World Nominees 2009
It is with a great pleasure that we announce the nominees of the 16th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2009 World Travel Awards Nominees for World are:
World
Top| World's Leading Airline Alliance | Oneworld |
|---|---|
| SkyTeam | |
| Star Alliance |
| World's Leading Airline Economy Class | British Airways |
|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Lufthansa | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline First Class | Etihad Airways |
|---|---|
| American Airlines | |
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Singapore Airlines | |
| South African Airways | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline to South America | TAP Portugal |
|---|---|
| Air France | |
| American Airlines | |
| BMI | |
| British Airways | |
| Iberia | |
| TAM Brazilian |
| 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 | Easyjet |
|---|---|
| 1time | |
| Air Arabia | |
| Air Berlin | |
| 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 Credit Card for Travellers | Visa |
|---|---|
| American Express | |
| Diner's Club | |
| JCB | |
| MasterCard |
| World's Leading Cruise Brand | Royal Caribbean Cruise Line |
|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | |
| Celebrity Cruises | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Disney Cruises | |
| P&O Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| Silversea Cruises |
| World's Leading Cruise Destination | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Bahamas | |
| Baltic | |
| Barbados | |
| Copenhagen | |
| Dubai - UAE | |
| Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Maldives | |
| Miami | |
| Shanghai - China | |
| Singapore | |
| Stockholm | |
| Sydney |
| World's Leading Cruise Travel Agent | www.cruise.co.uk |
|---|---|
| African Safari Club | |
| Cruise Line | |
| Cruises.com | |
| MSC Cruises | |
| Page and Moy | |
| Paradissa Travel - Ha Noi | |
| Thomas Cook | |
| Travel Store USA |
| World's Leading Emerging Business Destination | Doha, Qatar |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan | |
| Dubai, UAE | |
| Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Santiago, Chile | |
| Sao Paolo, Brazil | |
| Zagreb, Croatia |
| World's Leading Family All-Inclusive | Beaches Negril Resort & Spa, Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Almond Beach Resorts | |
| Azul Beach Hotel | |
| Beaches Resorts | |
| Breezes | |
| Club Med | |
| Shamwari Game Reserve - Riverdene Lodge |
| World's Leading Green Cruise Line | Holland America Line Inc |
|---|---|
| American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | |
| MSC Cruises | |
| Quark Expeditions | |
| Sea Cloud Cruises | |
| Star Clippers |
| World's Leading Green Transport Solution Company | Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Company |
|---|---|
| Ecolimo, California | |
| Europcar | |
| Eurostar | |
| Nature Air, Costa Rica |
| 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 Hotel Alliance | Small Luxury Hotels of the World |
|---|---|
| Boutique Hotels of the World | |
| Five Star Alliance | |
| Global Hotel Alliance | |
| Great Hotels of the World | |
| Leading Hotels of the World |
| World's Leading Island Destination | Mauritius |
|---|---|
| Bali | |
| Barbados | |
| Bermuda | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Crete, Greece | |
| Cyprus | |
| Jamaica | |
| Koh Samui | |
| Maldives | |
| Sardinia, Italy | |
| Seychelles | |
| Sicily | |
| St Lucia | |
| Zanzibar |
| World's Leading Large Ship Cruise Line | Royal Caribbean Cruise Line |
|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | |
| Costa Cruises | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | |
| P&O Cruises | |
| Princess Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises |
| World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Hertz | |
| Holiday Autos | |
| Sixt |
| 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 | |
| Sixt | |
| Sports Car Hire |
| World's Leading Luxury Cruise Line | The Yachts of Seabourn |
|---|---|
| Azamara Cruises | |
| Carnival Cruise Line | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Princess Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| ResidenSea | |
| Silversea Cruises | |
| Star Cruises | |
| Windstar |
| World's Leading Luxury Lodge | Thanda Private Game Reserve |
|---|---|
| Chobe Game Lodge, Botswana | |
| Huka Lodge | |
| Lake Okareka Lodge | |
| Mnemba Island Lodge | |
| Safari Lodge, Ulusaba Private Game Reserve | |
| Solitaire Lodge |
| World's Leading Luxury Tour Operator | Adventures by Disney |
|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Kent | |
| Elegant Resorts | |
| Hayes and Jarvis | |
| Intrav | |
| ITC Classics | |
| Kuoni | |
| Travcoa |
| World's Leading Private Island Resort | Necker Island |
|---|---|
| Amanpulo | |
| Fregate Island Private | |
| Guana Island | |
| Le Taha'a Private Island & Spa | |
| Medjumbe Island Resort | |
| Musha Cay | |
| Palm Island Resort | |
| Wadigi Island |
| World's Leading Rail Service | Eurostar |
|---|---|
| Amtrak | |
| Die Bahn | |
| Rail Europe | |
| SNCF | |
| VIA Rail |
| World's Leading Theme Park | Universal Orlando, Florida |
|---|---|
| Busch Gardens, Orlando | |
| Disney World, Florida | |
| Disneyland, California | |
| Movie World, Australia | |
| PortAventura, Spain | |
| Sea World, Florida |
| World's Leading Tourism Property Development Company | IFA Hotels & Resorts FZ LLC. |
|---|---|
| Damac | |
| Emaar | |
| Hydra Properties | |
| Mantis Collection | |
| Nakheel | |
| Tatweer | |
| UDC (United Development Company) |
| World's Leading Transatlantic Airline | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | |
| American Airlines | |
| British Airways | |
| Continental Airlines | |
| Delta Airlines | |
| Lufthansa | |
| Northwest Airlines | |
| United Airlines | |
| US Airways |
| World's Leading Travel Management Company | Dnata |
|---|---|
| Carlson Wagonlit Travel | |
| ILS3 - Intelligent Leisure Solutions and Discover Travel Group | |
| Travel with Flair |
| World's Leading TV Channel for Travellers | BBC World News |
|---|---|
| Asianet | |
| CNBC | |
| CNN | |
| Discovery Channel | |
| National Geographic | |
| Sky | |
| Travel Channel |
| World's Responsible Tourism Award | TUI Travel |
|---|---|
| Amazonas Tur | |
| Holland America Line Inc | |
| Kingfisher Bay Resort | |
| Nkwichi Lodge | |
| Orange County Resorts | |
| Shigar Fort Pakistan |









































