Peru has been nominated for 29 categories in the world edition of prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) taking place on December 10th in Phu Quoc (Vietnam), the Inca nation's Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) announced.
This places Peru in the spotlight and backs promotional efforts of the country's public and private sectors.
Nominations cover 21 categories for the private sector —hotels, cruises, airports and travel agencies— as well as 8 for Peru as a country.
To choose the winners, voting is open until October 30th through the following
link.
| COUNTRY NOMINATIONS |
| 1 | World's Leading City Break Destination 2017 | Lima, Peru |
| 2 | World's Leading Culinary Destination 2017 | Peru |
| 3 | World's Leading Green Destination 2017 | Peru |
| 4 | World's Leading Tourist Attraction 2017 | Machu Picchu, Peru |
| 5 | World's Leading Tourist Board 2017 | PromPeru - Peruvian Tourism Board |
| 6 | World's Leading Tourism Authority Website 2017 | Peru.travel |
| 7 | World's Leading Beach Destination 2017 | Mancora, Piura, Peru |
| 8 | World's Leading Meetings & Conference Destination 2017 | Lima, Peru |
| PRIVATE SECTOR NOMINATIONS |
| 1 | World's Leading Airport 2017 | Jorge Chavez International Airport |
| 2 | World's Leading Airport Hotel 2017 | Costa del Sol Wyndham Lima Airport, Peru |
| 3 | World's Leading Business Hotel 2017 | JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru |
| 4 | World's Leading Business Hotel 2017 | Swissôtel Lima, Peru |
| 5 | World's Leading Casino Resort 2017 | Delfines Hotel & Casino, Peru |
| 6 | World's Leading City Hotel 2017 | Belmond Miraflores Park, Peru |
| 7 | World's Leading Design Hotel 2017 | Hotel B, Peru |
| 8 | World's Leading Heritage Hotel 2017 | Belmond Hotel Monasterio, Peru |
| 9 | World's Leading Heritage Hotel 2017 | JW Marriott El Convento Cusco, Peru |
| 10 | World's Leading Hotel 2017 | JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru |
| 11 | World's Leading Hotel 2017 | Swissôtel Lima, Peru |
| 12 | World's Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel 2017 | JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru |
| 13 | World's Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel 2017 | Swissôtel Lima, Peru |
| 14 | World's Leading Resort 2017 | Hotel Paracas, A Luxury Collection Resort, Peru |
| 15 | World's Leading Resort 2017 | Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Valle Sagrado, Peru |
| 16 | World's Leading Wedding Resort 2017 | Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Peru |
| 17 | World's Leading Travel Agency 2017 | Costamar |
| 18 | World's Leading Private Jet Charter 2017 | ATSA |
| 19 | World's Leading Green Tour Operator 2017 | Explorandes |
| 20 | World's Leading Luxury Train 2017 | Belmond Hiram Bingham |
| 21 | World's Leading Luxury Train 2017 | Andean Explorer |
WTA
World Travel Awards (WTA) was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
Today, the WTA brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.
WTA celebrates its 24th anniversary year in 2017. Its annual program is renowned as the most prestigious and comprehensive in the global industry.
Each year WTA covers the globe with its Grand Tour – a series of regional gala ceremonies to recognize excellence within each continent, culminating in a Grand Final at the end of the year.
WTA gala ceremonies are regarded as milestone events in the industry calendar, attended by the industry's key decision makers and figureheads, as well as key trade and consumer media.
The program, its winners and its sponsors are represented globally on social media, with fresh daily content featured on six platforms and in 10 languages, including Mandarin, Russian, Spanish and Arabic.
In 2017, World Travel Awards Grand Tour features regional gala ceremonies in the Asia & Australasia (Shanghai, China), Europe (St. Petersburg, Russia), Middle East (Dubai), Africa & the Indian Ocean (Rwanda), North America & the Caribbean (Turks & Caicos) and Latin America (Riviera Maya, Mexico).
Regional winners then compete head to head in the corresponding world categories. The winners will be announced on the night of the World Travel Awards' Grand Final in December 2017.
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Published: 9/25/2017