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Vietnam Dominates With Over 40 Trophies At World Travel Awards 2022

Vietnam’s national flag carrier came out on top bringing home two major titles: Asia's Leading Airline Brand and Asia's Leading Airline | Source: Vietnam Airlines / Facebook

Vietnam has received over 40 awards at the 29th World Travel Awards (WTA), including Asia’s Leading Destination 2022 and Asia’s Leading Nature Destination 2022. WTA announced the winners for Asia and Oceania 2022 last night in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City.

“Amazing natural beauty combined with world-class levels of hospitality earned Vietnam the title of Asia’s Leading Destination,” WTA wrote on Instagram.

Vietnamese cities were also given recognitions: Ho Chi Minh City was announced Asia's Leading Business Travel Destination, while Hanoi won Asia's Leading City Break Destination. Hoi An was also named Asia's Leading Cultural City Destination, Da Nang was Asia's Leading Festival & Event Destination, and the mountainous district of Moc Chau bagged Asia's Leading Regional Nature Destination.

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism won Asia's Leading Tourist Board 2022 award.

Vietnam’s national flag carrier came out on top bringing home two major titles: Asia's Leading Airline Brand and Asia's Leading Airline - Economy Class. In a Facebook post, Vietnam Airlines expressed its appreciation to the award-giving body.

“The World Travel Award in 2022 is a meaningful acknowledgment of Vietnam Airlines' products, services, and brand by customers, domestic and international experts. This trust has been the most significant success and the most powerful drive for Vietnam Airlines to continue to REACH FURTHER,” reads the post.

Bamboo Airways bagged Asia's Leading Regional Airline award.

On the same evening, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism was recognized as Asia's Leading City Tourist Board 2022. Asia's Leading Tour Operator award was given to Vietravel, while the Sun Hospitality Group bagged Asia's Leading Hospitality Development Company title. Ha Long International Cruise Port received Asia's Leading Cruise Port award.

Accommodations always complete the travel experience. And Vietnam is known for its premier and outstanding hotels are resorts in whichever part of the country you visit. WTA recognized some of the finest brands in the hospitality industry.

Mường Thanh Luxury Nha Trang Hotel received Asia's Leading Beach Hotel award, Amanoi earned Asia's Leading Boutique Beach Resort, InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort as Asia's Leading Green Resort, The Grand Ho Tram Resort & Casino was awarded as Asia's Leading Fully Integrated Resort, and Six Senses Con Dao as Asia's Leading Honeymoon Resort.

In addition, Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery won Asia's Leading Design Hotel award, Capella Hanoi named Asia's Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel, and Hôtel des Arts Saigon, MGallery Collection, bagged Asia's Leading Lifestyle Hotel award. Asia's Leading Luxury Resort & Spa 2022 was awarded to JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa.

Here’s a list of the rest of the winners:

Asia's Leading National Park 2022 - Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Regional Airport 2022 - Van Don International Airport

Asia's Leading Entertainment Resort 2022 - Hoi An Memories Resort & Spa, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Family Beach Resort 2022 - New World Phu Quoc Resort, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Hospitality Development Company 2022 - Sun Hospitality Group

Asia's Leading Hotel Residences 2022

Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay, Vietnam - Asia's Leading Integrated Tourism Group 2022

Sun Group - Asia's Leading Lifestyle Resort 2022

Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Luxury Beach Resort 2022 - Banyan Tree Lăng Cô, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Luxury Family Resort 2022 - InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2022 - Bai Bac Bay Villa @ InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Luxury Resort 2022 - InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Luxury Wedding Resort 2022 - JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Vietnam

Asia's Leading New Resort 2022 - Regent Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Retreat 2022 - Avana Retreat, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Riverfront Hotel 2022 - Vinpearl Luxury Landmark 81, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Seaplane Operator 2022 - Hai Au Aviation

Asia's Leading Themed Resort 2022 - Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Villa Resort 2022 - Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort, Vietnam

Asia's Leading Water Park 2022 - Aquatopia Water Park, Vietnam

Asia's Most Romantic Resort 2022 - Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam

It was in June this year when WTA announced that Vietnam was shortlisted in ten categories for its excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. Dubbed the Oscars of the travel industry, WTA is the most prestigious awards program, celebrating leaders in tourism.

