The World Travel Awards will be held in Mallorca on Saturday 1st October. This is the first time that the island will host the awards ceremony, considered the ‘Oscars of tourism’. The newly opened Hilton Mallorca Galatzó will host the awards ceremony, which in 2022 will reach its 29th edition. The event will be attended by some of the most important personalities in the European tourism sector.

The World Travel Awards give recognition in more than a hundred categories of the industry. Hotels, destinations, airlines and travel agencies, among others, will receive awards at the gala to be held in Mallorca. Each of the mentions is a recognition of commitment to excellence and continuous efforts to improve customer service in the travel and tourism industry.

The final winners who will walk the red carpet to collect their awards in Mallorca are decided based on the votes of more than 200,000 industry professionals, plus the public who access the online voting system.

Mallorca, nominated for the awards

Mallorca is one of the destinations nominated in different categories such as ‘beach’, ‘adventure tourism’, ‘sustainable tourism’ and ‘island’. Palma is also a candidate in the category of ‘Leading Cultural City Destination in Europe 2022’.

This first World Travel Awards ceremony in Mallorca will take place at the Hilton Mallora Galatzó, which opened its doors to the public on 15 July. The hotel complex has more than 50,000 m² of tropical gardens and offers more than 1,000 m² of meeting and event space in its “Island Hub”.

The World Travel Awards has an annual programme that is recognised as the most prestigious and comprehensive internationally. The awards are regarded as milestones in the travel industry calendar, attended by top travel professionals and experts, as well as media from around the world.

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