We already know the winners of the Tourism "Oscars"!
The World Travel Awards , known as the 'Oscars' of Tourism celebrated its twenty-sixth edition on the night of November 28 at Muscat (Oman), in a ceremony that brought together the best brands and personalities of the traveling universe.
Worldwide, Spain received two awards: the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona hotel won the award for best business hotel leader in the world while the city of ** Madrid was awarded the prize for the best destination in the world in 2019 for meetings and conferences.**
Total, there were 26 categories in which prizes were awarded worldwide, also having the following subdivisions: Travel Technology, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Indian Ocean, Middle East, North America, Oceania and South America.
Madrid, best destination for meetings and conferences
THE BEST DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD
Being the best in the world at something are big words, and only one could take the prize in each of the categories.
As far as destination is concerned, ** Portugal has been the undisputed leading destination in 2019**, the island of St. Lucia received the award for the best honeymoon destination, Kenya picked up the award for best safari destination, while **Moscow emerged as the world's leading city destination.**
** Dubai , for his part, was appointed best business travel destination globally, **Maldives** received the award for the leading beach destination and **Peru is the best destination for both culinary and cultural levels.
Peru is the best culinary and cultural destination
PORTUGAL, THE GREAT WINNER OF THE NIGHT
One of the most prestigious prizes, the one that honors the Best Tourist Destination in the World in 2019 , went to ** Portugal **, who emerged as one of the undisputed winners of the night.
**Lisbon received the award for the best city for a getaway,** the Olissippo Lapa Palace Hotel (Lisbon) for the best classic hotel and Dunas Douradas Beach Club (Almancil) for the best Golf & Villa Resort.
In addition, ** Passadiços do Paiva ** (Arouca, UNESCO Global Geopark) was named the best adventure tourist attraction of 2019, ** Parques de Sintra - Monte da Lua ** for the best conservation company and ** Turismo de Portugal ** was the best tourist office.
TAP Air is also in luck , as it received no less than three awards: best airline to travel to Africa , best airline to travel to South America , and his magazine, U.P. Magazine was the best inflight magazine of 2019.
Lisbon, the best city in the world for a getaway
THE BEST HOTELS OF THE WORLD
As far as hospitality is concerned, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts won the award for the world's leading luxury hotel brand and the ** Armani Hotel Dubai ** took one of the most anticipated awards: Best Hotel in the World in 2019.
** The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Center ** was the best city hotel, the ** Hotel de la Coupole MGallery by Sofitel ** (Vietnam) was the best hotel in the design category and ** The Peninsula Paris * * the best luxury hotel.
The ** Finch Bay Galapagos ** hotel won the award for the best green hotel of 2019 while the ** W Muscat ** (Oman) received the award for best new hotel of 2019.
Armani Hotel Dubai, the best hotel in the world in 2019
As to wellness , the award for best hotel went to the ** Grandhotel Lienz , in Austria.** The best luxury beach resort went to the ** InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort **, in Vietnam.
THE BEST IN THE WORLD OF AIRCRAFT
In the aviation sector, **Aeroflot** capped off a year of strong passenger growth by being named world's leading airline brand Y World's Leading Business Class Airline, while Singapore Changi Airport was named the best airport in the world.
The Oman airports were named the best airport operators in the world. Meanwhile, the continuing rise of Oman Air was recognized with the award for The world's leading first class airline. The best airline in the world in 2019 was **Etihad Airways.**
Vietnam has the best luxury beach resort
THE BEST OF EUROPE
The World Travel Awards Ceremony awarded our country the two aforementioned awards worldwide –Madrid as the best destination for meetings and conferences in 2019 and the Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona as the best business hotel– but at a European level, Spain also has much to celebrate.
All the prizes have gone to the south of the peninsula, awarding the ** Kempinski Hotel Bahía ** (Estepona) as the best entertainment resort and restaurants; to the Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe (Los Belones, Murcia) as best Luxury Resorts & Villas and to ** Las Colinas Golf & Country Club ** (Costa Blanca, Alicante) as the best Villa Resort of 2019.
