Family photo with the winners of the Traveler Awards 2018
“ This year we celebrate the tenth anniversary of a gala that, without a doubt, has already become a benchmark in the travel sector. Ten years is enough time to travel to many destinations, discover a lot of charming hotels and get lost in the gastronomy of places you had never heard of before”. thus inaugurated Laura Sánchez, our magnificent presenter, a night full of emotions.
While we blow out the ten candles on this cake that we have baked with so much effort, we close our eyes and ask that our magazine continue to be your guide, your compass and your faithful companion on your next escapades. We also wish that Traveler readers keep helping us rate and find excellence in travel.
Laura Sánchez, our master of ceremonies
Traveling is a way of life, it is a way to increase the inventory of memories that make you smile and make growing up more bearable.
Last night we wanted to make a toast for all those hours invested in the terminals , at night in Hotels of dreams, for the landscapes that force you to reconcile with the world, for the cities that make you feel at home, for those accessories that are always part of our luggage and, above all, for all those people and institutions that make this adventure easier.
Therefore, with the Casino of Madrid As a witness, we put on our best clothes to celebrate, between dances, colleagues, friends and countless anecdotes, an unforgettable year.
This evening, dedicated to all globetrotters, is already part of our memory and encourages us to enjoy and live each of the destinations, hotels, spas, transport ... that they take the gold medal of the #PremiosTraveler2018. Those who are the best among the best in the world of travel.
Javier Pascual del Olmo, president of Condé Nast Spain , provided his vision of a sector that continues to grow strongly and highlighted the role that Condé Nast Traveler plays in it.
David Moralejo, director of Condé Nast Traveler
"It is the magazine that awakens the senses; it deals with new destinations and, sometimes, known ones, but always from another point of view. It has a lot of work behind it, a lot of travel, because it is a magazine that is made while traveling. Condé Nast Traveler gives current advice and is constantly changing because the traveler changes and because you are achieving great successes in a sector that is full of happiness and illusions with constant novelties".
For its part, David Moralejo, director of Condé Nast Traveler , celebrated a night as special as the most important awards in the world of travel and took stock of his first year at the helm of the magazine.
"This year I have not voted, for obvious reasons. I have let the rest of the readers enjoy choosing their favorites. What I have dedicated myself to doing, and for a year we have been doing it in the magazine, that is to say very high #YoSoyTraveler, which is that hashtag that we created a few months ago and that we have turned into a travel trending topic and also, if you allow me to say so, in a war cry of this new traveling community that understands intelligent, sophisticated, conscious luxury, that new luxury that is where we are going and where I think we are achieving that challenge of #YoSoyTraveler".
always have to celebrate with friends
"In these months you know that Waris Ahluwalia in Switzerland, Leticia Dolera in the heart of Portugal, Nuria Vals, Verónica Echegui and 40 other cats in Madrid have passed through our magazine. We continue to travel, in this our beloved May issue, with Luna Picoli-Truffaut presenting us a Paris of cinema and all that to show you that we can all be Traveler, that #YoSoyTraveler, you too".
The awards ceremony, led by our particular master of ceremonies, Laura Sánchez, was carried out by the actors Mariam Hernández, Alejo Sauras, Verónica Sánchez and Ana Fernández. The chef also helped us in this pleasant work. diego warrior and the models Lucia Rivera and Mayte De La Iglesia.
And to celebrate you always have to surround yourself with friends. For this reason, in this tenth edition we did not want ours to be missing and we were able to toast with the chef Ramon Freixa , the interior designer Guille Garcia-Hoz , the host adriana abenia or the actors Thais Blume, Angela Cremonte and Antonio Pagudo.
And we couldn't have had better support: ** Expedia , one of the world's largest online travel agencies.** Their offering of hundreds of thousands of hotels, more than 500 airlines and a wide selection of car rental and vacation experiences, He has helped us on more than one occasion to find the trip that best suits our expectations. Plus, with its recently awarded mobile app, you can plan and book flights on the go. Italy Tourism also wanted to be part of the organization of the colossal party of the trip.
Italy was present in a very tasty way
SPECIAL PRIZES
One of the most emotional moments of this gala is the delivery of some prizes that you choose, our readers, and whose purpose is to recognize these profiles, personal and professional, that represent excellence in the world of travel.
"Thank you and hello to everyone", that's how I went on stage Luna Picoli-Truffaut to collect her #YoSoyTraveler 2018 award. "My Spanish is really bad, so I'll just say 'thank you very much,'" she continued with an amused accent.
