The ‘Oscars of the travel industry’,World Travel
Awards has announced Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages &
Spahas been selected to host the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2015.
Hundreds
of industry leaders are expected to gather at the world-class resort
for the event, which will take place on October 17th, 2015.
Beaches
Turks & Caicos is the perfect host for the ceremony, offering four
magnificent villages, boasting the architecture and ambiance of Italy,
France, the Caribbean and Key West; a 12-mile beach lapped by clear
turquoise waters; and some of the industry’s leading event facilities in
the Caribbean.
Announcing the decision, World Travel Awards
President Graham Cooke said: “I am delighted World Travel Awards will be
returning to Beaches Resorts, and in particular to Beaches Turks &
Caicos. The team at the resort allowed us to host one of our most
successful events ever when we last visited in 2012 and I look forward
to being reunited with our friends there later in 2015."
Beaches
Resorts is no stranger to World Travel Awards, having been recognised as
the World’s Leading All Inclusive Family Resort Brand for the past 17
years, while parent Sandals Resorts International claimed the title of
World’s Leading All Inclusive Company for an unprecedented 19th time in
2014.
“It’s an honour to host the annual World Travel Awards once
again,” said Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts
International.
He added: “We are thrilled to welcome our friends
and industry leaders to the beautiful Beaches Turks & Caicos where
they will enjoy the Luxury Included experience, as well as our newest
addition, the Key West Luxury Village.”
Nominations for the Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony will close on February 28th, while voting will open on March 2nd.
Hailed
by the worldwide media for its role in identifying and rewarding
excellence in the travel sector, World Travel Awards celebrates its’
22nd anniversary in 2015 and is acknowledged as the ultimate travel
accolade.
World Travel Awards Gala Ceremonies are widely regarded
as the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by
government and industry leaders, luminaries, and international print
and broadcast media.
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