Outside our borders but within the Old Continent, Portugal has been one of the great lucky ones in these prizes : **Hotel Quinta do Lago** (best beach resort), **1908 Lisboa Hotel** (best design hotel), **Algarve** (best beach destination), **Vila Vita Parc** ( best hotel and luxury villas), ** Quinta da Bela Vista ** (best boutique hotel), and ** Monte Santo ** (best romantic resort), among others.
In addition, ** Turkish Airlines has been the best airline in Europe in 2019 ** and other hotels also recognized at European level have been: ** Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul ** (Leading Hotel in Europe), ** Capri Palace Hotel & Spa ** (best beach hotel) , ** Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus ** (best city hotel) , ** Lotte Hotel St. Petersburg ** (best luxury hotel) , ** Belmond Cadogan Hotel in London** (best luxury boutique hotel) and Intercontinental Sofia from Bulgaria (best new hotel).
The best hotel in Europe is in Turkey
THE BEST IN THE WORLD OF TRAVEL IN SPAIN
In our country, There are 16 categories that the World Travel Awards have taken into account when handing out awards.
Thus, **the award for the best hotel in Spain in 2019 has gone to the W Barcelona** while **La Bobadilla, a Royal Hideaway Hotel** (Loja, Granada) has been decorated with the award for the best boutique hotel.
The best beach hotel is the ** Formentor, a Royal Hideaway Hotel ** (Mallorca), the ** Barceló Isla Canela ** (Huelva) is the best all-inclusive resort and the ** Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona ** the best business hotel.
** Royal Hideaway Corales Resort ** (Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife) receives two awards: best luxury villa hotel and best resort of 2019.
The following accommodations have also been awarded: AR Diamante Beach SPA & Convention Center (best family resort) , Barcelo Seville Renaissance (best MICE hotel).
La Finca Golf & Spa Resort wins the award for the best sports resort of 2019 in Spain and Las Colinas Golf & Country Club It is the best Villa Resort.
On the other hand, the best hotel suite of 2019 is the Royal Suite of the Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel (Seville).
When it comes to apartments, the best in Spain in 2019 are the Citadines Ramblas Barcelona while in general, the best brand is Stay U-nique.
As to car rental , the best company of 2019 in Spain is ** Sixt ** and the best online travel agency is eDreams.
W Barcelona, the best hotel in Spain in 2019
MEDITERRANEANLY
Seven categories have been considered when rewarding Mediterranean accommodation, five in Spain, one in Greece and one in Malta.
In Spain, the winners have been: AR Diamante Beach SPA & Convention Center (Calp, Alicante) , L'Hermitage Hotel & Spa (Orient, Mallorca) , ** Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa ** (best family resort in the Mediterranean) , Hotel Arts Barcelona (Best hotel for tourism meetings, incentives, congresses and exhibitions –MICE–).
The Elounda Bay Palace, on the Greek island of Crete, is the best luxury resort in the Mediterranean in 2019 and the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz, in Malta , the best resort of 2019.
The undisputed winner? Marbella Roman Bridge , who won the award for best hotel in the Mediterranean.
Puente Romano Marbella, the best hotel in the Mediterranean
EUROPE COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
Reviewing the rest of the continent, we must highlight the following award-winning categories and accommodations. Regarding the category of best hotel, we must mention: Hilton Vienna Plaza (Austrian) , Rocco Forte Hotel Friend (Brussels, Belgium) , Valamar Collection Dubrovnik President Hotel (Croatia) , Hilton Prague (Czech Republic) , Hotel d'Angleterre Copenhagen (Denmark) , The Savoy London (England) , InterContinental Bordeaux - Le Grand Hotel (France) , The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin (Germany) , Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest (Hungary) , Hotel Borg (Iceland) , Adare Manor (Ireland) , Excelsior Hotel Gallia (Italy) , Pulitzer Hotel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Grand Hotel Oslo (Norway) , Belmond Reid's Palace (Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) and Four Seasons Hotel Moscow (Russia)
The Savoy London, the best hotel in the United Kingdom