World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.
KICC, Nairobi to host WTA Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2022
World Travel Awards will host its Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2022 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya. The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from Africa and the Indian Ocean will attend the red-carpet gala reception in the Kenyan capital on 15 October 2022.
World Travel Awards to host Europe Gala Ceremony 2022 at Hilton Mallorca Galatzo
World Travel Awards will host its Europe Gala Ceremony 2022 at Hilton Mallorca Galatzo, Spain. The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from across the continent will attend the red-carpet gala reception on 1 October 2022.
World Travel Awards to host first ceremony in Jordan
World Travel Awards will host its Middle East Gala Ceremony 2022 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amman. The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from across the region will attend the red-carpet gala reception in the capital of Jordan on 18 September 2022.
WTA opens voting for Europe 2022
World Travel Awards has opened voting for the Europe categories of its 2022 programme. Voting runs until midnight 8th August. The winners will be unveiled at WTA's Europe Gala Ceremony 2022, which will take place at the new Hilton Mallorca Galatzo, Spain on 1st October 2022.
Sandals Montego Bay to host World Travel Awards Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony 2022
World Travel Awards – will host its Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony 2022 at Sandals Montego Bay, Jamaica. The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from across the region will attend the red-carpet gala reception on 31st August 2022.
WTA launches #Together initiative
With the reopening of international borders on the horizon and the global vaccine rollout gathering pace, World Travel Awards has launched its #Together initiative with the aim of galvanising the recovery efforts of the global travel and tourism economy.
#Together serves an on-going resource of information, practical advice and insights from the travel industry’s thought-leaders and decision-makers to aid the collective recovery by uniting the industry as a global unit, pooling collective knowledge and fostering cooperation. The campaign is all complimentary.
If you have your own #Together plan in place, do let us know and our team will work with you channel this into a published #Together feature.
If you would like one of our journalists to interview you or the leader of your organisation about your #Together, please get in touch. Do share with us any positive news stories that you may have that can offer hope or inspire encouragement to others. If there is anything we can do to help, please let us know.
Voting Dates

Region | Status | Dates* |
Africa | Open | Closes 24 Aug |
Indian Ocean | Open | Closes 24 Aug |
Caribbean | Closed | Closed 17 Jul |
North America | Closed | Closed 17 Jul |
Middle East | Closed | Closed 22 May |
Europe | Closed | Closed 8 Aug |
Central America | Closed | Closed 29 Jul |
South America | Closed | Closed 29 Jul |
Asia | Closed | Closed 9 Aug |
Oceania | Closed | Closed 9 Aug |
* dates subject to change.
Upcoming Events
Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony 2022
Jamaica
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2022
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Middle East Gala Ceremony 2022
Amman, Jordan
Sunday, 18 September 2022
Europe Gala Ceremony 2022
Mallorca, Spain
Saturday, 1 October 2022
Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2022
Nairobi, Kenya
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Winners Area
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