World Travel Awards

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

The Thompson Okanagan to host North America Gala Ceremony

World Travel Awards has revealed it will host its North America Gala Ceremony 2020 in the Thompson Okanagan, British Columbia. The leading travel industry figureheads and decision-makers from across North America will attend what will mark WTA’s first ceremony in Canada.

World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony 2019

Latin America 2019 winners announced in La Paz, Bolivia

The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony in the administrative capital, La Paz, to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

Europe 2019 winners announced in Madeira

The finest travel brands in Europe have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Madeira. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony on the breathtaking Atlantic island to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

WTA Africa & Indian Ocean 2019 winners revealed in Mauritius

The finest travel brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Mauritius. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony at Sugar Beach – A Sun Resort to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

Arabia’s finest travel brands revealed at World Travel Awards in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is reinforcing its standing as a world-class events destination as it steps up to host the most important night of the year for the Arabian travel and tourism industry. The World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019 will take place at Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi on Thursday 25 April, with the key players and VIPs from across the region attending.

Island Records founder Chris Blackwell honoured at World Travel Awards in Jamaica

The music and hospitality pioneer, Chris Blackwell, has been honoured at a star-studded gala ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The founder of Island Records and Island Outpost was acknowledged with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2019. The red carpet evening, which was hosted at Sandals® Montego Bay, marked the opening leg of the WTA Grand Tour 2019 – an annual search for the finest travel and tourism organisations in the world.

Upcoming Events

Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2019
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Saturday, 12 October 2019

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

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Voting Dates

Region	Status	Dates*
Travel Technology	Open	Closes 20 Oct
World	Open	Closes 20 Oct
Caribbean	Closed	Closed 10 Jan
North America	Closed	Closed 10 Jan
Middle East	Closed	Closed 17 Mar
Africa	Closed	Closed 21 Apr
Indian Ocean	Closed	Closed 21 Apr
Europe	Closed	Closed 28 Apr
Asia	Closed	Closed 11 Aug
Central America	Closed	Closed 24 May
Oceania	Closed	Closed 11 Aug
South America	Closed	Closed 24 May