This is the second time Vietnam has hosted the WTA Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony. The first time was in 2019 in Phu Quoc.

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Greek Tourism Stands Out at World Travel Awards 2022 Grand Final Event

The Winners’ picture at the WTA Grand final Gala Ceremony. Photo source: WTA.

Greek tourism was recognized as one of the world’s strongest travel brands at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Ceremony.

The World Travel Awards , considered globally as the ultimate hallmark of the industry’s excellence, announced its 2022 World winners at its Grand Final Gala Ceremony held in Muscat, Oman last week.

Continuing last year’s winning streak , Greece won a number of honors this year, with the Region of Attica named the ‘World’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination’ and Athens winning the  ‘World’s Leading Cultural City Destination’ award.

Athens, Greece . Photo source: This Is Athens – Thomas Gravanis.

Attica Governor Giorgos Patoulis thanked all people who voted for the region at the WTA adding that this recognition “is proof that hard work and perseverance pays back”.

Commenting on Athens’ win, the city’s Mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis said that “Athens is developing in an international tourism brand. Our strategic marketing has reintroduced it to foreign markets as a cultural destination that out won cities like New York and London at the WTA this year”.

Epaminondas Mousios, CEO of Athens Development and Destination Management Agency with Graham Cooke, Founder of WTA. Photo source: WTA.

In the hospitality sector, Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa won the ‘World’s Leading Boutique Resort’ for the 4th consecutive year, the Grand Forest Mectsovo was chosen as the ‘World’s Leading Landmark Hotel’ whilst Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas was named ‘World’s Leading Eco-Lodge’ for 2022, its 5th honor in this category in the last 6 years.

Photo source: @Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa

This year, the Sani Resort won three awards: ‘World’s Leading Family & Beach Resort 2022’ , ‘World’s Leading Luxury Green Resort 2022’ and ‘World’s Leading Cultural Destination Resort 2022’ becoming one of the night’s multiple awards winners. Furthermore, Domes Resorts was named ‘World’s Leading Luxury Resort Brand 2022’ .

Greece’s Mideast Travel Worldwide took the title of ‘World’s Leading Destination Management Company’ for the 5th consecutive time; Greek company AllinBlusive was honored as the ‘World’s Leading Private Cruises Company’ for the 5th time in a row.

Greek hotel management and consulting group HotelBrain Group was once again recognized as the ‘World’s Leading Hotel Management Company’ .

Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece.

The Grand Final Gala Ceremony marked the climax of the WTA 29th anniversary Grand Tour – an annual search for the finest travel and tourism organizations in the world, with the winners of WTA’s regional ceremonies going head-to-head for the coveted World titles.

“Our winners have been recognized by our global voting audience as the leaders of tourism excellence. Their commitment to becoming the very best will in turn serve to drive up standards across the industry and will raise the collective benchmark.” said WTA Founder, Graham Cooke commenting on the Grand Final winners.

In the aviation sector, Qatar Airways capped a memorable year by winning ‘World’s Leading Airline’ . Emirates took the title of ‘World’s Leading Airline Brand’ along with ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Middle East’ , ‘World’s Leading Inflight Entertainment’ and ‘World’s Leading Airlines Rewards Programme’ .

The evening marked a year like no other for Maldives tourism. In its 50th anniversary since first welcoming visitors to its shores, Maldives claimed the ultimate honour of ‘World’s Leading Destination’ with Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) taking the title of ‘World’s Leading Tourist Board’ .

