World Travel Awards

World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

Philippines shines as host of World Travel Awards 2024

Tourism royalty from across Asia and Oceania convened in Manila, Philippines to recognise the travel brands pushing the boundaries of excellence and innovation. The World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony, hosted at City of Dreams Manila, World Travel Awards Official Hotel Partner, proved a fitting showcase for the fascinating city destination.

World Travel Awards reveals 2024 Caribbean & Americas winners

World Travel Awards – has revealed its 2024 Caribbean and The Americas winners. Headline victors included Jamaica, which was voted ‘Caribbean’s Leading Destination’, as well as ‘Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Destination’ and ‘Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board’. Turks & Caicos saw off strong competition to win ‘Caribbean's Leading Beach Destination’, while The Bahamas took the title of ‘Caribbean’s Leading Luxury Island Destination’. St. Vincent & The Grenadines was named ‘Caribbean’s Leading Nature Destination’.

World Travel Awards reveals Middle East 2024 winners

World Travel Awards – the leading authority that recognises and rewards excellence in travel and tourism – has revealed its Middle East 2024 winners. The announcement coincides with the start of Arabian Travel Market, the region's leading industry event.

Indian Ocean 2024 winners announced

World Travel Awards has announced its Indian Ocean 2024 winners. Recipients included the Maldives, acknowledged with a raft of honours, including ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Destination’. The Seychelles and Mauritius also emerged victorious in this year's list of the finest in travel and tourism.

Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort, Kenya to host WTA Africa Ceremony 2024

Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort, Diani Beach, Kenya will host WTA's Africa Gala Ceremony 2024. Travel figureheads from across the continent will attend the red-carpet reception at the paradise resort on 18 October 2024.

Madeira to stage World Travel Awards Grand Final 2024

World Travel Awards has revealed that its Grand Final 2024 will take place in the idyllic Atlantic islands of Madeira on 24 November. The red-carpet banquet will take place at Savoy Palace from Savoy Signature, and will mark the climax of WTA's Grand Tour 2024.

Europe winners revealed at World Travel Awards 2024 in Berlin

Tourism royalty convened for the spectacular World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2024 at the Ritz-Carlton, Berlin to find out who amongst them had been voted the continent's best of the best.

Best in Travel Magazine – Meet the 2024 Winners

This special series of Best in Travel magazine reveals the 2024 regional winners and promotes the award-winning credentials of the leading travel brands and tourism products to a readership of 120,000+ luxury travel consumers.

Upcoming Events

Africa Gala Ceremony 2024
Diani Beach, Kenya
Friday, 18 October 2024

Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2024
Madeira, Portugal
Sunday, 24 November 2024

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Voting Dates

Region	Status	Dates*
World	Closed	Opens 23 Sep
Europe	Closed	Closed 4 Feb
Caribbean	Closed	Closed 7 Apr
Central America	Closed	Closed 7 Apr
Indian Ocean	Closed	Closed 31 Mar
Middle East	Closed	Closed 31 Mar
North America	Closed	Closed 7 Apr
South America	Closed	Closed 7 Apr
Africa	Closed	Closed 8 Sep
Asia	Closed	Closed 28 Jul
Oceania	Closed	Closed 28 Jul