World Nominees 2008
It is with a great pleasure that we announce the nominees of the 15th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2008 World Travel Awards Nominees for World are:
World
Top| World's Leading Airline Alliance | Oneworld |
|---|---|
| SkyTeam | |
| Star Alliance |
| World's Leading Airline Economy Class | Lufthansa |
|---|---|
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| Virgin Blue |
| World's Leading Airline First Class | Etihad Airways |
|---|---|
| American Airlines | |
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Singapore Airlines | |
| South African Airways |
| World's Leading All-Inclusive Company | Sandals Resorts International |
|---|---|
| Almond Beach Resorts | |
| Club Med | |
| Karishma Hotels & Resorts | |
| Occidental Hotels & Resorts | |
| Sun International |
| World's Leading Budget / No Frills Airline | Air Berlin |
|---|---|
| Easyjet | |
| GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes | |
| JetBlue Airways | |
| Mango |
| World's Leading Business Car Rental Company | Avis |
|---|---|
| Budget | |
| Europcar | |
| Hertz | |
| National | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading Car Hire | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Hertz | |
| National | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading City Hotel | Swissotel Krasnye Holmy Moscow |
|---|---|
| Grand Hyatt Shanghai | |
| Grosvenor House | |
| Shangri-La Hong Kong | |
| The Ritz Carlton Millenia, Singapore | |
| The Ritz Paris | |
| The Waldorf Astoria |
| World's Leading Credit Card | Visa |
|---|---|
| American Express | |
| Diner's Club | |
| JCB | |
| MasterCard |
| World's Leading Cruise Brand | Carnival Cruise Line |
|---|---|
| Celebrity Cruises | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Disney Cruises | |
| P&O Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| Royal Caribbean Cruise Line |
| World's Leading Cruise Destination | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Bahamas | |
| Baltic | |
| Barbados | |
| Copenhagen | |
| Dubai - UAE | |
| Maldives | |
| Miami | |
| Shanghai - China | |
| Singapore | |
| Stockholm | |
| Sydney |
| World's Leading Cruise Travel Agent | Cruises.com |
|---|---|
| African Safari Club | |
| Cruise Line | |
| MSC Cruises | |
| Page and Moy | |
| Paradissa Travel - Ha Noi | |
| Thomas Cook | |
| Travel Store USA | |
| www.cruise.co.uk |
| World's Leading Destination | Dubai |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | |
| Barbados | |
| India | |
| Jamaica | |
| London, England | |
| Maldives | |
| New York | |
| New Zealand | |
| Orlando, USA | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| Sharm El Sheikh | |
| Sydney, Australia |
| World's Leading Eco-friendly Airport | Singapore Changi Airport |
|---|---|
| Airport Berlin Brandenburg International BBI | |
| East Midlands Airport | |
| Kansai International Airport |
| World's Leading Family All-Inclusive | Beaches Resorts |
|---|---|
| Almond Beach Resorts | |
| Azul Beach Hotel | |
| Breezes | |
| Club Med |
| World's Leading Green Cruise Line | Sea Cloud Cruises |
|---|---|
| American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | |
| MSC Cruises | |
| Quark Expeditions | |
| Star Clippers |
| World's Leading Green Transport Solution Company | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Ecolimo, California | |
| Eurostar | |
| Maglev | |
| Nature Air, Costa Rica | |
| Silverjet | |
| Solarlab | |
| Sustainable Aviation | |
| Sustainable Transport Solutions |
| World's Leading Heritage Hotel | The Raj Palace |
|---|---|
| Raffles Singapore | |
| Rambagh Palace | |
| Taj Lake Palace | |
| The Ritz London | |
| The Ritz Paris | |
| Umaid Bhawan Palace |
| World's Leading Honeymoon Destination | St. Lucia |
|---|---|
| Antigua | |
| Barbados | |
| Jamaica | |
| Las Vegas | |
| Maldives | |
| Mauritius | |
| Thailand | |
| The Seychelles Islands |
| World's Leading Island Destination | Maldives |
|---|---|
| Barbados | |
| Bermuda | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Crete, Greece | |
| Cyprus | |
| Jamaica | |
| Mauritius | |
| Sanya | |
| Sicily | |
| St Kitts | |
| St Lucia | |
| The Seychelles Islands |
| World's Leading Large Ship Cruise Line | P&O Cruises |
|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | |
| Costa Cruises | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | |
| Princess Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| Royal Caribbean Cruise Line |
| World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Hertz | |
| Holiday Autos | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading Luxury Airline | Singapore Airlines |
|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Japan Airlines International Co Ltd | |
| Swiss International Air Lines |
| World's Leading Luxury Car Rental | Avis Prestige |
|---|---|
| Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car | |
| Churchill Supercars | |
| Exclusive Car Hire | |
| F1 Leisure | |
| Luxury Rent A Car | |
| Prestige Car Hire | |
| Sports Car Hire |
| World's Leading Luxury Cruise Line | Regent Seven Seas Cruises |
|---|---|
| Azamara Cruises | |
| Carnival Cruise Line | |
| Cunard Line | |
| ResidenSea | |
| Silversea Cruises | |
| Star Cruises | |
| The Yachts of Seabourn | |
| Windstar |
| World's Leading Luxury Tour Operator | Abercrombie & Kent |
|---|---|
| Elegant Resorts | |
| Intrav | |
| ITC Classics | |
| Kuoni Travel www.kuoni.com | |
| Travcoa |
| World's Leading New Resort | The Venetian Macau, China |
|---|---|
| Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand | |
| Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay | |
| The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam | |
| The Verandah Resort & Spa, Antigua |
| World's Leading Rail Service | Eurostar |
|---|---|
| Amtrak | |
| Die Bahn | |
| Rail Europe | |
| SNCF | |
| VIA Rail |
| World's Leading Theme Park | Universal Orlando |
|---|---|
| Busch Gardens, Orlando | |
| Disney World, Florida | |
| Disneyland, California | |
| Movie World, Australia | |
| PortAventura, Spain | |
| Sea World, Florida |
| World's Leading Tour Operator | Kuoni |
|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Kent | |
| Carrier Luxury Travel | |
| Diethelm Travel Asia, Thailand | |
| Elegant Resorts | |
| Emirates Holidays | |
| Go Go Tours | |
| Intrav | |
| Virgin Holidays |
| World's Leading Tourism Property Development Company | IFA Hotels & Resorts FZ LLC. |
|---|---|
| Damac | |
| Emaar | |
| Hydra Properties | |
| Nakheel | |
| Tatweer | |
| UDC (United Development Company) |
| World's Leading Travel Agency | Regency Travel & Tours, Qatar |
|---|---|
| Anthony Travel | |
| Club Travel, South Africa | |
| Expedia.co.uk | |
| Inner Maldives Holidays | |
| JTB Corp | |
| L'Alianxa | |
| STA Travel | |
| Trafalgar Travel | |
| Viajes Tivoli |
| World's Leading TV Channel for Travellers | BBC World |
|---|---|
| Asianet | |
| CNBC | |
| CNN | |
| Discovery Channel | |
| National Geographic | |
| Sky | |
| Travel Channel |
| World's Most Romantic Resort | Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa |
|---|---|
| El Dorado Seaside Suites, Mexico | |
| Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, Bali | |
| Le Touessrok, Mauritius | |
| Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives |
