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Kenya keeps winning on the tourism front with Nairobi coming up as Africa’s best travel destination. It’s one of the world travel awards 2022 winners.

Nairobi won the honour at the 29th annual edition held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). The Kenyan capital took this award based on its outstanding infrastructure, contemporary hotels, a high standard of living, and enhanced social services.

Further, Nairobi enjoys a perfect touch of state-of-the-art development and offers crucial amenities suitable for travelers. They include high-end malls in uptown and outside the central business district catering to different clientele.

Compared to what her neighbours offer, malls in Nairobi are a haven for leisure and business tourism.

Nairobi. Photo/kayak

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Other Winners at the World Travel Award 2022

Here are other world travel awards 2022 winners.

Africa’s Leading Airline 2022 – Kenya Airways
Africa’s Leading Airline – Business Class 2022 Kenya Airways
Africa’s Leading Airline – Economy Class 2022 Ethiopian Airlines
Africa’s Leading Airline Brand 2022 – Kenya Airways
Africa’s Leading Airport 2022 – Cape Town International Airport, South Africa
Africa’s Leading Airport Hotel 2022 – Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport, Kenya
Africa’s Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2022 – Diamonds Dream of Africa, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Beach Destination 2022 – Zanzibar, Tanzania
Africa’s Leading Beach Resort 2022 – Swahili Beach, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2022 – Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa, South Africa
Africa’s Leading Boutique Hotel Brand 2022 – Mantis Collection
Africa’s Leading Boutique Resort 2022 – Billionaire Resort & Retreat, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Business Hotel 2022 – Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Nigeria
Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination 2022 – Nairobi, Kenya
Africa’s Leading City Hotel 2022 – Fairmont The Norfolk, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Conference Hotel 2022 – Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
Africa’s Leading Cruise Line 2022 – Oceania Cruises
Africa’s Leading Cruise Port 2022 – Port of Mombasa, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Design Hotel 2022 – The Silo Hotel, South Africa
Africa’s Leading Destination 2022 Kenya
Africa’s Leading Destination Management Company 2022 – Thompsons Africa
Africa’s Leading Family Resort 2022 – Baobab Beach Resort & Spa, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Festival & Event Destination 2022 – Durban, South Africa
Africa’s Leading Green Hotel 2022 – Aberdare Country Club, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Hotel 2022 – Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
Africa’s Leading Hotel Brand 2022 – Radisson Blu
Africa’s Leading Hotel Residences 2022 The Residences at Leopard Beach Resort & Spa, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Luxury Resort 2022 – The Oberoi, Marrakech, Morocco
Africa’s Leading Luxury Safari Company 2022 -Wilderness Safaris
Africa’s Leading Luxury Safari Lodge 2022 – Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Tanzania
Africa’s Leading Luxury Tented Safari Camp 2022 – Olare Mara Kempinski Masai Mara, Kenya
Africa’s Leading Luxury Train 2022 – The Blue Train
Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2022 – Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

How Do You Get Nominated for World Travel Awards?

The world travel awards 2022 winners went through a rigourous nomination procedure – as is the case with all others in future. Entities that wish to be considered in the awards fill an online entry form submission.

Your submission is then examined and verified to make sure it is eligible for the chosen award(s). Those who qualify are then informed and given an invoice for the entry price.

A fee is never charged for rejected applications. The previous year’s winner and the two runners-up automatically requalify for the same prize and are exempt from submitting an entry.

World Travel Awards 2022. Photo by CMW

What Are Travel Awards?

The purpose of the World Travel Awards is to recognise, honour, and celebrate excellence in all facets of the international travel and tourist business.

And the World Travel Awards 2022 winners are a celebration of excellence in different tourism facets across the globe.

Are The World Travel Awards Legit?

The World Travel Awards are real, dating back to 1993 to honour, recognize and celebrate excellence across all important facets of the hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors.

This brand is now acknowledged as the industry’s highest level of excellence on a global scale.

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This is officially the world’s best tourist destination in 2022

From entire countries to city breaks, these destinations triumphed at this year’s World Travel Awards

The World Travel Awards are a bit like the Oscars of the travel industry – only they’re a bit less exclusive. Both travel industry pros and the general public get to vote for the world’s finest destinations, from cities to hotels, before the victors are crowned at a glamourous annual ceremony.

If you’re thinking that you might’ve seen quite a lot about the WTAs over the past few weeks, well, that’s because you may well have done. The WTAs have recently gone through the continents, revealing the best destinations in regions such as Europe ( find out more here ) and the Middle East ( more here ).

But this one’s the big cheese. This time the WTAs have revealed the best destinations in the entire world .

And top spot went to... the Maldives , which took home the title of the ‘World’s Leading Destination’. At a ceremony in Muscat , Oman, the island country also took the title of ‘World’s Leading Tourist Board’.

So where else did well at this year’s global WTAs? Well, Vietnam took home a whopping five prizes, including ‘World’s Leading Heritage Destination’ (which went to the country as a whole), ‘World’s Leading City Break Destination’ ( Hanoi ), ‘World's Leading Nature Island Destination’ (Phu Quoc), ‘World's Leading Town Destination’ (Tam Đảo) and ‘World's Leading Regional Nature Destination’ (Moc Chau).

Jamaica also did really well in this year’s WTAs. The Caribbean nation won ‘World’s Leading Cruise Destination’, World’s Leading Family Destination’ and ‘World’s Leading Wedding Destination’. Not bad, eh?

You can check out all the winners of this year’s WTAs here – and find plenty of top travel inspo for the year ahead!

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Portugal won big at the World Travel Awards, with Porto snatching 'Europe's Leading City Destination', Source: Unsplash

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The world’s most prestigious and comprehensive industry competition – World Travel Awards (WTA) - held its European edition yesterday, 3 October, on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Each year, World Travel Awards covers the globe with its Grand Tour – a series of regional gala ceremonies to recognise excellence within each continent, culminating in a Grand Final at the end of the year.

The European edition of the Awards looks in deep detail into the various facets that make up the travel and hospitality sector for what it is. And this year is special, with the COVID pandemic retreating and the appetite for travel and discovery resurging.

