Greece swept up a series of international awards (hotels, organisations, management companies etc) at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA), during the Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2018 which was held in the historic Pátio da Galé in Lisbon.
Hundreds of acclaimed personalities from the global travel and tourism industry attended the WTA Awards Ceremony, which has been held every year since 1993, recognising and rewarding excellence in all sectors of tourism worldwide.
Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas was awarded the title of best eco-accommodation in the world, while HotelBrain was picked as the top hotel management company for 2018.
Athens was the best city break destination in Europe and the Acropolis picked up the award as Europe’s top attraction for 2018, the Peloponnese as the best beach destination, the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) as the best national tourism strategy provider, Aegean as the best regional airline and the Grand Resort Lagonissi won the first European award in the Luxury resort category and Luxury resort for wedding travel.
The following Greek companies, destinations, and hotels received European honours:
- Europe’s Leading Beach Destination 2018 | Peloponnese
- Europe’s Leading Beach Hotel 2018 | Porto Zante Villas & Spa
- Europe’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2018 | Kivotos Mykonos
- Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2018 | Athena
- Europe’s Leading Destination Management Company 2018 | Mideast Travel Worldwide
- Europe’s Leading Hotel Management Company 2018 | HotelBrain
- Europe’s Leading Luxury Island Resort 2018 | Grand Resort Lagonissi
- Europe’s Leading Luxury Lifestyle Resort 2018 | Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Porto Heli
- Europe’s Leading Luxury Villa Resort 2018 | Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas
- Europe’s Leading Luxury Wedding Resort 2018 | Grand Resort Lagonissi
- Europe’s Leading National Tourism Strategy & Campaign 2018 | GNTO
- Europe’s Leading New Resort 2018 | Lesante Blu Exclusive Beach Resort
- Europe’s Leading Regional Airline 2018 | Aegean Airlines
- Europe’s Leading Seafront Resort 2018 | Elounda Bay Palace
- Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2018 | Acropolis
- Europe’s Leading Villa Resort 2018 | Porto Zante Villas & Spa
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