Vietnam also claimed the headlines winning five major honours. ‘World’s Leading City Break Destination’ went to Hanoi, ‘World’s Leading Nature Island Destination’ was presented to Phu Quoc, ‘World’s Leading Town Destination’ was won by Tam Đảo, ‘World’s Leading Regional Nature Destination’ was awarded to Moc Chau, with Vietnam winning ‘World’s Leading Heritage Destination’ .

Greece and Greek travel and tourism businesses were also honored in a number of categories at the 29th WTA Europe event that took place in October .

WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.

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World Travel Awards 2022 grants Portugal 12 honours

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Published on 19 November, 2021

Published on 17 November, 2022 • Last updated on 17 November, 2022

By Portugal Homes

The 29th annual World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022 puts again Portugal at the top of the list of the best tourist destinations in the world. After receiving 30 awards in the European category, Portugal was granted 12 honours in the international classification. The winners were announced on the 11th of November at the World Travel Awards 2022 (WTA) ceremony in Muscat, Oman.

Considered the Oscar of the tourism awards, the WTA have a long relationship with Portugal, having already recognised two years in a row the Algarve's region , in the South of the country, as the World’s Leading Beach Destination . Despite not triumphing for the third time in this category, Portugal embraces three significant awards in 2022: the World's Leading Island Destination , the World's Leading Seaside Metropolitan Destination , and the World's Leading City Destination .   

The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all tourism industry sectors. This year the WTA granted Madeira, Lisbon, and Porto respectively as the best destinations in each category disputed, showing that Portugal is one of the best tourist destinations in several aspects. Despite those three classifications, Portugal received nine other awards in different nominations.  

Madeira is the World's Leading Island Destination  

Nominated for the 8th consecutive time, th e Autonomous Region of Madeira is granted as the World's Leading Island Destination by the most relevant tourist award in the world, the WTA. Since 2015 the Portuguese island obtained its first recognition and since then every year Madeira leaving behind great competitors, such as Bali (Indonesia), Barbados, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Crete (Greece), Fiji,  Hawaii, Mallorca (Spain), and others.   

The Autonomous Region of Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean close to the Moroccan coast on the African continent. The province includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, the Desertas , and the Ilhas Selvagens , having as its capital the city of Funchal, located on the island of Madeira. With a population of 105,795, Funchal is the sixth largest city in Portugal, and recently became an investment hub for the digital nomad community that grows exponentially on the island. The traditional Portuguese culture, together with the volcanic geologic formation, and its tropical environment are a great attraction for its visitors.  

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Lisbon is the World's Leading Seaside Metropolitan Destination 

The Portuguese Capital Lisbon also got into the spotlight during the WTA Grand Final Gala Ceremony, due to its riviera coastline in the Atlantic Ocean. It is not a surprise that Lisbon received the World's Leading Seaside Metropolitan Destination, considering its amazing seaside urban beaches, from Lisbon to Cascais , and after, to the Cabo da Roca, the Westernmost point of continental Europe. The award was granted to Lisbon over famous cities such as Cape Town (South Africa), Dubai (UAE), Miami (Florida, USA), and the Region of Attica (Greece).   

Being the Country's Capital, Lisbon is one of the most important European cultural and counter-culture centres. With a growing international community and a huge historical heritage, Lisbon is a great spot for those looking to live in a vibrant environment. One of the hottest European capitals, Lisbon's blue ski offers sunshine all year, giving its residents a great quality of life . The urban beaches on its coastline are a must-have destination for all those looking to share a cosmopolite life, together with the relaxing white-sand beach escapes.  

Porto is the World's Leading City Destination in 2022  

Another wonderful honour is the recognition given to the city of Porto, the second large city in Portugal . The city was granted the World's Leading City Destination 2022 , over a great competition with 20 leading cities, such as Acapulco and Cancún (Mexico), Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), London (England), Melbourne and Sydney (Australia), New York City (USA), Queenstown (New Zealand), along others.  