Highlights from the WTA 2022 European winners

There are many categories that the Awards seek to applaud, and it includes regions, cities and private businesses.

For example, triumphant last night was the Algarve region, in Portugal, winning the coveted title of ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Destination’ , while Porto picked up the prized honour of ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination’ .

The burgeoning Black Sea city of Batumi (Georgia) secured the headline-grabbing title of ‘Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination’ . Meanwhile, Madrid claimed the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination’ for the 5th year in a row, and the Convention Centre, Dublin picked up the trophy for ‘Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’ .

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts took the prize for ‘Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand’ while the Royal Monceau Suite @ Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris, picked up the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Hotel Suite’ . Elsewhere, a grand total of six honours went to Forte Village Resort (Sardinia, Italy) including the title of ‘Europe’s Leading New Resort’ .

The majestic Conrad Algarve (Portugal) claimed the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Lifestyle Resort’ while the luxurious Sani Resort (Greece) took the prize for ‘Europe’s Leading Family Resort’ .

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Triumphant at the red carpet event was The Algarve, Portugal winning the coveted title of ‘Europe’s Leading Beach Destination’, while Porto picked up the prized honour of ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination

Europe’s premier travel brands have been revealed at a blockbuster gala ceremony at the new Hilton Mallorca Galatzo . The brightest stars of the hospitality industry aligned at the World Travel Awards (WTA) European Gala Ceremony 2022 to discover who amongst them had won the ultimate accolades in tourism.

The burgeoning Black Sea city of Batumi secured the headline grabbing title of ‘Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination’. Meanwhile Madrid claimed the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination’ for the 5th year in a row, and the Convention Centre, Dublin picked up the trophy for ‘Europe’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’.

Travel industry VIPs from 40 nations attended the big travel industry reunion at Hilton’s first property on Mallorca. The recently opened 208-room Hilton Mallorca Galatzo is the latest addition to join Hilton’s growing European portfolio.

Graham Cooke , Founder, WTA, said: “What a truly memorable experience was had by our international VIP audience. This enchanting island setting proved to be the perfect backdrop for a sensational two-day event crowned by this evening’s Gala Ceremony. Hilton Mallorca Galatzo has done itself proud by making Europe’s luminaries feel so warmly welcomed.

WTA had the privilege of recognising the industry’s leading lights from across Europe. As stellar examples of tourism excellence, our winners have helped the industry to raise the collective benchmark”.

In a special presentation, ‘Europe’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award’ was received by Drying Little Tears – Regine Sixt Children’s Aid Foundation .

In the aviation sector, Turkish Airlines claimed the honour of ‘Europe’s Leading Airline’, whilst British Airways was named ‘Europe’s Leading Airline Brand’. Earlier in the evening Air France claimed the prized award for ‘Europe’s Leading Airline – Economy Class’ and TAP Air Portugal took accolades for ‘Europe’s Leading Airline to South America’ and ‘Europe’s Leading Airline to South America’.

The luxury and charm of Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul earned the ultimate hospitality award for ‘Europe’s Leading Hotel’ while the stunning Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus, Istanbul claimed the hotly contested title of ‘Europe’s Leading New Hotel’. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts took the prize for ‘Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand’ while the Royal Monceau Suite @ Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris , picked up the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Hotel Suite’. Elsewhere, a grand total of six honours went to Forte Village Resort including the title of ‘Europe’s Leading New Resort’.

The majestic Conrad Algarve claimed the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Lifestyle Resort’ while the luxurious Sani Resort took the prize for ‘Europe’s Leading Family Resort’.

In the cruise sector, Norwegian Cruise Line was voted ‘Europe’s Leading Cruise Line’ while Lisbon picked up the award for ‘Europe’s Leading Cruise Destination’.

Travel provider winners included Abercrombie & Kent (‘Europe’s Leading Luxury Tour Operator’), Booking.com (‘Europe’s Leading Travel Agency’) and FCM Travel (‘Europe’s Leading Travel Management Company’).

The next red carpet events on the WTA Grand Tour 2022 will take place in Nairobi, Kenya (Africa & Indian Ocean), Amman, Jordan (Middle East) and Muscat, Oman (Grand Final).

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Portugal was considered the "Best Tourist Destination in Europe" in the European edition of the World Travel Awards 2022, which has happened for the fifth time in the last six years. The country shone once again in what are considered the 'Oscars' of Tourism, collecting 30 awards. This is the latest on the World Travel Awards 2022 , including the Portugal winners list.

"The results are from the vote of thousands of professionals in the sector, from all countries of the world, and this year Portugal collected 30 awards , between destination, regions and products and services," says a statement from the Ministry of Economy and Sea, which oversees the sector.

"Portugal's achievement in the European edition of the World Travel Awards 2022, takes on particular significance after the difficult years of the pandemic . It is with great pride that we see the companies, professionals and entities of national tourism being recognised by their peers at an international level. All agents of the sector are to be congratulated for rising to this challenge which is to affirm Portugal as a tourist destination of excellence , whatever the circumstances", says the Secretary of State for Tourism, Commerce and Services, Rita Marques, quoted in the same statement.

The Azores were considered the Best Adventure Tourism Destination

The World Travel Awards have been presented by tourism professionals on a global scale since 1993, honouring work in the tourism industry to stimulate competitiveness and quality in tourism. The world awards ceremony is scheduled for 11th November 2022, in Oman . At the World Tourism Awards in 2021, it should be remembered, Portugal won more than two dozen awards in the European edition of the tourism 'Oscars' and twelve awards at the global event .

The complete list of winners of this European edition of the World Travel Awards , including the national winners, is available at Europe Winners 2022 - World Travel Awards .

