Madeira has once again been nominated in five different categories for the World Travel Awards 2024 (WTA).

For this year's awards, whose ceremony will take place on 24 November at the Savoy Palace Hotel in Funchal, the destination is nominated in the following categories: World's Leading Adventure Destination; World's Leading Festivals and Events Destination; World's Leading Beach Destination; World's Leading Destination Island and World's Leading Tourism Board (Madeira Promotion Bureau).

The Regional Secretary of Economy, Tourism and Culture and President of the Madeira Promotion Bureau, Eduardo Jesus, highlights that these nominations reinforce, once again, the excellence of the Region as a tourist destination with more than two centuries of history. Above all, they are a recognition of the exponential growth of the tourism sector in the archipelago.  “It is an honour for the region to once again be nominated for the world edition of the World Travel Awards and in five different categories”, he says.

“It is also the result of the work that has been carried out in recent years to maintain and improve the quality of the destination, through numerous projects that aim to place Madeira on the radar of the global tourism industry.”

Voting for these awards is open until 20 October and votes can be submitted here: https://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote.

About the World Travel Awards

Created in 1993, the 'World Travel Awards' are awarded annually to recognise, reward, and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.

Since 2013, Madeira has received a total of 21 awards at European and World galas of what are widely regarded as the  “Tourism Oscars”.

Last March, at the WTA European gala, the region was awarded with “Europe's Leading Island Destination”, Porto Santo won in the “Europe's Leading Beach Destination” category and the Madeira Promotion Bureau as “Europe's Leading Tourism Board”.

On 22 November, Madeira will also host the World Golf Awards gala.

Madeira Destination Awards at the 'World Travel Awards': 

• Europe's Leading Island Destination

2024 - 2023 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 - 2016 – 2014 – 2013 

• World's Leading Island Destination

2023 - 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 –2016 – 2015 

• Europe's Leading Beach Destination - Porto Santo

2024

• Europe's Leading Tourism Board - Madeira Promotion Bureau

2024

ENDS

About Madeira. Belongs to all

• Madeira. Belongs to all is the consumer-facing brand of the Madeira Promotion Bureau, which aims to promote Madeira as a tourist destination to consumers and the travel trade.
• Madeira, otherwise known as 'the islands of eternal spring', is just a short, three-and-a-half-hour flight from London. It covers 740km2 and has a population of only 260,000. On the same latitude as Morocco, the Atlantic archipelago has a sub-tropical climate, a rich volcanic soil and a unique eco-system. It is one of the only places in the planet where banana trees grow next to vineyards.
• Located approximately 1,000km from the European mainland – and just 500km from the African continent – Madeira enjoys an amazingly mild climate, ranging from 25°c in the summer to 17°c in the winter, with very mild average temperatures and moderate humidity.
• In 1999, Madeira's indigenous forest, the Laurissilva, was declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. The Madeira Natural Park is a protected area that covers around two-thirds of Madeira Island's territory, equivalent to 67% of its surface.

For more information, visit www.visitmadeira.com / @visitmadeira

About Madeira Promotion Bureau

Madeira Promotion Bureau aims to promote Madeira in the national and international markets.

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