World Travel Awards

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

Sandals Montego Bay to welcome leaders of Caribbean and North American travel industry

The newest and hottest resort in Jamaica, Sandals® Montego Bay, is hosting the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2019 on Monday 28th January. The gala ceremony will be the premier gathering of the Caribbean and North American hospitality industries, with the key players and VIPs from across the two regions scheduled to attend. The evening will also mark the opening leg of the WTA Grand Tour 2019 – an annual search for the finest travel and tourism organisations in the world.

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Madeira to welcome World Travel Awards in 2019

Madeira has been revealed as the host for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Europe Gala Ceremony 2019. The Portuguese destination, which has taken the title of Europe’s Leading Island Destination for the past five years, will use the event to boost its profile on the international stage.

World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2018

World’s finest travel brands revealed at World Travel Awards Grand Final 2018 in Lisbon

The finest travel brands in the world have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. The elite of the travel industry gathered for the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2018 at the historic Pátio da Galé to find out who amongst them had been crowned the finest in the world.

Winners of Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2018 revealed

The finest travel brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Durban, South Africa. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2018 at the Durban International Convention Centre to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

Winners of Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2018 revealed

The finest travel brands in the Caribbean and North America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Jamaica. The who’s who of the travel industry gathered for the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2018 at Sandals Montego Bay to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

Latin America's leading travel brands revealed in Guayaquil, Ecuador

The finest travel brands in South and Central America have been unveiled at the World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony 2018 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hundreds of the leading figures of South and Central's travel and tourism industries attended the red-carpet ceremony, which was staged at Guayaquil's historic Palacio de Cristal.

Asia and Australasia's leading travel brands revealed in Hong Kong

Asia and Australasia's finest travel brands have been unveiled at World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2018 in Hong Kong. Hundreds of the leading figures from Asia and Australasia's travel and tourism industries attended the red-carpet ceremony, which was staged at the newly-refurbished InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong.

Europe's finest travel brands revealed at World Travel Awards in Athens

Europe's finest travel brands have been unveiled at World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2018 in Athens, Greece. Hundreds of the leading figures of Europe's travel and tourism industry attended the ceremony, which was staged at the historic Zappeion Megaron Hall.

World Travel Awards honours leaders in Middle Eastern tourism

Ras al Khaimah has welcomed the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony for the first time, with the best of regional hospitality recognised at the event.

Upcoming Events

Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2019
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Monday, 28 January 2019

Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Thursday, 25 April 2019

Europe Gala Ceremony 2019
Madeira
Saturday, 8 June 2019

Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2019
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Friday, 11 October 2019

Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2019
Muscat, Oman
Thursday, 28 November 2019

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Voting Dates

Region	Status	Dates*
Middle East	Closed	Opens 4 Feb
Europe	Closed	Opens 11 Mar
Asia	Closed	Opens 25 Mar
Oceania	Closed	Opens 25 Mar
Caribbean	Closed	Closed 10 Jan
North America	Closed	Closed 10 Jan
Africa	Closed	TBA
Central America	Closed	TBA
Indian Ocean	Closed	TBA
South America	Closed	TBA