List of awards that Portugal won on a European level:

Best Destination - Portugal
Best City Destination - Porto
Best Beach Destination - The Algarve
Best Destination for Adventure Tourism - The Azores
Best City Break Destination - Lisbon
Best Coastal Metropolitan Destination - Lisbon
Best Cruise Destination - Lisbon
Best Cruise Port - Lisbon
Best All-Inclusive Resort - Pestana Porto Santo
Best Beach Hotel - Pestana Alvor Praia
Best Design Hotel - 1908 Lisboa Hotel
Best Island Resort - Vila Baleira Resort
Best Monumental Hotel - Vila Galé Collection Braga
Best Leisure Resort - Pine Cliffs
Best Lifestyle Hotel - Pestana CR7 Lisboa
Best Lifestyle Resort - Conrad Algarve
Best Luxury Boutique Hotel - Valverde Hotel
Best New Resort - Domes Lake Algarve
Best Sports Resort - Cascade Wellness Resort
Best Villa Resort - Dunas Douradas Beach Club
Best Hotel in a Wine Region - L'AND Vinenyards
Best Romantic Resort - Monte Santo Resort
Best Tourist Attraction - Passadiços do Paiva
Best Adventure Tourism Attraction - Passadiços do Paiva
Responsible Tourism Award - Dark Sky Alqueva
Best Tourism Body - Turismo de Portugal
Best Airline Company to Africa - TAP
Best Airline Company to South America - TAP
Best Boutique Hotel Operator - Amazing Evolution
Best Hotel Management Company - Amazing Evolution

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World Travel Awards 2022: the winners in Latin America

The winners of the 29th World Travel Awards (credit: WTA)

On 11 November, the 29th World Travel Awards ceremony was held in Muscat, the capital of Oman, to celebrate excellence in all key sectors of the travel and tourism industry.

Peru confirms its status

Peru was awarded three major prizes at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022: World’s Leading Culinary Destination 2022 , World’s Leading Cultural Destination 2022 and World’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2022 for Machu Picchu .

The Machu Picchu site, elected “World’s Top Tourist Attraction 2022” (D.R.)

“This is the fourth time that Peru has been recognised as a top cultural destination in the world and the fifth time that our global wonder, Machu Picchu, has been awarded in the tourist attraction category. It is also the tenth time that Peru has won the ‘top culinary destination’ award in the WTA World Edition, which brings us closer to our goal of positioning Peruvian gastronomy as the best in the world,” Promperu said in a press release.

Peru receives these awards just two months after winning the regional edition, but also after having been included in the list of the best destinations to visit in 2023 by the prestigious publication National Geographic, which named the archaeological site of Choquequirao as “one of the five must-see adventure destinations for next year” .

“These awards are an important recognition of the work of all Peruvians,” said Promperu’s executive president, Amora Carbajal.

Chile, the reference for sustainable tourism

Chile received the award for World’s Leading Green Destination 2022 , beating Peru, Ecuador, Madagascar and Norway in this edition.

Torres del Paine National Park (Credit: SERNATUR)

This is the third time in history that Chile has received the award for the best ecological destination on the planet. The award, which has already been given to the country in 2019 and 2020, recognises the existence and promotion of natural destinations, as well as the planning and development of sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism experiences.

“Chile stands out not only for its natural attributes, but also for the experience offered by a sustainable offer consolidated as inclusive, innovative and sustainable,” said the National Tourism Service (Sernatur).

A total of 27 awards have been given to the country by the World Travel Awards since 2015.

There is no doubt that the country is full of attractions, including the fantastic Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is home to the driest non-polar desert on the planet, the third largest salar on the planet and even the world’s most important astronomical project, ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array).

Among the country’s other fascinating destinations, Torres del Paine, in Chilean Patagonia, has several titles that make it one of the must-see destinations for nature lovers. National Geographic chose it as one of the five most beautiful places in the world and the national park was selected as the eighth wonder of the world in 2013.

Two hotels were also awarded, our partner Explora Patagonia National Park as the World’s Leading Sustainable Lodge 2022 and VIK Chile in the O’higgins region as the World’s Leading Wine Region Hotel 2022 .

Costa Rica and Ecuador awarded

Costa Rica has been awarded the title of World’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2022 . With 28 national parks and no less than 116 volcanoes, the country has more biodiversity per square metre than the entire Amazon, making it a paradise for thrill-seekers! In addition, the Gaia Hotel & Reserve is awarded in this edition as the World’s Leading Green Hotel 2022 .

In Ecuador , Guayaquil is awarded the title of World’s Leading City Tourist Board 2022 for its promotional work, and the Pikaia Lodge is distinguished with the award for World’s Leading Adventure Hotel 2022 .

The full results are available at the following link: World Travel Awards 2022.

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WTM Global Responsible Tourism Awards 2022

WTM Global Responsible Tourism Awards Winners 2022

The annual cycle of Responsible Tourism Awards concluded on November 7th with the announcement of the Global Award winners at WTM, London. Three sets of regional awards have already been presented for Africa, India, Latin America and the Rest of the World

There is this year an overall winner in the Global Awards, the winner in the Local Economic Benefit category

Growing the Local Economic Benefit

There is still a place for CSR1.0 and philanthropy, as is evident from last year's category, Sustaining Employees and Communities through the Pandemic. However, by adapting the way they do business, accommodation providers and tour operators can create additional market opportunities for local communities in their supply chains and create opportunities to sell goods and services directly to tourists. This diversifies the local economy and enriches the destination in both senses, creating additional livelihoods for locals and a richer range of activities, food and drink, and craft and art products for tourists. Destinations can assist these changes by, amongst other things, providing micro-finance, training and mentoring, creating marketplaces and performance spaces and providing marketing assistance.

2022 WTM Responsible Tourism Awards Overall Global Winner

The Sesotho Batlokoa & Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD)

www.witsieshoek.co.za

Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge is in the Northern Drakensberg of South Africa and provides overnight accommodation and access to hiking the region's most famous trails. Witsieshoek was about to be closed by its community owners, the Sesotho Batlokoa, when TFPD was awarded the concession to manage and market the property in 2011. Since re-opening in 2011, Witsieshoek has tracked the local economic benefit created by the Lodge and reported a Regional Economic Benefit of R77,7m over the past 12 years. 46% of the value, results from local procurement policies and practices. During the refurbishment, a buy-local policy was mandated. Where the services did not exist, support was provided to upskill and capacitate local businesses. As a result, a team of local seamstresses was trained to make curtains and extended their business beyond just the clothing they had previously made. Tefo Magasane, the potter, developed a range of functional ceramics to create a unique bedside light base, as well as several unique décor items. And the local home carpet weavers not only supplied the bedside and décor rugs for Witsieshoek but were also commissioned by other Lodges managed by TFPD to provide handmade rugs. While the economic bounty of the refurbishment period came to an end in 2016, the entrepreneurs who skilled up during this period had the resources to continue their businesses.

