World Nominees 2011
It is with a great pleasure that we announce the nominees of the 18th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2011 World Travel Awards Nominees for World are*:
World
Top| World's Leading Airline Alliance | Oneworld |
|---|---|
| SkyTeam | |
| Star Alliance |
| World's Leading Airline Economy Class | Cathay Pacific Airways |
|---|---|
| Air India | |
| British Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Lufthansa | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| Singapore Airlines | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline First Class | Etihad Airways |
|---|---|
| American Airlines | |
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Korean Air | |
| Malaysia Airlines | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| Singapore Airlines |
| World's Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| Singapore Airlines |
| World's Leading Airline Lounge: Business Class | Qatar Airways |
|---|---|
| British Airways | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Singapore Airlines | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline Lounge: First Class | British Airways |
|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Lufthansa | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| Singapore Airlines |
| World's Leading Airline Rewards Program | Lufthansa |
|---|---|
| British Airways | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| Qantas Airways | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| South African Airways | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline to Africa | TAP Portugal |
|---|---|
| British Airways | |
| Delta Air Lines | |
| Emirates | |
| Etihad Airways | |
| South African Airways | |
| Turkish Airlines Inc. | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline to Asia | Malaysia Airlines |
|---|---|
| Air China | |
| Air India | |
| Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| Japan Airlines | |
| Korean Air | |
| Singapore Airlines | |
| Thai Airways International |
| World's Leading Airline to Europe | Lufthansa |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | |
| Air Berlin | |
| Air France | |
| British Airways | |
| ICELANDAIR | |
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | |
| SWISS | |
| TAP Portugal | |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| World's Leading Airline to South America | TAP Portugal |
|---|---|
| American Airlines | |
| British Airways | |
| Continental Airlines | |
| KLM | |
| Lufthansa | |
| United Airlines |
| World's Leading Airline to the Middle East | Etihad Airways |
|---|---|
| Emirates | |
| flydubai | |
| Gulf Air | |
| MEA – Middle East Airlines | |
| Oman Air | |
| Qatar Airways | |
| Royal Jordanian Airlines | |
| Turkish Airlines |
| World's Leading All Suite Hotel & Spa | Hotel Les Ottomans, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Amandari, Indonesia | |
| Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa, Canada | |
| Burj Al Arab, United Arab Emirates | |
| Micasa All Suite Hotel, Malaysia | |
| The Burnsley, USA |
| World's Leading All-Inclusive Company | Sandals Resorts International |
|---|---|
| Almond Beach Resorts | |
| Club Med | |
| Karishma Hotels & Resorts | |
| Occidental Hotels & Resorts | |
| Sunset World |
| World's Leading Boutique Golf Resort | Fairplay Golf Hotel & Spa, Spain |
|---|---|
| Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort, Ireland | |
| Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, South Africa | |
| Santibury Golf Chiang Rai, Thailand |
| World's Leading Boutique Hotel Group | Island Outpost |
|---|---|
| Aman Resorts | |
| Banyan Tree | |
| Grace Hotels | |
| Mantis Collection | |
| Preferred Boutique |
| World's Leading Budget Hotel Brand | Premier Inn |
|---|---|
| Best Western | |
| Easy Hotels | |
| Etap Hotel / Formule1 | |
| Four Points by Sheraton | |
| Holiday Inn Express | |
| Travelodge |
| World's Leading Business Car Rental Company | Avis |
