The 27th European Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards took place virtually, in true 2020 style, on Monday, 2^nd November. During the evening, Portugal were delighted to win 27 European awards, including Europe’s Leading Destination 2020, for the fourth consecutive year.

Other awards include, the Madeira Islands announced as Europe’s Leading Island Destination 2020, for the fifth year in a row, and the Algarve named Europe’s Leading Beach Destination 2020, for the third year in a row. Azores walked away as Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2020, Porto won Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2020, while Lisbon was announced Europe’s Leading Cruise Destination 2020 and Turismo de Lisboa was awarded Europe’s Leading City Tourist Board 2020.

Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. The nominees are selected on a worldwide scale by thousands of industry sector professionals who choose their favourites every year.

Please see the following complete list of awards won by Portugal at the 2020 World Travel Awards…

Europe’s Leading Destination 2020	Portugal
Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2020	Azores Islands
Europe’s Leading Beach Destination 2020	The Algarve
Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2020	Porto
Europe’s Leading Island Destination 2020	Madeira Islands
Europe’s Leading City Tourist Board 2020	Turismo de Lisboa
Europe’s Leading Cruise Destination 2020	Lisbon
Europe’s Leading Cruise Port 2020	Lisbon Cruise Port
Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourist Attraction 2020	Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark)
Europe’s Responsible Tourism Award 2020	Dark Sky Alqueva
Europe’s Leading Tourism Development Project 2020	Dark Sky Alqueva
Europe’s Leading Airline to Africa 2020	TAP Air Portugal
Europe’s Leading Airline to South America 2020	TAP Air Portugal
Europe’s Leading Inflight Magazine 2020	Up Magazine (TAP Air Portugal)
Europe’s Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2020	Pestana Porto Santo All Inclusive Beach & Spa Resort, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2020	Sublime Comporta, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Design Hotel 2020	1908 Lisboa Hotel, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Island Resort 2020	Vila Baleira Resort
Europe’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2020	Pestana CR7 Lisboa, Lifestyle Hotel, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Lifestyle Resort 2020	Conrad Algarve, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel 2020	Valverde Hotel, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel 2020	Belmond Reid’s Palace, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort & Villas 2020	Dunas Douradas Beach Club SA, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Wine Region Hotel 2020	L’AND Vineyards, Portugal
Europe’s Most Romantic Resort 2020	Monte Santo Resort, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Hotel Management Company 2020	Amazing Evolution Management
Europe’s Leading Boutique Hotel Operator 2020	Amazing Evolution Management

 

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