With 96% of the staff employed from the local area, this money goes directly into the local economy, where it generates another cycle of economic activity. The average salary at Witsieshoek supports seven people. The Principle Traditional Leader of the Batlokoa has maintained a policy that funds earned from the turnover and profit levies must be invested to build a capital reserve before any significant expenditures could be incurred. This financial prudence turned into a lifeline for the Lodge during Covid when the Lodge borrowed those funds to keep staff paid. All Covid-era loans from the community trust have been repaid with interest. This mature commercial relationship between the commercial operation and the community leadership is a key indicator of a sustainable and progressive business with a strong future.

2022 WTM Responsible Tourism Awards Global Winners

Destinations building back better post-covid.

In the Awards last year, we saw several destinations which were beginning to rethink the tourist volumes and market segments that they will attract post-Covid and some who were considering demarketing. The apparently inexorable increase in visitor numbers has been halted by the pandemic. Many destinations have had a "breather". A reminder of what their place was like before the hordes arrived. An opportunity to rethink tourism and perhaps to decide to use tourism rather than be used by it.

TUI Care Foundation

www.tuicarefoundation.com/en/programmes/corona-relief-fund

The TUI Care Foundation connects holidaymakers to good causes, they foster education and the well-being of children and youth, the protection of nature and the environment, and the positive impacts of tourism on people and places in destinations worldwide. At the TUI Academy in Zanzibar youths are being trained to become tour guides. Children with limited access to opportunities across the African continent have benefitted from the TUI Junior Academy's support, for example in communities near Kruger Park and on the islands of Sal and BoaVista on the Cape Verdean archipelago. Through their 100 Helping Hands Initiatives the TUI Care Foundation provided financial support for local NGOs, small charitable organisations and social enterprises to strengthen their crisis relief activities in vulnerable tourism-adjacent communities support for food banks in tourism communities to cover the local population's basic needs in these times of crisis. The TUI Care Foundation initiated, together with the Berlin-based non-profit enpact eV and the support of the German government and GIZ, the COVID-19 Relief Programme for Tourism and the Tourism Recovery Programme which supported 465 tourism SMMEs in Egypt, Kenya, Indonesia, Jordan, Mexico and South Africa. The programmes consist of a 6-month cycle which includes financial support (provided by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development), online training and dedicated one-on-one mentoring for the participating businesses by European tourism experts. The judges recognised the TUI Care Foundation's COVID-19 Relief Programme for Tourism and the Tourism Recovery Programme as pioneering initiatives of international collaboration to provide support for small-scale tourism entrepreneurs through the pandemic and enable them to build back better.

Sustaining Employees and Communities through the Pandemic

We recognise that the pandemic is far from over, and as the World Health Organization rightly reminds us, we are not safe until we are all safe. It will take many more months before travel and holiday volumes recover to whatever the "new normal" will be. We are aware that many businesses and organisations in the travel and tourism sector have worked hard to sustain their employees and the communities in which they operate with really positive impacts around the world. Many of these efforts have involved others in their supply chain and consumers. We would like to recognise and draw attention to those who have successfully helped others, employees and neighbours alike, to weather the storm.

Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project

www.kiliporters.org

The Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) is a programme of the Kilimanjaro Responsible Trekking Organization, a porters' welfare initiative working to improve their working conditions. When Covid arrived they used a phone tree method to provide Covid safety information to 7,000 mountain crew and asked them to share the information with families, friends and neighbours. The phone tree was used to provide expert advice on ways of supporting mountain crew, self-reliant food production (344 participants), alternative livelihoods (1,112 participants) and budgeting (1,957 participants). The Village Savings and Loan methodology was introduced. 76 participants and 15 porters received training as Community-Based Trainers (CBTs) to guide and oversee the savings groups. Four savings groups were created in Moshi, Marangu, Arusha and Rongai. Vaccine awareness classes enable porters to make informed decisions about whether or not to be vaccinated. In 2020 and 2021, $85,900 USD was spent on these activities. With increasing concern about working conditions and greenwashing among consumers, KPAP is providing an independent third-party verification of minimum standard compliance for mountain crew, local companies, and the climbing public. KPAP is "hopeful that this award recognition will create some much-needed awareness within the industry and help facilitate social responsibility on all Kilimanjaro treks."

Reducing Plastic Waste in the Environment

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the amount of single-use plastic, adding to the plastic waste crisis. Plastic waste is now entering the food chain of other species as well as ours. Once plastic enters watercourses, it ends in gyros of garbage in the oceans, on beaches and in the stomachs of fish we then eat. The industry needs to do more to reduce its use of single-use plastics and take responsibility and work with local communities and their governments to capture waste plastic with nets and floating barriers and upcycle it for use as cobbles, furniture and crafts.

Asilia, Africa www.asiliaafrica.com

Operating safaris in Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar through 17 camps and lodges since 2016 Asilia uses stainless steel water bottles. They were early partners of Zanrec in introducing sustainable waste management and played a part in encouraging 100 other hotels and guesthouses on the east coast of Zanzibar to partner with them and recycle their waste responsibly. In 2020 at Sayari, in the Serengeti, they launched a solar-powered micro-brewery using reverse osmosis purified water from a borehole on site. On-site, they produce beer, soft drinks, iced tea, lemonade, an elderflower tonic, and sparkling water - all using solar power. They no longer purchase plastic and glass bottles and cans for the camp and save carbon emissions transporting drinks to the lodge. They also supply other camps in the Serengeti and national park staff. Water is transported twice a month from Sayari to the other camps in 1000 litre tanks and 20 litre recycled reusable bottles. This has resulted in a 45% reduction in plastic waste in the three pre-pandemic years. They hope that the guest experience of recycling and not using plastic water bottles will encourage their guests to take the practice home with them.

