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World Travel Awards - the Oscars of the travel industry - has issued a call to those organisations that aspire to be recognised as the best in their field, as voted by their fellow professionals, to participate in its 2013 programme.
World Travel Awards issues call for nominations Established in 1993, WTA is recognised globally as the highest accolade in travel and tourism, and serves to recognise, acknowledge and reward excellence of customer service, product development and business performance throughout the tourism industry. This year, the 20th anniversary, the competition is set to be the fiercest yet as growing numbers of companies and destinations realise the marketing opportunities that a World Travel Awards nomination offers. Entry is now open for regional categories – Africa, Asia, Australasia, Caribbean, Europe, and North, South & Central America. Visit www.worldtravelawards.com/nominate. The 2013 nominees are published at www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees. Votes can be cast at www.worldtravelawards.com/vote.
The World Travel Awards 2013 Grand Tour will this year begin in the Middle East, where Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa will welcome attendees to Dubai on May 5th. This will be followed almost immediately by the Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, which will take place at the Paradise Island Resort in the
Maldives on May 12th. Sadly voting for these two events is closed, but there is still plenty of chance to select the world’s leading brands later in the year. Cornelia D iamond Golf Resort & Spa is next up, hosting the Europe Gala Ceremony on August 31st 2013. The luxury destination last welcomed World Travel Awards in 2011, with the event being considered such a success WTA had no hesitation in returning this year. Peru will host the South & Central America Gala Ceremony, while Antigua takes on the Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony. Kenya will welcome industry leaders for the Africa Gala Ceremony on October 15th, while Singapore will mark the conclusion of the regional heats with the Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony during the autumn. The winners of these regional heats will progress to the Grand Final, which will take place in Las Vegas at the end of 2013.
World Travel Awards Today, the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. Each year World Travel Awards covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region. The Grand Tour of WTA Gala Ceremonies are regarded as milestone events in the industry calendar, attended by the industry’s key decision makers, chief figure heads and the leading trade and consumer media.
There is more information at www.worldtravelawards.com.
The ceremonies are widely regarded as possibly the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries, and international print and broadcast media. The 2012 WTA Grand Tour ceremonies were attended by more than 3,000 guests from 92 countries, as well as media from 194 TV channels and publications.
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