The French illustrator and actress, granddaughter of iconic filmmaker François Truffaut, she had words for the team that worked on the cover of the May issue and made "Paris and I look so good at eight in the morning." He did not want to leave the stage without thank the entire Condé Nast family.
David Moralejo presents the #YoSoyTraveler award to Luna Picoli-Truffaut
Hotels, accessories, beauty products, spas... paraded across the stage to celebrate their well-deserved awards. He also did the Ambassador of Costa Rica, Doris Osterlof, to collect the Condé Nast Traveler award for Best International Destination 2018.
"I am grateful for this award not only on behalf of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, but also on behalf of the Minister of Tourism, María Amalia Refelo, the first Costa Rican woman to assume the Ministry of Tourism; and, of course, on behalf of all Costa Ricans. We are waiting for you in Costa Rica so that you can come and enjoy a small country, but full not only of natural beauty, but also of very warm people. Pure Life".
And so, in an atmosphere of celebration, we couldn't stop toasting Madrid that, in addition to the city from which all our trips depart and return, received the award Condé Nast Traveler for Best National Destination.
"This award is for all Madrid businessmen, for all the workers who make Madrid a tourist destination. Madrid is a tourist destination not only for the city itself, but for its hotels, its restaurants, its markets, its chefs, its shops It's what makes it wonderful and what makes it a destination for shopping, leisure, business, congresses. Thanks to all of you who make Madrid a tourist destination", celebrated Concha Díaz de Villegas, General Director of Commerce and Entrepreneurship.
For his part, Jaime de los Santos, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Community of Madrid, highlighted that "in 2017, practically 12 million citizens they chose the Community of Madrid as their tourist destination, because Madrid is much more than Madrid: There are 178 municipalities in which there is an unbeatable heritage, cultural and gastronomic offer. We are in cultural programming the cultural capital of southern Europe and we are claiming to become one of the most important capitals in the world".
The Casino de Madrid hosted the celebration of the best of the trip
The laughter also left room for a moment of reflection and awareness. mayte of the church she was in charge of delivering the Eco and Solidarity Award 2018 , that she had the pleasure of picking it up Elizabeth Perez Schaffer of L'Occitane . Founded in 1976, the firm has become a benchmark in the world of cosmetics on an international level. Its foundation was created thirty years later with the aim of developing all its social actions. The preservation of the natural territory in Provence , the promotion of the economic emancipation of women in Burkina Faso and the commitment to ophthalmological development in Third World countries are its main fields of action today.
The rhythm of the night was marked by the chin Chin! of our glasses full of Marqués de Cáceres Verdejo 2017 and Excellens Cuvée by Marqués de Cáceres 2014 that perfectly accompanied the music played by the DJ Boccachico , an expert in animating Mediterranean nights.
Dances, cocktails, happy faces and the spirit of travel by flag. This is how the golden party of the trip came to an end, leaving its guests with an infinity of memories, among which **a kit of Clarins products** could not be missing. Y L'Occitane .
The wines of the night: Marqués de Cáceres Verdejo 2017 and Excellens Cuvée by Marqués de Cáceres 2014
LIST OF AWARDS 2018
#YoSoyTraveler Award 2018: Luna Picoli-Truffaut
Award for the Best Resort in Spain: Finca Cortesin, Casares
Best International Resort Award: Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Ananatara, Abu Dhabi
Award for the Best Spa and Wellness in Spain: Six Senses Spa Puente Romano, Marbella
Best International Spa and Wellness Award: Spa My Blend by Clarins, Royal Monceau Raffles, Paris
The cups? With Royal Bliss please
Award for the Best Getaway Hotel in Spain: LeDomaine Abadía Retuerta, Valladolid
Best International Getaway Hotel Award: Tivoli Seteais Palace, Portugal
Best Family Hotel Award: Princesa Yaiza, Lanzarote Award for the Best Urban Hotel in Spain: Monument, Barcelona
Award for the Best International Urban Hotel: La Mamounia, Marrakesh
Award for the Best Destination in Spain: Madrid
Best International Destination Award: Costa Rica
Best Airline Award: Turkey Airlines
Award for the Best Cruise Company: The Waves, by Pullmantur
Best Getaway Car Award: Jeep Compass Best City Car Award: Volkswagen Polo
Best Travel Accessory Award: Breitling–Superocean Heritage II
Best Beauty Product Award: Isdin HydroO2Lotion
Award for the Best Ecological and Solidarity Project of the Year: L'Occitane
***If you want to see all the photos of the night, this is your place**
Carolina Lapausa poses before the Expedia photocall