Increasing Diversity in Tourism: How Inclusive is our Industry?

We travel to experience other cultures, communities, and places. If everywhere was the same, why travel? Though we seek diversity through travel, we've noticed that diversity is not always reflected in the industry that helps others have such experiences. Diversity is a broad term: "identities include, but are not limited to, ability, age, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, immigration status, intellectual differences, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation." We do not expect to find an organisation that has made demonstrable progress on all of these in the last few years. For our industry, it is about who we employ at various levels, who we market to, the way we present the destinations we sell, the range of experiences we promote, and the stories we tell.

Bon Hotel Bloemfontein Central

www.bhbloemfonteincentral.co.za

BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central is a three-star hotel with115 bedrooms and conference facilities that can accommodate up to 420 guests, owned by three shareholders and the staff. In 2007 they appointed previously disadvantaged staff members to their board of directors and then created a staff share trust. They allocated 51% of the shares in the business to the staff. The initiative is self-funded from the hotel's profits. The Bon Hotel in Bloemfontein is involved with the Towers of Hope, an NGO located across the street from the hotel, which works to improve the lives of marginalised citizens in inner-city Bloemfontein. The judges wanted to recognise this unusual example of an initiative designed to empower previously disadvantaged community members. The Bon Hotel believes it is better to upskill and promote its own staff than involve outside shareholders. Everyone in the hotel, from cleaners to managers, has a share in the success of the hotel, the staff have ownership which facilitates staff retention through development and promotion and enhances service delivery. Most of their management team have progressed through the ranks. By engaging with the Towers of Hope they have contributed more widely to improve the lives of these marginalised people of Bloemfontein. As they pointed out in their application, "Winning this award will truly be inspiring for our staff and the people at Towers of Hope, as well as the broader community of Bloemfontein."

Access for the Differently-Abled: as Travellers, Employees and Holidaymakers

One of the aspirations of Responsible Tourism is to enable everyone to participate in tourism, whether as a traveller, holidaymaker or employee. The differently-abled are often identified as a wealthy market segment, but many are not. Disability often excludes many from taking a holiday for multiple reasons, including cost. For the travel and tourism industry to be fully inclusive and enable families to travel together, it needs to ensure access for those with a range of disabilities and enhance their experience. Too often excluded from employment in our industry, the differently-abled have skills to offer.

Lemon Tree Hotels Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, India

www.lemontreehotels.com

Launched in 2004 Lemon Tree Hotels is now India's third largest hotel group with 85 hotels in 52 destinations and is still growing. Lemon Tree Hotels is committed to providing equal opportunities and actively recruits the differently abled, determined that 'Opportunity Deprived Individuals' (ODIs) should have the same opportunities as others to achieve their potential. ODIs employed by Lemon Tree include speech and hearing impaired, orthopedically handicapped, acid survivors, those with Downs Syndrome and Autism and the economically and socially marginalised: people from below the poverty line, widowed or abandoned, battered, destitute or divorced women, and transgender people. The entire equal opportunities programme is funded from within the company.

The initiative began in 2007. By March 2022 over 13% of their employees are Indians who are opportunity deprived in one of these ways. Initially, those with disabilities were employed in roles with little direct contact with guests. However, they have developed standard operating procedures and training modules so that they are now able to work in areas where there is direct contact with guests, creating a positive experience for the differently abled employees and guests alike. All employees are encouraged to learn Indian Sign Language to create an inclusive working environment.

Over the last 15 years, over 3000 ODIs have trained at Lemon Tree Hotels and many continue to work for the group. Lemon Tree Hotels sees two primary direct benefits from its inclusive employment strategy: enhanced employee satisfaction and engagement; and "growing customer delight". Not surprisingly, many businesses from other sectors have engaged with them to learn from their experience. More hospitality businesses should too.

Conserving Water and Improving Water Security and Supply for Neighbours

When people travel, they often use more water than they do at home, partly as a consequence of being at leisure in accommodation designed to encourage indulgence and partly because they are unaware of the local supply issues, a problem compounded by people holidaying in drier more arid areas.

The judges are looking for examples of businesses and destinations which are reducing water consumption per guest, recycling and reusing greywater, businesses providing potable water for neighbours, and destinations raising awareness of water scarcity, measuring consumption by the sector or managing reduction.

www.thermegroup.com

The Therme Group builds and manages well-being resorts that combine water, nature and technology, creating a unique immersive environment. Building on ancient traditions of thermal bathing, Therme has revolutionised the product to dramatically reduce its environmental impacts whilst making the experiences available to a much broader public, and including children of all ages alongside seniors. This blended experience includes water-based activities with fitness programming, attractions, well-being therapies, art and culture, botanics, food and nutrition.

At Therme Bucharest, advanced filtration methods ensure that the water is fully recirculated twice a day., prior to September 2022 92% of the water used is recycled with just 8% leaving the site as wastewater. A new wastewater treatment plant at Therme Bucharest will shortly be constructed they will then be ablee to recycle 100% of the water used at the resort. The new plant sends the recycled water to the National Agency for Land Improvements for use in agriculture, fisheries and local water systems. 100% of the water used at Therme Bucharest is reused with no discharge to the sewage system. At Therme Bucharest, geothermal water is extracted from a depth of more than 3100m. Ozone treatment reduces the need to add artificial chemical purifiers, such as chlorine. Ozone is three times more effective than chlorine at neutralising microbes, bacteria, and viruses and leaves no unpleasant odours for guests. Therme's water purification processes enable them to filter the entire water volume of Therme Bucharest (4,300 m2) multiple times a day. Because the geothermal water is extracted at very high temperatures (over 70°C), using heat-exchange technology, they can use the water to heat the buildings and pools, significantly reducing Therme Bucharest's overall energy needs.

