | |
| Club Med | |
| Franklyn D Resort, Jamaica |
| World's Leading Family Luxury Resort | Forte Village Resort |
|---|---|
| Barcelo La Jolla de Mismaloya, Mexico | |
| Beaches Negril Resort & Spa, Jamaica | |
| Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa | |
| Kona Village Resort, Hawaii | |
| Madinat Jumeirah | |
| The Jumeirah Beach Hotel | |
| Voile d'Or Resort & Spa | |
| Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin |
| World's Leading Ferry Operator | Stena Line |
|---|---|
| BC Ferries | |
| Irish Ferries | |
| P&O Ferries | |
| The Star Ferry |
| World's Leading Flat Bed Seat | Qatar Airways |
|---|---|
| British Airways | |
| China Southern Airlines | |
| Gulf Air | |
| Royal Brunei Airlines | |
| South African Airways | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Gambling Destination | Las Vegas |
|---|---|
| Atlantic City | |
| London | |
| Macau | |
| Monte Carlo | |
| Reno |
| World's Leading Honeymoon Destination | Barbados |
|---|---|
| Antigua | |
| Jamaica | |
| Las Vegas | |
| Maldives | |
| St. Lucia | |
| Thailand |
| World's Leading Hotel Serviced Apartment | The Grosvenor House Dubai |
|---|---|
| 47 Park Street London | |
| 51 Buckingham Gate London | |
| Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments London | |
| Sofitel Chateau de Bangkok, Thailand | |
| The Virginian Suites, Virginia |
| World's Leading Inflight Entertainment | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | |
| American Airlines | |
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Gulf Air | |
| Qantas Airways | |
| United Airlines |
| World's Leading Innovative E-Commerce Travel Product | Insurance4carhire |
|---|---|
| Car Pass | |
| Direct Line | |
| Esure | |
| Insureourtrip.com | |
| Medical Guardian |
| World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Hertz | |
| Holiday Autos |
| World's Leading Luxury Cruise Line | Crystal Cruises |
|---|---|
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| Seabourn Cruise Line | |
| Silversea Cruises |
| World's Leading Luxury Cruise Ship | Crystal Harmony (Crystal Cruises) |
|---|---|
| QE2 (Cunard Line) | |
| Seabourn Sun (Seabourn Cruise Line) | |
| Silver Cloud (Silversea Cruises) |
| World's Leading Luxury Specialist Tour Operator | Abercrombie & Kent |
|---|---|
| Elegant Resorts | |
| Intrav | |
| Peter Deilmann | |
| Travcoa |
| World's Leading Luxury Train | Pride of Africa - Rovos Rail |
|---|---|
| Eastern & Oriental Express | |
| Palace on Wheels | |
| The Blue Train | |
| Venice-Simplon Orient Express |
| World's Leading New Airline | Etihad Airways |
|---|---|
| Air India Express | |
| Air Next | |
| Fly Niki | |
| Jetstar Asia | |
| SpiceJet | |
| Virgin Nigeria | |
| Wizz Air |
| World's Leading New Hotel | Baglioni Hotel |
|---|---|
| Le Parker Meridien Palm Springs | |
| The Minden, Kowloon | |
| The Palms | |
| Vila Sol Spa & Golf Resort |
| World's Leading New Resort | Wynn Las Vegas |
|---|---|
| Emirates Palace | |
| Evian Royal Resort | |
| InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel | |
| Madinat Jumeirah | |
| Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa |
| World's Leading Polar Expedition Operator | Oceanwide Expeditions |
|---|---|
| Aurora Expeditions | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | |
| Peregrine Shipping | |
| Polar Star Expeditions | |
| Quark Expeditions |
| World's Leading Presidential Suite | Emperor Suite at The Empire Hotel & Country Club |
|---|---|
| Emirates Palace | |
| Hamilton Suite, Four Seasons Resort Nevis, St Kitts and Nevis | |
| Palladio Suite, Hotel Cipriani, Italy | |
| Penthouse Suite, The Regent Beverly Wilshire, California | |
