Portugal has been the large winner on this yr’s World Travel Awards, which has unveiled its lists of Europe’s high-quality traveler destinations for 2019.
Known because the Oscars of tourism, the World Travel Awards named Portugal for the 0.33 consecutive 12 months as “Europe’s Leading Tourist Destination,” with the Algarve location getting its very own award as the “Leading Beach Destination” and the usa’s capital, Lisbon, selected as “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination.”
The bulletins had been made at some stage in a gala ceremony at the island of Madeira, which, together with Porto Santo and Desertas, shaped the Madeira archipelago and was voted “Europe’s Best Island Destination.”
With its blue skies, crystalline waters, scenic hikes, subtropical weather, and rugged landscape, Madeira, placed within the North Atlantic Ocean, is a popular 12 months-spherical vacation spot with nearly 1.5 million travelers journeying every year.
“Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourist Attraction” was accorded to another Portuguese hotspot: the Passadiços do Paiva within the Arouca Geopark, with its 8-million-plus kilometers of walkways through beautiful, “untouched” natural landscapes recognized by way of UNESCO as a Geological Heritage of Humanity.
In total, Portugal basked in 39 accolades, such as numerous resort categories, which include Best Business, Design, Luxury, All-inclusive, and Romantic motels.
The Portuguese airline TAP was voted Europe’s leading airline heading to South America and Africa.
Other winners in Europe encompass the Russian town of St. Petersburg, selected as “Europe’s Leading City Destination,” Madrid as “Europe’s Leading Meetings and Conferences Destination,” and Batumi, Georgia, “with its mix of Belle Epoque and cutting-edge beauty” as “Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination.”
The motel winners encompass the Hilton Hotels & Resorts, voted “Europe’s Leading Hotel Brand,” and the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, winner of “Europe’s Leading Business Hotel Brand.”
In the newcomer categories, the InterContinental Sofia in Bulgaria turned into named “Europe’s Leading New Hotel,” L’Oscar Hotel in London as “Europe’s Leading New Boutique Hotel,” the San Clemente Palace Kempinski in Venice as “Europe’s Leading Luxury Wedding Resort,” Pestana Porto Santo All Inclusive Beach & Spa Resort in Portugal as “Europe’s Leading All-Inclusive Resort.”
In other classes, Venice Simplon Orient-Express gained as “Europe’s Leading Luxury Train” and Turismo de Portugal as “Europe’s Leading Tourist Board.”
Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards (WTA) rewards leaders in the tourism, airline, motel, and hospitality sectors around the globe, selected through an internet poll concerning customers from the majority and lots of professionals from the tourism travel industry worldwide.
It covers 130 categories from transportation – air, cruise, car, and rail – to attractions, locations, resorts and motels, meetings and conventions, corporations and operators, and travel technology vendors.
Madeira was a part of the WTA Grand Tour 2019, a chain of annual enterprise galas held throughout the globe annually.
Other 2019 ceremonies take location in Montego Bay (Jamaica), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Mauritius, La Paz (Bolivia), and Phu Quoc (Vietnam), with local winners advancing to the Grand Final to compete for the world classes.
Grand Final winners will be announced at a ceremony in Muscat (Oman) in November of this year.
