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World Travel Awards announces Europe 2020 winners | 8 hotels in Greece among them

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World Travel Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in travel and tourism – has announced its Europe 2020 winners to coincide with its inaugural Europe Winners Day.

Winners include Portugal, which fended off stiff competition to emerge as ‘Europe’s Leading Destination’, whilst the imperial splendour of Moscow was acknowledged with awards for ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination’ and ‘Europe’s Leading Heritage Destination’.

Best Greek hotels
Europe’s Leading Beach Resort 2020 Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece
Europe’s Leading Boutique Resort 2020 Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, Greece
Europe’s Leading Conference Resort 2020 Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece
Europe’s Leading Family Resort 2020 Sani Resort, Greece
Europe’s Leading Landmark Hotel 2020 Grand Forest Metsovo, Greece
Europe’s Leading Luxury Island Resort 2020 Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece
Europe’s Leading Seafront Resort 2020 Elounda Bay Palace, Greece
Europe’s Leading Villa Resort 2020 Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece
Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2020 The Magnificent Villa Sunset @ Casa del Mar, Mykonos, Greece
The winners

In the hospitality sector, Çırağan Palace Kempinski, Istanbul was voted ‘Europe’s Leading Hotel’, Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece won ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Resort’ and Sardinia’s Forte Village Resort lifted the title for ‘Europe’s Leading Resort’. Italy also had a strong showing in the newcomer categories, collecting both ‘Europe’s Leading New Hotel’ for Palazzo Doglio and ‘Europe’s Leading New Resort’ for Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti.

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Grand Resort Lagonissi

The results follow a year-long search for the world’s top travel, tourism and hospitality brands. Votes were cast by travel industry professionals and the public, with the nominee gaining the most votes in a category named as the winner.

Graham Cooke, Founder, World Travel Awards, says: “Our winners represent the very best of Europe’s travel and tourism sector and my congratulations to each of them. They have all demonstrated remarkable resilience in a year of unprecedented challenges.”

He adds: “The World Travel Awards 2020 programme received a record number of votes cast by the public. This shows that the appetite for travel and tourism has never been stronger and bodes well for the industry’s future as the global recovery begins.”

Portugal’s islands enjoyed excellent performances, with Madeira voted ‘Europe’s Leading Island Destination’ and Azores named ‘Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination’. The spotlight also shined on the seaside resort of Batumi, Georgia, named ‘Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination’.

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Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa

Other winners include Madrid (‘Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination’); The Convention Centre, Ireland (‘Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’); Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona (‘Europe’s Leading Business Hotel’); Resort Valle dell’Erica Thalasso & SPA, Italy (Europe’s Leading Green Resort’); Dark Sky Alqueva, Portugal & Spain (‘Europe’s Responsible Tourism Award); Sani Resort, Greece (‘Europe’s Leading Family Resort’); Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, Greece (‘Europe’s Leading Boutique Resort’); The Langham, London (‘England’s Leading Luxury Hotel’); and Adare Manor (‘Ireland’s Leading Hotel’).

For a full list of winners visit here.

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Sani Resort
The winners in Europe

The winners in Europe are as follows:

Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2020 Azores Islands
Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourist Attraction 2020 Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark), Portugal
Europe’s Leading Airline 2020 Lufthansa
Europe’s Leading Airline – Business Class 2020 Aeroflot – Russian Airlines
Europe’s Leading Airline – Economy Class 2020 Turkish Airlines
Europe’s Leading Airline – First Class 2020 SWISS First
Europe’s Leading Airline Brand 2020 Aeroflot – Russian Airlines
Europe’s Leading Airline Lounge 2020 THE LOFT by Brussels Airlines and Lexus @ Brussels Airport
Europe’s Leading Airline to Africa 2020 TAP Air Portugal
Europe’s Leading Airline to Asia 2020 Aeroflot – Russian Airlines
Europe’s Leading Airline to North America 2020 Virgin Atlantic Airways
Europe’s Leading Airline to South America 2020 TAP Air Portugal
Europe’s Leading Airport 2020 Zurich Airport, Switzerland
Europe’s Leading Airport Hotel 2020 Hilton London Heathrow Airport, England
Europe’s Leading Airport Lounge 2020 Plaza Premium Lounge Rome
Europe’s Leading All Suite Hotel 2020 Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Spain
Europe’s Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2020 Pestana Porto Santo All Inclusive Beach & Spa Resort, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Beach Destination 2020 The Algarve, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Beach Hotel 2020 Royal Hideaway Sancti Petri, Spain
Europe’s Leading Beach Resort 2020 Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece
Europe’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2020 Sublime Comporta, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Boutique Hotel Operator 2020 Amazing Evolution Management
Europe’s Leading Boutique Resort 2020 Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, Greece
Europe’s Leading Business Car Rental Company 2020 Sixt
Europe’s Leading Business Hotel 2020 Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona, Spain
Europe’s Leading Business Hotel Brand 2020 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
Europe’s Leading Car Rental Company 2020 Europcar
Europe’s Leading Casino Resort 2020 Lopesan Costa Meloneras Resort & Spa, Spain
Europe’s Leading Charter Airline 2020 AZUR Air
Europe’s Leading Chauffeur Company 2020 Sixt Ride
Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2020 Porto, Portugal
Europe’s Leading City Destination 2020 Moscow, Russia
Europe’s Leading City Hotel 2020 Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus, Turkey
Europe’s Leading City Tourist Board 2020 Turismo de Lisboa
Europe’s Leading Conference Hotel 2020 Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, Italy
Europe’s Leading Conference Resort 2020 Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece
Europe’s Leading Cruise Destination 2020 Lisbon, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Cruise Line 2020 Norwegian Cruise Line
Europe’s Leading Cruise Port 2020 Lisbon Cruise Port, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Cruise Travel Agent 2020 Cruise.co.uk
Europe’s Leading Curated Group Travel Company 2020 Virtuoso
Europe’s Leading Data Driven Marketing Agency 2020 Cendyn
Europe’s Leading Design Hotel 2020 1908 Lisboa Hotel, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Destination 2020 Portugal
Europe’s Leading Destination Management Company 2020 Mideast Travel Worldwide
Europe’s Leading Distillery Tour 2020 Jameson Distillery Bow St., Ireland
Europe’s Leading Eco Resort 2020 Arbatax Park Resort, Italy
Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination 2020 Batumi, Georgia
Europe’s Leading Entertainment & Dining Resort 2020 Kempinski Hotel Bahía, Spain
Europe’s Leading Entertainment Hotel 2020 Rixos Sungate, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Entertainment Travel Management Company 2020 Academservice
Europe’s Leading Excursion Destination 2020 Azerbaijan
Europe’s Leading Family & Wellness Resort 2020 Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna, Italy
Europe’s Leading Family Resort 2020 Sani Resort, Greece
Europe’s Leading Ferry Operator 2020 DFDS
Europe’s Leading Ferry Website 2020 AFerry
Europe’s Leading Festival & Event Destination 2020 Barcelona, Spain
Europe’s Leading Fully Integrated Resort 2020 Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Green Hotel 2020 GF Victoria, Spain
Europe’s Leading Green Resort 2020 Resort Valle dell’Erica Thalasso & SPA, Italy
Europe’s Leading Group Tour Operator 2020 Service-Reisen Giessen
Europe’s Leading Heritage Destination 2020 Moscow, Russia
Europe’s Leading Honeymoon Resort 2020 JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa, Italy
Europe’s Leading Hotel 2020 Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Hotel & Spa 2020 Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna, Italy
Europe’s Leading Hotel Booking Solutions Provider 2020 Roiback – Backhotel
Europe’s Leading Hotel Brand 2020 Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Europe’s Leading Hotel CRM Technology Provider 2020 TravelClick
Europe’s Leading Hotel Management Company 2020 Amazing Evolution Management
Europe’s Leading Hotel Residences 2020 Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living, England
Europe’s Leading Hotel Suite 2020 Katara Royal Suite @ Excelsior Hotel Gallia, Italy
Europe’s Leading Incentive & Incoming Agency 2020 Eurotours International
Europe’s Leading Inflight Magazine 2020 Up Magazine (TAP Air Portugal)
Europe’s Leading Island Destination 2020 Madeira Islands
Europe’s Leading Island Resort 2020 Vila Baleira Resort
Europe’s Leading Landmark Hotel 2020 Grand Forest Metsovo, Greece
Europe’s Leading Leisure Resort 2020 Mriya Resort & Spa
Europe’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2020 Pestana CR7 Lisboa, Lifestyle Hotel, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Lifestyle Resort 2020 Conrad Algarve, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2020 Norwegian
Europe’s Leading Luxury All Suite Resort 2020 J.K. Place Capri, Italy
Europe’s Leading Luxury All-Inclusive Resort 2020 Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Luxury Beach Resort 2020 Forte Village Resort, Italy
Europe’s Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel 2020 Valverde Hotel, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel 2020 Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy Moscow, Russia
Europe’s Leading Luxury Car Rental Company 2020 Sixt Luxury Cars
Europe’s Leading Luxury City Resort 2020 Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Italy
Europe’s Leading Luxury Family Resort 2020 Mriya Resort & Spa
Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel 2020 Belmond Reid’s Palace, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel & Villas 2020 Bahía del Duque, Spain
Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2020 The Magnificent Villa Sunset @ Casa del Mar, Mykonos, Greece
Europe’s Leading Luxury Island Resort 2020 Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece
Europe’s Leading Luxury Lifestyle Resort 2020 LUJO Art&Joy Hotel, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort 2020 Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort & Villas 2020 Dunas Douradas Beach Club SA, Portugal
Europe’s Leading Luxury Train 2020 Venice Simplon Orient-Express
Europe’s Leading Luxury Travel Agency 2020 Quintessentially Travel
Europe’s Leading Luxury Villa Resort 2020 Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece
Europe’s Leading Luxury Wedding Resort 2020 San Clemente Palace Kempinski
Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2020 The Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland
Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination 2020 Madrid, Spain
Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel 2020 Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona, Spain
Europe’s Leading New Boutique Hotel 2020 Malmaison Edinburgh City, Scotland
Europe’s Leading New Hotel 2020 Palazzo Doglio, Italy
Europe’s Leading New Resort 2020 Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti, Italy
Europe’s Leading Online Travel Agency 2020 Booking.com
Europe’s Leading Private Cruise Company 2020 AllinBlusive Ltd
Europe’s Leading Private Jet Charter 2020 Private Jet Charter
Europe’s Leading Regional Airline 2020 Vueling Airlines
Europe’s Leading Resort 2020 Forte Village Resort, Italy
Europe’s Leading Resort Villas 2020 Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, Spain
Europe’s Leading River Cruise Company 2020 Viking River Cruises
Europe’s Leading Safari Tour Operator 2020 Yellow Zebra Safaris
Europe’s Leading Seafront Resort 2020 Elounda Bay Palace, Greece
Europe’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2020 The Crest Collection
Europe’s Leading Serviced Apartments 2020 La Clef Champs-Elysées Paris, France
Europe’s Leading Sports Academy 2020 Forte Village Resort, Italy
Europe’s Leading Sports Resort 2020 La Manga Club, Spain
Europe’s Leading Theme Park Hotel 2020 The Land Of Legends Kingdom Hotel, Turkey
Europe’s Leading Theme Park Resort 2020 Disneyland Paris, France
Europe’s Leading Tour Operator 2020 TUI Group
Europe’s Leading Tourism Development Project 2020 Dark Sky Alqueva, Portugal and Spain
Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2020 EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Europe’s Leading Tourist Board 2020 VisitEngland
Europe’s Leading Travel Agency 2020 Virgin Holidays
Europe’s Leading Travel Club 2020 UNISON Travel Club
Europe’s Leading Travel Management Company 2020 FCM Travel Solutions
Europe’s Leading Travel Merchandising Solution Provider 2020 Sabre
Europe’s Leading Travel Technology Provider 2020 Traveltek
Europe’s Leading Villa Resort 2020 Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece
Europe’s Leading Wellness Hotel 2020 Grandhotel Lienz, Austria
Europe’s Leading Wholesale Tour Operator 2020 Service-Reisen Giessen
Europe’s Leading Wine Region Hotel 2020 L’AND Vineyards, Portugal
Europe’s Most Romantic Resort 2020 Monte Santo Resort, Portugal
Europe’s Responsible Tourism Award 2020 Dark Sky Alqueva, Portugal and Spain
Greece