|---|---|
| Budget | |
| Europcar | |
| Hertz | |
| National | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading Business Hotel Group | InterContinental Hotels & Resorts |
|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels | |
| Hyatt | |
| JW Marriott | |
| Le Meridien | |
| Novotel | |
| Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | |
| The Ritz Carlton | |
| Westin Hotels & Resorts |
| World's Leading Business Travel Destination | Doha |
|---|---|
| Beijing | |
| Berlin | |
| Dubai | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Johannesburg | |
| London | |
| Madrid | |
| Moscow | |
| Paris | |
| Shanghai | |
| Singapore | |
| Tokyo | |
| Washington |
| World's Leading Car Hire | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Hertz | |
| National | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading Caribbean Attraction Company | Island Routes |
|---|---|
| Chukka Caribbean Adventures | |
| Majestic Tours Limited | |
| Solar Tours & Travel | |
| Tourwise Limited |
| World's Leading Cruise Brand | Royal Caribbean Cruise Line |
|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Lines | |
| Celebrity Cruises | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Disney Cruises | |
| MSC Cruises | |
| P&O Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| Silversea Cruises |
| World's Leading Cruise Travel Agent | Cruise.co.uk |
|---|---|
| African Safari Club | |
| Crown Cruise Vacations | |
| Cruise Line | |
| Cruises.com | |
| Page and Moy | |
| Paradissa Travel - Ha Noi | |
| Thomas Cook | |
| Travel Store USA |
| World's Leading CSR Programme | Starwood Hotels |
|---|---|
| Banyan Tree | |
| Four Seasons, Costa Rica | |
| Inkaterra Machu Picchu, Peru | |
| Kimpton Hotels | |
| Le Quartier Français | |
| The Fairmont, USA | |
| Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa |
| World's Leading Designer Hotel | Armani Hotel Dubai |
|---|---|
| Armani Hotel Milano, Italy | |
| Bulgari Milano, Italy | |
| Bulgari Resort, Bali | |
| Hotel Missoni Edinburgh, UK | |
| Hotel Missoni Kuwait | |
| Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast |
| World's Leading Destination Management Company | Kuoni Destination Management |
|---|---|
| DMC Network | |
| Hala Abu Dhabi | |
| High Life Conference & Incentive Ltd | |
| Kyles on Scotland | |
| Ovation Global DMC | |
| Tropical Incentives |
| World's Leading Destination Marketing Campaign | Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority |
|---|---|
| Cyprus | |
| India | |
| Malaysia | |
| Turkey |
| World's Leading Dive Destination | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Belize | |
| Cayman Islands | |
| Great Barrier Reef, Australia | |
| Maldives | |
| Mozambique | |
| Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| Zanzibar |
| World's Leading Dive Resort | The Royal Savoy Sharm El Sheikh |
|---|---|
| Aneka Resort | |
| Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort | |
| Las Terrazas | |
| Lembeh Resort | |
| Little Cayman Beach Resort | |
| Palau Pacific Resort |
| World's Leading Eco Resort & Spa | Soneva Kiri by Six Senses Thailand |
|---|---|
| Banyan Tree Resort Vabbinfaru-Maldives | |
| Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa | |
| Rogner-Bad Blumau | |
| Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort |
| World's Leading Green Cruise Line | Star Clippers |
|---|---|
| American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc | |
| Crystal Cruises | |
| Holland America Line Inc | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | |
| MSC Cruises | |
| Quark Expeditions | |
| Sea Cloud Cruises |
| World's Leading Green Transport Solution Company | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Ecolimo, California, USA | |
| Eurostar | |
| Nature Air, Costa Rica | |
| Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Company , China |
| 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 Hotel Alliance | Leading Hotels of the World |