Water Street, Kerala

https://www.keralatourism.org/newsletter/news/2022/water-street-project/2078

The Responsible Tourism Mission is developing Water Streets, (Backwater Street, Canal Street, River Street) in nine destinations. All three kinds have been developed at Maravanthuruthu and they are now being rolled out to other destinations. Most of the potential Water Streets were ugly due to waste disposal and water hyacinth, so the process began with cleaning and deepening the water bodies. Tourism activities on the Water Streets include kayaking, rowing boat trips, shikkara (light flat-bottomed boats) trips. . Some 110 clusters, each of forty families, have been formed to benefit from water-based tourism and to ensure that the water streets once cleaned, are kept clean.

The Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission has demonstrated that tourism can protect water bodies with the strong involvement of the community, and if the community can find a livelihood from the water street they will protect the water body. At Maravanthuruthu, a 3 to 4 km stretch of 18 Canals, three rivers and a Backwater body were all rejuvenated. This initiative helped to recharge the ponds and wells of the area; now, the water can be used for drinking and food processing. Future plans include country boat trips, rowing and mechanised shikkara trips, houseboats, floating restaurants, and floating Kootthambalam (theatres). floating markets, traditional and modern fishing experiences and lifesaving teams.

Contributing to Cultural Heritage

Tourism can contribute to the maintenance of living and built cultural heritage creating additional revenue through entrance fees, encouraging donations from visitors, or encouraging investment in heritage to attract tourists and day visitors. But it is not just about financial resources. The interest of visitors in local heritage can remind communities of the value of their built and living heritage and ensure that it is valued and conserved for future generations. Through the purchase of locally produced art and craft, tourists can make a significant contribution to maintain a thriving and developing culture from painting to wood carving and from fine art to agriculture.

The judges are looking for entries from businesses museums, galleries or destinations where tourism is making a positive contribution to the conservation and development of built, exhibited or living cultural heritage or where negative impacts are managed and reduced, destinations where tourism is making a positive contribution.

Gorilla Highlands

www.gorillahighlands.com

Gorilla Highlands is a tour company operating in the transboundary region shared by Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo since 2011. Their partners from the Batwa "Pygmies" ethnic group are conservation refugees forced out of national parks to protect wildlife; Gorilla Highlands encourage them to share their traditional beliefs and skills, ensuring that their guests are not going to mock them as backward (just the opposite). Their annual cooking competition and networking event have resulted in local touches being applied to global cuisine. Gorilla Highlands' activities have motivated the youth of the region to research their culture and history to pursue a career in tourism; cultural heritage gets economic value.

Gorilla Highlands developed "Batwa Today a nature walk and a community interaction with the Batwa of Rwamahano on the edge of Echuya Forest Reserve. Countering the prevalent Disneyfication of Batwa experiences, the activity is focused on the people's present life instead of costume-based historical performances. The chat between the community and the visitors starts with introductions of everyone and can then take any direction the visitors or the Batwa are interested in. The Bakiga Museum: built by a local elder Festo Karwemera, is a painstaking recreation of a traditional homestead originally established to teach the youth of the Bakiga ethnic group about their cultural heritage. Gorilla Highlands added a backpacker hostel, a craft shop with an art gallery and a lounge restaurant to Karwemera's fabulous creation, upgrading it to a colourful cultural centre. They also made a documentary about the man and his fight for the local culture.

They have developed three camping-based homestays in remote areas, supporting host families and upgrading their facilities to serve guests doing multi-day hikes, or as an overnight experience. They have also created a dozen cultural tours focused on hiking and dugout canoeing, featuring a craft maker, a traditional healer, dancing troupes and other local partners who previously received few visitors.

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Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards Winners 2022

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Skål International presents the 2022 Sustainable Tourism Awards that celebrate its 20th Anniversary, during the Opening Ceremony of its 81st Skål International World Congress in Kvarner, Croatia

This highlight event that has gathered over 320 travel executives from all over the world..

Important authorities from Opatija and Rijeka, the Kvarner region of Croatia, as well as Skål International, has been honoured with the prestigious presence of Mr. Ion Vilcu , Director of Affiliate Members Department at the U.N. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) .

Skål International following the United Nations declaration of 2002 as the Year of Ecotourism and the Mountains, launched these awards, which have received strong ongoing support and attracted high level of participation from all over the world, and certainly helped the tourism world to better understand the importance of sustainability in tourism.

In its 20th Anniversary the award ceremony was conducted by Interim Vice President Hulya Aslantas and awards presented by Skål International World President Burcin Turkkan.

Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards program is getting even greater prestige.

Skål International is an Affiliate Member of the U.N. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 1984 and have joined forces to give a greater dimension to the Sustainable Tourism Awards.

And, for fourth consecutive year, we keep the partnership with the Responsible Tourism Institute and Biosphere Tourism , who have enhanced its support and have granted the 'Skål Biosphere Sustainable Special Award' to each winner, consisting of a one-year free subscription to the Biosphere Sustainable platform, where the winner will be able to create their own personalized Sustainability Plan.

Winners of the 2022 Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards

During the Opening Ceremony of the 81st Skål International World Congress, the winners of the 2022 Sustainable Tourism Awards have officially been announced:

COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT PROJECTS

2022 Australian Tourism Awards - Winners

Aboriginal & torres strait island tourism experience.