Despite being a big city in Portugal, Porto is also historically important to the country and was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Among all the city characteristics, its size is the most intriguing, as it stands in a small urban area spread through a very irregular territory along the hills. Getting around on foot is easy in Porto as the main attractions and services are considerably close to each other, although the up and down is a fact . Porto offers a great quality of life, wit h modern public transportation trams crossing the city from one point to another, and car cables bringing visitors from the riverside to the top of the hill.  

Portugal receives 12 prices

After receiving 30 European awards, Portugal shines in the 29th annual WTA Grand Final Gala Ceremony. In total Portugal received 12 world awards, confirming the country's touristic potential. The 12 award categories were:   

• Best island destination – Madeira  
• Best coastal city destination – Lisbon  
• Best city destination – Porto  
• Best airline company to Africa – TAP Air Portugal  
• Best airline company to South America – TAP Air Portugal  
• Best classic hotel – Olissipo Lapa Palace Hotel, Lisbon  
• Best Adventure tourism attraction – Paiva Walkways, Arouca  
• Best conservation company – Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua  
• Best golf and villa resort – Dunas Douradas Beach Club, Almancil  
• Best luxury business hotel – Pestana Palace Hotel, Lisbon  
• Best responsible tourism project – Dark Sky Alqueva  
• Best boutique hotel operator – Amazing Evolution.   

Portugal stands as a tourist leading destination in the world and the World Travel Awards 2022 is the ultimate proof of this.  

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• Peru obtains 18 nominations at the World Travel Awards 2022 South America

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We invite you to vote for Peru through the website www.worldtravelawards.com/vote . The election will be available until Friday, July 29.

Peru and its tourist attractions achieved nominations in 18 categories in the recent South American edition of the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022. The so-called 'Oscar of Tourism' selected Machu Picchu , Lima and Mancora as the main representatives of the country to compete in the most important gala of the travel industry. For this reason, Peru will once again participate in the category 'Leading Tourist Attraction ', ' Leading Culinary Destination ' and 'Leading Cultural Destination ' in the region, recognitions obtained in 2021 that consolidate our country as one of the most important tourist destinations in the region.

Nominations

Our Inca architectural jewel, Machu Picchu , competes in the category of 'Best Tourist Attraction', an award that has already obtained in the regional and world edition of the World Travel Awards 2021. On the other hand, our capital, Lima , managed to be nominated in 7 categories: 'Best city destination', 'Best city destination to rest', 'Best city destination', 'Best destination for business trips', 'Best sports tourism destination', 'Best romantic destination' and 'Best meeting and conference destination', while Mancora (Piura) does the same in the category of 'Best beach destination'.

Likewise, in the mentions as a country, Peru is in 9 additional items such as 'Best culinary destination', 'Best destination', 'Best tourism destination', 'Best cultural destination', 'Best cruise destination', 'Best nature destination', 'Best whale watching destination', 'Best green destination' and 'Best destination for young people'.

About the World Travel Awards (WTA)

For 29 years, the WTA annually awards excellence in all areas of world tourism and is also considered a world reference in the tourism industry. They are also considered as the 'Oscars of Tourism' by the prestigious American newspaper The Wall Street Journal .

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Triumphant at the red carpet event was The Algarve, Portugal winning the coveted title of ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Destination’, while Porto picked up the prized honour of ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination

Europe’s premier travel brands have been revealed at a blockbuster gala ceremony at the new Hilton Mallorca Galatzo . The brightest stars of the hospitality industry aligned at the World Travel Awards (WTA) European Gala Ceremony 2022 to discover who amongst them had won the ultimate accolades in tourism.

Triumphant at the red carpet event was The Algarve, Portugal winning the coveted title of ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Destination’, while Porto picked up the prized honour of ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination’.

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Travel industry VIPs from 40 nations attended the big travel industry reunion at Hilton’s first property on Mallorca. The recently opened 208-room Hilton Mallorca Galatzo is the latest addition to join Hilton’s growing European portfolio.