The winners in Greece are as follows:

Greece’s Leading All Suite Hotel 2020 Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection
Greece’s Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2020 Creta Maris Beach Resort
Greece’s Leading Beach Resort 2020 Creta Maris Beach Resort
Greece’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2020 Kenshō Psarou
Greece’s Leading Business Hotel 2020 InterContinental Athenaeum Athens
Greece’s Leading Car Rental Company 2020 Luxury Car
Greece’s Leading City Hotel 2020 Divani Caravel Hotel
Greece’s Leading Conference Hotel 2020 Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
Greece’s Leading Destination Management Company 2020 Mideast Travel Worldwide
Greece’s Leading Family Resort 2020 Sani Resort
Greece’s Leading Hotel 2020 Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas
Greece’s Leading Hotel Group 2020 Divani Collection Hotels
Greece’s Leading Hotel Management Company 2020 HotelBrain Group
Greece’s Leading Hotel Residences 2020 Diamond Residences at the Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel, Crete-Greece
Greece’s Leading Hotel Suite 2020 Charisma Cave Pool Suite @ Charisma Suites
Greece’s Leading Island Destination 2020 Cyclades, Aegean Islands, South Aegean Region
Greece’s Leading Island Villas 2020 Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa
Greece’s Leading Luxury All Suite Hotel 2020 Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection
Greece’s Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel 2020 Belvedere Hotel Mykonos
Greece’s Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2020 Royal Blu Mansion @ Mykonos Blu Grecotel Exclusive Resort
Greece’s Leading Luxury Private Villa 2020 Villa Saint Antoine
Greece’s Leading Mainland Destination 2020 Chalkidiki, Region of Central Macedonia
Greece’s Leading Online Travel Agency 2020 Bookgreece.com
Greece’s Leading Resort 2020 Lesante Blu Exclusive Beach Resort
Greece’s Leading Tour Operator 2020 Blue Travelista
Greece’s Leading Travel Agency 2020 Luxury Travel DMC
Greece’s Leading Travel Management Company 2020 Mideast Travel Worldwide
Greece’s Leading Villa Resort 2020 Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas
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