GOLD – wukalina Walk TAS SILVER – Spirits of the Red Sand QLD BRONZE – Angkerle Atwatye – Standley Chasm NT

Adventure Tourism

GOLD – The Hike Collective WA SILVER – Ocean Rafting QLD BRONZE – Bendleby Ranges SA

Tour & Transport Operators

GOLD – Fun Over 50 Holidays QLD SILVER – The Hike Collective WA BRONZE – Air Adventure Golf TAS

Caravan & Holiday Parks

GOLD – BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort QLD

SILVER – BIG4 St Helens Holiday Park TAS

BRONZE – Oasis Tourist Park NT

Unique Accommodation

GOLD – Jamala Wildlife Lodge CBR SILVER – Woodhouse Activity Centre SA BRONZE – Mitchell Grass Retreat QLD

GOLD – Live Ningaloo WA SILVER – Tasmanian Walking Company TAS BRONZE – Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort QLD

Visitor Information Services

GOLD – Mudgee Region Tourism NSW SILVER – Quilpie Visitor Information Centre, Museum & Gallery QLD BRONZE – Bendigo Visitor Centre VIC

Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services

GOLD – Char Restaurant and The Darwin Club at Admiralty House NT

SILVER – Potager NSW

BRONZE – Mures Tasmania TAS

Tourism Marketing & Campaigns

GOLD – ‘Viva Bendigo’ by City of Greater Bendigo VIC SILVER – MidCoast Council – Destination Barrington Coast NSW BRONZE – Tourism Tropical North Queensland QLD

3-3.5 Star Accommodation

GOLD – Urban Camp Melbourne VIC SILVER – Broadwater Resort Busselton WA BRONZE – Magnums Unique Accommodation Airlie Beach QLD

5 Star Luxury Accommodation

GOLD – Mt Hay Retreat NSW SILVER – COMO The Treasury WA BRONZE – Eos by SkyCity Adelaide SA

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World Travel Tech Awards unveils 2022 winners

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World Travel Tech Awards – the global initiative to recognise and reward excellence in the travel tech sector – has unveiled the winners of its 2022 programme at a glittering gala reception in Jordan, with Technoheaven the official Event Partner.

The finest travel technology brands from around the world attended this year’s red-carpet World Travel Tech Awards Gala Ceremony, hosted at The Ritz-Calton, Amman.

Notable winners on the night included IBM winning the coveted title ‘World's Best AI Travel Technology Provider’ and Amadeus collecting ‘World's Best Travel Technology Provider’.

Also celebrating this year was Zoom, winner of ‘World's Best Video Conferencing Solution’, with KAYAK collecting ‘World's Best Hotel Comparison Website’. VisitQatar.com took the title for ‘World's Best Tourism Authority Website’, whilst Mastercard was named ‘winning World’s Best B2B Travel Payments Provider’.

Mike Sawicki, Managing Director, World Travel Tech Awards, said: “What an incredible event it has been here in Jordan. World Travel Tech Awards had the privilege of recognising brands that are stellar examples of excellence in their field. My congratulations to each of them.’

Other winners include Almatar (‘Middle East's Best Travel Booking App’), Roiback (‘World's Best Hotel Booking Solutions Provider’) and Sabre (‘World's Best Travel Merchandising Solutions Provider’). Technoheaven proved one of the stars of the evening, picking up 'World's Best DMC Software Provider'.

The results follow a year-long search for the world’s leading travel cech brands. Votes were cast by travel tech professionals and the public, with the nominee gaining the most votes in a category named as the winner.

For a full list of winners visit https://worldtraveltechawards.com/winners/2022 .

World Travel Tech Awards is the sister event to World Travel Awards , currently celebrating its 29 th anniversary.

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Freddie Figgers of the Florida Commission on Ethics. On Friday, April 19, 2024, the ethics panel waived $1,500 in fines levied against Figgers, finding that unusual circumstances led to a required form not being filed correctly. (Photo courtesy of Florida Commission on Ethics)

The Florida Commission on Ethics waived $1,500 in fines levied against one of its members on Friday, finding that unusual circumstances led to a required form not being filed correctly.

Ethics Commissioner Freddie Figgers didn’t submit his 2021 financial disclosure statement on time when he served on the Board of Directors of Enterprise Florida, the state’s economic development organization.

The commission voted 4-1 to waive the fines. Figgers, who did not speak about the issue at the meeting, abstained from the vote.

He had a deadline of July 1, 2022, to file the form, but he didn’t submit it until July 28, 2023, a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to the Ethics Commission, state records show. Figgers, a Lauderhill entrepreneur, racked up $25 in automatic daily fines after a Sept. 1, 2022, grace period passed. Fines are capped at a maximum of $1,500.

In his written appeal, Figgers said he signed the form and gave it to administrative staff at Enterprise Florida for processing, which had been the “long-standing” practice for board members. However, the Ethics Commission didn’t receive the document.

“[M]y professional and philanthropic endeavors have always been guided by a strong ethical compass,” Figgers wrote. “The notion of inadvertently failing to comply with financial disclosure requirements is contrary to everything I stand for and have worked towards.”

Steven Zuilkowski, the commission’s general counsel, recommended the fines be waived, saying Figgers had every expectation Enterprise Florida’s staff would file the form promptly as it had done in the past.

“I have zero heartburn about the recommendation I’m making here. … I don’t feel like this an outlier in any way from what this commission has historically done,” he said.

But Michael Barfield, public access director for the Florida Center for Government Accountability, said the decision will give politicians and public employees who fail to file on time a convenient out.

“It sets a precedent that a fellow member will get favorable treatment, and, second, it sends a bad message to everyone else in the state who is required to file that they too can use an excuse that they were depending on someone else to get it filed,” he said.

The commission’s decision was “defensible” based on previous cases, but state law is clear about who is responsible for filing the form, said Caroline Klancke, a former general counsel and deputy executive director of the Florida Commission on Ethics

“The obligation to file financial disclosure and be transparent under the law pertains to the individual public servant,” said Klancke, who now serves as the executive director of the Florida Ethics Institute. “It is their responsibility to fulfill that obligation accurately and timely.”

Financial disclosure statements are required to inform the public of potential conflicts of interest involving elected and appointed officials. Filers can appeal fines if they can demonstrate “unusual circumstances,” defined as “uncommon, rare or sudden events over which the reporting individual had no control and which directly result in the failure to act in accordance with filing requirements.”

The investigative website Florida Bulldog first reported Figgers’ appeal.

After the July 1, 2022, deadline passed, the Ethics Commission sent letters and a postcard to Figgers’ Lauderhill business address about the late filing, according to a finding of facts by the commission. An email also was sent to Figgers and a staffer at Enterprise Florida.