| Royal Suite at Burj Al Arab |
| World's Leading Private Island Resort | Palm Island Resort |
|---|---|
| Fregate Island Private | |
| Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort | |
| Kamalame Cay | |
| Matangi Island, Fiji | |
| Necker Island |
| World's Leading Private Jet Tour Operator | Intrav |
|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Kent | |
| PrivatAir | |
| TCS Expeditions | |
| Travcoa |
| World's Leading Rail Service | Eurostar |
|---|---|
| Amtrak | |
| Die Bahn | |
| Rail Europe | |
| SNCF | |
| VIA Rail |
| World's Leading Regional Marketing Campaign | One NorthEast, England |
|---|---|
| Consorci Turisme de Catalunya | |
| Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau | |
| Poitou-Charentes Region, Atlantic Coast of France | |
| Saxony Anhalt Region, Germany |
| World's Leading Responsible Tourism Project | Bushman Sands, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Eco Africa Experience | |
| Fugitives Drift, South Africa | |
| Ocean Blue Adventures, South Africa | |
| Wildlife Worldwide |
| World's Leading Safari & Game Reserve | Shamwari Game Reserve |
|---|---|
| Londolozi Private Game Reserve | |
| Makalali Private Game Reserve | |
| Mala Mala Game Reserve | |
| Singita Private Game Reserve |
| World's Leading Shopping Mall | Mall of the Emirates, UAE |
|---|---|
| Brent Cross | |
| La Maquinista, Barcelona | |
| Lakeside Shopping Centre | |
| Mall of America | |
| Toronto Eaton Centre |
| World's Leading Ski Destination | St. Moritz |
|---|---|
| Aspen | |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Gstaad | |
| Meribel | |
| Verbier | |
| Whistler |
| World's Leading Ski Resort | Badrutt’s Palace Hotel |
|---|---|
| Davos, Switzerland | |
| Palace Hotel Gstaad | |
| Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa | |
| St. Regis Resort Aspen | |
| The Fairmont Chateau Whistler |
| World's Leading Small Ship (less than 150 berths) | Clipper Odyssey |
|---|---|
| Le Levant | |
| MS Yorktown Clipper | |
| MV Lord of the Glens | |
| MV Santa Cruz |
| World's Leading Specialist Cruise Operator | Star Clippers |
|---|---|
| Regal China Cruises | |
| Sonesta Nile Cruises | |
| Windjammer Barefoot Cruises | |
| Yangtze Cruise Corp |
| World's Leading Sports Resort | Casa de Campo |
|---|---|
| Half Moon, Montego Bay | |
| La Manga Club, Spain | |
| The Gleneagles Hotel | |
| The Phoenician Scottsdale |
| World's Leading Theme Park/Attraction | Disney World, Florida |
|---|---|
| Busch Gardens, Orlando | |
| Disneyland, California | |
| Dreamworld, Australia | |
| Sea World, Florida | |
| Universal Studios, Florida |
| World's Leading Tour Operator | Kuoni Travel www.kuoni.com |
|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Kent | |
| Globus-Cosmos | |
| Go Go Tours |
| World's Leading Tour Operator to the Caribbean | Virgin Holidays |
|---|---|
| Apple Vacations | |
| Go Go Worldwide Vacations | |
| Kuoni Travel www.kuoni.com | |
| My Travel | |
| Thomas Cook | |
| Tui |
| World's Leading Tourism Property Development Company | Nakheel |
|---|---|
| Damac | |
| Emaar | |
| UDC (United Development Company) |
| World's Leading Travel Company | American Express |
|---|---|
| Carlson-Wagonlit | |
| My Travel | |
| STA Travel | |
| Thomas Cook |
| World's Leading Travel Exhibition | World Travel Market |
|---|---|
| AIME, Australia | |
| FITUR, Spain | |
| ITB, Berlin | |
| PATA Mart |
| World's Leading TV Channel for Travellers | BBC World |
|---|---|
| CNBC | |
| CNN | |
| Discovery Channel | |
| National Geographic | |
| Sky | |
| Travel Channel |
| World's Leading Villa Operator | Chapters by Abercrombie & Kent |
|---|---|
| CV Travel | |
| Quendet | |
| Wimco |
