World Travel Awards

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

World Travel Awards voting opens for Middle East

Travel industry professionals and consumers from around the world are invited to cast their votes for the organisations in the Middle East that they consider to be the very best in their fields, ahead of World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019.

World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2019

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.

26^th annual World Travel Awards opens for submissions

World Travel Awards is pleased to announce its annual “call for entries” for inclusion in the most prestigious awards and recognition initiative in travel and tourism. Each country's very best brands and products are now invited to submit their applications to participate and stand a chance to win the ultimate industry accolade.

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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.

Upcoming Events

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

Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2019
Mauritius
Saturday, 1 June 2019

Europe Gala Ceremony 2019
Madeira
Saturday, 8 June 2019

Latin America Ceremony 2019
La Paz, Bolivia
Saturday, 13 July 2019

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*
Middle East	Open	Closes 17 Mar
Africa	Closed	Opens 4 Mar
Indian Ocean	Closed	Opens 4 Mar
Europe	Closed	Opens 11 Mar
Asia	Closed	Opens 25 Mar
Central America	Closed	Opens 25 Mar
Oceania	Closed	Opens 25 Mar
South America	Closed	Opens 25 Mar
Caribbean	Closed	Closed 10 Jan
North America	Closed	Closed 10 Jan