Someone at the Lauderhill address signed on July 29, 2022, for a “notice of delinquency,” but it’s unclear from the record who signed for it, according to the commission’s order. In a letter, Figgers said he didn’t get the notice, blaming “unique challenges” because of a “shared mailroom.”

On Sept. 19, 2022, Figgers emailed an Enterprise Florida staffer about the form, writing “I thought this was taken care of?.” A back-and-forth then ensued between the Ethics Commission and Enterprise Florida.

Enterprise Florida was dissolved in June 2023 and merged with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

Starting July 1, public officials will file financial disclosure statements electronically, which should prevent such mailing errors in the future, Klancke said.

Aside from his ethics fine, Figgers, owner of the telecommunications company Figgers Communication, made news in October because of a $242,500 no-bid deal he struck to work on the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s 911 system.

Figgers briefly served with former tourism oversight district administrator Glen Gilzean on the Florida Commission on Ethics.

DeSantis appointed Figgers to serve on the Florida Commission on Ethics on July 27. Less than a month later on Aug. 22, Gilzean resigned as chairman of that panel.

Gilzean stepped aside after it was revealed that he violated a state law prohibiting ethics commissioners from holding public employment.

The district ultimately canceled the contract, but public records indicate Figgers Communication still received nearly $100,000 from the Disney World tourism oversight district. District officials have not responded to questions from the Orlando Sentinel about the reason for the payment, first reported by WFTV Channel 9 .

In October, district spokesman Matthew Thomas Oberly said Figgers’ company was hired because it could meet the 120-day timeline for the project, which officials considered to be “a critical urgent need.”

District officials would not say if work was ever done on the “urgent” project.

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The Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) has announced six recipients of its 2024 awards during the annual tourism conference Tuesday at the myFM Centre in Renfrew, Ont.

Ron Moss, co-chair and active volunteer with the Ottawa Valley Cycling and Active Transportation Alliance received the Tourism Champion Award, the OVTA said in news release on Thursday.

Moss’s recognition comes after he spent hundreds of hours each year organizing group rides and cycling events, reads the release.

The OVTA describes Moss “as a driving force in promoting active travel around the Ottawa Valley.”

This year’s recipient of the Business / Organization of the Year Award went to Somewhere Inn Calabogie, which is a redesigned roadside motel, led by a passionate, inclusive and hardworking team, says the OVTA.

Meanwhile, the Event of the Year Award was given to the Pembroke Silver Stick Tournament, which “brings together over 130 minor hockey teams from across Ontario to Pembroke and the Ottawa Valley to experience Hockey Town Canada,” reads the release.

When it comes to the Sustainability Champion Award the OVTA says it was awarded to Anupaya Cabin Co. in Deep River.

The corporation “integrates sustainability into every facet of its operations, from the renovation and construction of cabins using locally-sourced, eco-friendly materials to the implementation of renewable energy sources,” reads the release.

The New Tourism Product Award was granted to Ottawa Valley Farm to Fork in Douglas, says the OVTA.

“This award set against the picturesque backdrop of a repurposed hay loft within a meticulously restored 1860 heritage barn, Ottawa Valley Farm to Fork’s event hall has become a beacon for local wanderers in search of a distinctive evening experience,” reads the release.

The Tourism Marketing Award was granted to Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization for their “locally inspired” video series and marketing campaign featuring cycle tourism in the Ottawa Valley.

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Entertainment entries enchanted audiences. Gold entries include Far North (South Pacific Pictures), Abba Silver, Abba Gold (Stanza Media Limited), Nada and El Encargado Season 2 (The Walt Disney Company LATAM), The QUEEN Of News (Television Broadcasts Limited), Missing: Lucie Blackman Case (Beach House Pictures PTE Ltd), The Swarm (German Television ZDF), After The Party (Lingo Pictures Luminous Beast), Childhood Dreams (Banijay) and After Dark S2 - Skin Deep (Mediacorp).

Breaking news coverage, features, investigative reports, and Sports mesmerized viewers. Gold winning entries include Sudan Exodus (Al Jazeera English), Start Here–On The Road (Al Jazeera Digital), and Evel Hazin: Days of Mourning (GloboNews). Sports programming united and captivated fans, Gold winners include B1G Story: Nebraska Volleyball (Big Ten Network), Toy Story Funday Football (ESPN), Christopher Pearson, Camerawork, Sky News (Sky News), and 101 East - India's Combat Women Fighters (101 East).

Engaging Promos encouraged viewers to tune in. Gold winning entries include Movies on Globo 2023 and Shattering Words (Promo TV Globo), Showtime Documentary Films: 2nd Chance (Showtime), BBC Nordic The Perfect Excuse (BBC Studios Distribution Limited), Horror Weekend, Paramount Network Spain and The Mountain is the Star (Paramount Creative EMEAA), Exploring Song Dynasty paintings about nature (CGTN), France Télévisions . Arise athletes of the Fatherland ... Olympic Games 2024 (France Télévisions), Easter 2023 (ZDF), Abandoned Life (Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited), La Mesías (Moviestar+), United by Actions AXN (Sony Pictures Entertainment Creative Center Iberia), and F1 Pit Crew Off-Season: Tuk Tuk (beIN Sports Asia Pte Limited).

Corporate and Brand Image Film conveyed the company’s mission and ethos. Gold entries include Bergs Disney (The Walt Disney Company, Europe & Africa), We have it in our hands (Seed Audio-Visual Communication), The Women Who Made Us (Rocking Horse Pictures), IKTVA Infographic (Aramco), and The Perfect Shot (Switzerland Tourism), The Whole You (DRPG) and Endless Venice (Rai Radiotelevisione italiana.

New York Festivals announced the TV & Film Awards competition’s winning entries at the 2024 Storytellers Gala virtual event on April 16th at 6PM EDT. The virtual event included featured global audio and video highlights, award winners’ acceptance speeches from around the world, and up-close and personal spotlights featuring some of radio and television’s most respected storytellers.

Award-winning entries for 2024 are showcased in the TV & Film Awards winners gallery. View the 2024 TV & Film Awards winners .

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