Graham Cooke , Founder, WTA, said: “What a truly memorable experience was had by our international VIP audience. This enchanting island setting proved to be the perfect backdrop for a sensational two-day event crowned by this evening’s Gala Ceremony. Hilton Mallorca Galatzo has done itself proud by making Europe’s luminaries feel so warmly welcomed.

WTA had the privilege of recognising the industry’s leading lights from across Europe. As stellar examples of tourism excellence, our winners have helped the industry to raise the collective benchmark”.

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The next red carpet events on the WTA Grand Tour 2022 will take place in Nairobi, Kenya (Africa & Indian Ocean), Amman, Jordan (Middle East) and Muscat, Oman (Grand Final).

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World Travel Awards 2022: the winners in Latin America

The winners of the 29th World Travel Awards (credit: WTA)

On 11 November, the 29th World Travel Awards ceremony was held in Muscat, the capital of Oman, to celebrate excellence in all key sectors of the travel and tourism industry.

Peru confirms its status

Peru was awarded three major prizes at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022: World’s Leading Culinary Destination 2022 , World’s Leading Cultural Destination 2022 and World’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2022 for Machu Picchu .

The Machu Picchu site, elected “World’s Top Tourist Attraction 2022” (D.R.)

“This is the fourth time that Peru has been recognised as a top cultural destination in the world and the fifth time that our global wonder, Machu Picchu, has been awarded in the tourist attraction category. It is also the tenth time that Peru has won the ‘top culinary destination’ award in the WTA World Edition, which brings us closer to our goal of positioning Peruvian gastronomy as the best in the world,” Promperu said in a press release.

Peru receives these awards just two months after winning the regional edition, but also after having been included in the list of the best destinations to visit in 2023 by the prestigious publication National Geographic, which named the archaeological site of Choquequirao as “one of the five must-see adventure destinations for next year” .

“These awards are an important recognition of the work of all Peruvians,” said Promperu’s executive president, Amora Carbajal.

Chile, the reference for sustainable tourism

Chile received the award for World’s Leading Green Destination 2022 , beating Peru, Ecuador, Madagascar and Norway in this edition.

Torres del Paine National Park (Credit: SERNATUR)

This is the third time in history that Chile has received the award for the best ecological destination on the planet. The award, which has already been given to the country in 2019 and 2020, recognises the existence and promotion of natural destinations, as well as the planning and development of sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism experiences.

“Chile stands out not only for its natural attributes, but also for the experience offered by a sustainable offer consolidated as inclusive, innovative and sustainable,” said the National Tourism Service (Sernatur).

A total of 27 awards have been given to the country by the World Travel Awards since 2015.

There is no doubt that the country is full of attractions, including the fantastic Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is home to the driest non-polar desert on the planet, the third largest salar on the planet and even the world’s most important astronomical project, ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array).

Among the country’s other fascinating destinations, Torres del Paine, in Chilean Patagonia, has several titles that make it one of the must-see destinations for nature lovers. National Geographic chose it as one of the five most beautiful places in the world and the national park was selected as the eighth wonder of the world in 2013.

Two hotels were also awarded, our partner Explora Patagonia National Park as the World’s Leading Sustainable Lodge 2022 and VIK Chile in the O’higgins region as the World’s Leading Wine Region Hotel 2022 .

Costa Rica and Ecuador awarded

Costa Rica has been awarded the title of World’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2022 . With 28 national parks and no less than 116 volcanoes, the country has more biodiversity per square metre than the entire Amazon, making it a paradise for thrill-seekers! In addition, the Gaia Hotel & Reserve is awarded in this edition as the World’s Leading Green Hotel 2022 .

In Ecuador , Guayaquil is awarded the title of World’s Leading City Tourist Board 2022 for its promotional work, and the Pikaia Lodge is distinguished with the award for World’s Leading Adventure Hotel 2022 .

The full results are available at the following link: World Travel Awards 2022.

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