Portugal nominations for the Europe event of the World Travel Awards 2018

Portugal has been nominated once again for the Europe event of the world travel awards 2018 in 65 categories. 

The WTA are considered the "Oscars" from the tourism industry and Portugal has over the past few years won for multiples times. 

The winners will be announced on the night of the Europe Gala Ceremony 2018 that will take place in Athens, Greece, on Saturday 30th June 2018.

For the Europe event of the WTA, Portugal has 128 nominations. Below are some of the highlights, but you can check the full list here. 

Europe's Leading Destination 2018	Portugal
Europe's Leading Tourist Board 2018	Turismo de Portugal
Europe's Leading City Destination 2018	Lisbon, Portugal
Europe's Leading City Break Destination 2018	Lisbon, Portugal Porto, Portugal
Europe's Leading Beach Destination 2018	The Algarve, Portugal
Europe's Leading Island Destination 2018	Azores Islands                                                  Madeira Islands
Europe's Leading Cruise Destination 2018	Lisbon, Portugal
Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction 2018	Dark Sky Alqueva, Portugal Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark), Portugal Ribeira do Porto, Portugal
Europe's Leading Cruise Port 2018	Porto de Lisboa, Portugal
Europe's Leading Adventure Tourist Attraction 2018	Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark), Portugal
Europe's Leading Tourism Development Project 2018	Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark), Portugal
Europe's Leading River Cruise Company 2018	DouroAzul
Europe's Leading Airport 2018	Lisbon Airport, Portugal
Europe's Leading Airline 2018	Tap Portugal
Europe's Leading Airline Brand 2018	Tap Portugal
Europe's Leading Airline to Africa 2018	Tap Portugal
Europe's Leading Airline to South America 2018	Tap Portugal
Europe's Leading Airline - Business Class 2018	Tap Portugal
Europe's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2018	Tap Portugal
Europe's Leading Inflight Magazine 2018	Tap Portugal

About WTA:

World Travel Awards™ was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the World Travel Awards™ brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.

World Travel Awards™ celebrates its 25th anniversary year in 2018. Its annual program is renowned as the most prestigious and comprehensive in the global industry. Each year World Travel Awards™ 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.

In 2018, World Travel Awards™ Grand Tour features regional gala ceremonies in the Middle East (Ras Al Khaimah, UAE), Europe (Athens, Greece), Asia & Australasia (Hong Kong), Latin America (Guayaquil, Ecuador), Africa & the Indian Ocean (Durban, South Africa) and North America & the Caribbean (Jamaica).

Regional winners then compete head to head in in the corresponding world categories. The winners will be announced on the night of the World Travel Awards™ Grand Final in Lisbon, Portugal in November 1st 2018.

Source: WTA