|---|---|
| Boutique Hotels of the World | |
| Five Star Alliance | |
| Global Hotel Alliance | |
| Great Hotels of the World | |
| Small Luxury Hotels of the World |
| World's Leading Hotel Loyalty Programme | Starwood Preferred Guest |
|---|---|
| Accor A Club | |
| Hilton Honors | |
| Hyatt Gold Passport | |
| Intercontinental Priority Club | |
| Mariott Rewards |
| World's Leading Island Destination | Mauritius |
|---|---|
| Bali, Indonesia | |
| Barbados | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Crete, Greece | |
| Jamaica | |
| Langkawi, Malaysia | |
| Maldives | |
| Sanya, China | |
| Seychelles | |
| Sicily, Italy | |
| St Lucia | |
| Zanzibar, Tanzania |
| World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company | Europcar |
|---|---|
| Alamo | |
| Avis | |
| Budget | |
| Hertz | |
| Holiday Autos | |
| Sixt |
| World's Leading Low-Cost Airline | Easyjet |
|---|---|
| 1time | |
| Air Arabia | |
| Air Berlin www.airberlin.com | |
| Frontier Airlines | |
| GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes | |
| JetBlue Airways | |
| Mango |
| World's Leading Luxury Car Rental | Avis Prestige |
|---|---|
| Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car | |
| Churchill Supercars | |
| Exclusive Car Hire | |
| Luxury Rent A Car | |
| Prestige Car Hire | |
| Sports Car Hire |
| World's Leading Luxury Cruise Line | The Yachts of Seabourn |
|---|---|
| Azamara Cruises | |
| Carnival Cruise Lines | |
| Cunard Line | |
| Princess Cruises | |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | |
| ResidenSea | |
| Silversea Cruises | |
| Star Cruises | |
| Windstar |
| World's Leading Luxury Sailing Cruise Company | Star Clippers |
|---|---|
| Seafarer Cruises | |
| Windstar |
| World's Leading Luxury Tour Operator | Abercrombie & Kent |
|---|---|
| Adventures by Disney | |
| Elegant Resorts | |
| Hayes and Jarvis | |
| ITC Classics | |
| Kuoni Group | |
| Orient Tours | |
| Travcoa | |
| Vantage Deluxe World Travel |
| World's Leading Marketing Campaign | Welcome To Yorkshire |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority | |
| Egyptian Tourist Authority | |
| Embratur, Brazil | |
| Incredible India | |
| South Africa Tourism | |
| Spanish Institute of Tourism |
| World's Leading Marketing Innovation | Sixt |
|---|---|
| Air New Zealand | |
| Canadian Tourism Commission | |
| Cape Town | |
| hotels.com | |
| Thomson Holidays | |
| Visit Britain |
| World's Leading Rail Service | Eurostar |
|---|---|
| Amtrak | |
| Die Bahn | |
| Rail Europe | |
| SNCF | |
| VIA Rail |
| World's Leading Specialist Cruise Line | Swan Hellenic |
|---|---|
| Adventure Canada | |
| Compagnie du Ponant | |
| Quark Expeditions | |
| Sea Cloud Cruises | |
| Star Clippers | |
| VanGuard Tours & Cruises | |
| Voyages of Discovery | |
| Windstar |
| World's Leading Sports Tour Operator | TUI Travel PLC’s Specialist & Activity Sector |
|---|---|
| Cuevas Viajes Sports | |
| Dertour GmbH & Co KG | |
| Edu Sport Travel | |
| Great Atlantic Travel | |
| Roza Vetrov | |
| Sports Holidays |
| World's Leading Sports Tourism Destination | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | |
| Australia | |
| Brazil | |
| China | |
| Dubai | |
| England | |
| Jamaica | |
| Korea | |
| Malaysia | |
| New Zealand | |
| Qatar | |
| USA | |
| Vancouver |
| World's Leading Travel Management Company | FCm Travel Solutions |
|---|---|
| Al Futtaim Travel | |
| American Express | |
| Carlson Wagonlit Travel | |
| Dnata | |
| ILS3 - Intelligent Leisure Solutions and Discover Travel Group |
| World's Most Innovative Airline | Korean Air |
|---|---|
| Air New Zealand | |
| British Airways | |
| Lufthansa Airlines | |
| Malaysia Airlines | |
| SAS Airlines |
| World's Most Romantic Destination | Maldives |
|---|---|
| Bali | |
| Hawaii | |
| Mauritius | |
| New York City | |
| Paris | |
| Seychelles | |
| Tuscany, Italy | |
| Venice |
* Winners are listed first and all other nominees are then listed alphabetically.
