World & Caribbean Awards Ceremony 2008 - Event Programme

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World & Caribbean Gala Ceremony 2008

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Welcome President of the World Travel Awards 15th World Gala Ceremony Dear friends, It gives me a tremendous honour to welcome you to the 2008 Grand Final of the World Travel Awards, here on the paradise island of Providenciales, Turks & Caicos.

Now in our 15th year, the World Travel Awards is driven by a relentless quest for excellence – seeking out those travel companies and organisations that are doing more than anyone else to further the customer experience.

Our quest for travel excellence continually evolves, and this year we have hosted regional finals in seven continents, including our first ever ceremonies dedicated to South America and Australasia. We also held our inaugural Green Awards to honour leaders in sustainable tourism. Tonight sees the culmination of the competition as our regional winners go head to head to be voted the very best travel organisations in the world.

We are honoured to return to Turks and Caicos to host our Grand Final 2008, as well as our Caribbean Ceremony for the

region’s finest. These idyllic islands capture the very spirit of our awards – their unique combination of overwhelming natural beauty, state-of-the-art facilities and an infectious community spirit is the envy of the tourism world.

Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa, in particular, is a benchmark for our industry – it balances the demand for growth and leading-edge facilities with a vehement respect for its natural surroundings. Opening next month, the Italian Village will take holidaying in the Caribbean to a whole new level, and redefine the ultimate family holiday experience.

Our industry has faced a challenging year, but it is in these economically turbulent times that the business dynamics of quality, value for money and innovation separate a good travel brand from a world-class one. The individuals and organisations gathered here tonight are living proof that winners dig deep, innovate and grow stronger when faced with adversity.

Congratulations to all those people who are receiving awards and to those that have made this evening possible.

Celebrating and promoting excellence and innovation in the tourism and travel trade is the spirit of this global gala extravaganza – so please enjoy yourselves with this in mind, for we value your tremendous achievements and what you have done for our industry.

Thank you all for being here with us on this very special evening.

Sincerely yours,

Graham E. Cooke President and Founder World Travel Awards

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Welcome Premier Turks and Caicos Islands 15th World Gala Ceremony Dear friends, Against the backdrop of the ‘World’s Leading Beach 2007’, the Turks and Caicos Islands hosts the 15th Annual World Travel Awards.

A very warm and tropical welcome is extended to all our visitors and friends joining in the 2008 World Travel Awards celebrations. The Government and people of the ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos Islands are delighted to host such an event that “acknowledges and celebrates those organizations that make the greatest contribution to the travel and tourism industry worldwide”.

This week we celebrate with our tourism partners from around the globe who have established standards of excellence that have made the travel and tourism industry beneficial for all.

The Turks and Caicos Islands, one of the best kept secrets in the world, continues to develop a world-class destination with all associated amenities that enable us to remain in the ‘evoke set’ of destinations in terms of services, facilities and attitudes. We pride ourselves in

the historic and cultural legacies passed on from our ancestors, and we cherish our innate characteristics of being friendly, fun, persistent and quality oriented. We strongly believe that our focus on the educational, physical and social development of our people enhances this valuable resource and strengthens our tourism industry. We commit to ensuring that each visitor and each friend experiences something that is uniquely Turks and Caicos Islands, something that will be etched in their minds for a lifetime.

I congratulate each of you as you celebrate your achievements, and I wish you a pleasant stay in paradise, home of the 15th Annual World Travel Awards.

Sincerely yours,

Hon. Michael Misick Premier Turks and Caicos Islands

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Time is life’s most precious commodity.

In time, everyone will discover the beauty of Turks & Caicos. But for now, this magnificent paradise still remains the last of the Caribbean’s unspoiled islands. The incomparable beaches. Quaint exclusive boutique properties.

And the most incredible scuba diving in the world. If you’ve got the urge to take your family and loved ones on a vacation they’ll never forget, go to Turks & Caicos. Fast. Before everyone else on the planet does.

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World Travel Awards World & Caribbean Ceremony 2008 Date: Venue: Location:

2nd December 2008 Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa Providenciales, Turks & Caicos

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World Travel Awards Celebrating 15 Years of Excellence World Travel Awards is the most prestigious, comprehensive and sought after awards programme in the global travel and tourism industry.

Established in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in all sectors of the industry, World Travel Awards are recognised as the hallmark of excellence, with the winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. The Wall Street Journal recently heralded the World Travel Awards as the "travel industry's equivalent to the Oscars".

World Travel Awards is proud of its impartial nature and the comprehensive process of its voting programme. Votes are cast by an audience of 167,000 travel agents and tourism professionals from 198 participating countries. Voted for by industry peers, this level of accountability makes winning an award the greatest form of recognition in the travel business.

Attended by the industry’s key decision makers and figure heads, World Travel Awards brings together all corners of the globe and all areas of travel and tourism to celebrate both individual success and the collective achievements of the industry.

The World Travel Awards attracts an unprecedented amount of both trade and consumer media coverage spearheaded by BBC World our global media partner whose coverage spans a global audience of over 274 million.

In recognition of "15 Years of Excellence", World Travel Awards has expanded its portfolio by adding a Grand Tour of Regional Awards to recognise winners in their own territory.

Turks & Caicos is our final stop after we visited Africa, Australasia, Asia, North America, Europe, South America and Dubai. 2009 will see another exciting Grand Tour take World Travel Awards across the globe. www.worldtravelawards.com

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About World Travel Awards

In its fifteenth year, the World Travel Awards acknowledges and celebrates those organisations who have made the greatest contribution to the global tourism and travel trade. It also recognises those who are driving the industry to greater heights and innovation.

For the tourism trade, winning different nominees this year. a World Travel Award is more than an award, it is a personal In response to increasing and reliable endorsement global concern over from the environmental issues Highest thousands of and climatic change, accolades in professionals from the World Travel the travel around the globe.

Awards introduced business” Green Categories to This level of accountability the award scheme in 2007 to makes it one of the highest reward those companies who Attended by top executives of accolades in the travel excel in ecologically friendly winning companies, the World business and is why the award practices.

Travel Awards ceremonies are ceremony is broadcast by BBC highly regarded and World (British Broadcasting The prestigious awards established as forums that Corporation) and other scheme is also evolving with bring together all areas of networks to over 254 million the new media age and is travel and tourism in households worldwide and now more accessible via the recognition and celebration of attended by the industry's web and social networking their achievements. global decision makers. sites. Video clips and interviews from the past With votes being cast entirely The World Travel Awards has ceremonies are now available online by 167,000 travel continuously evolved, on a YouTube channel that agencies and professionals in expanding the number of has now been launched at www.youtube.com/ over 198 awards as the Driving the worldtravelawards. countries industry has grown. industry to worldwide, it is greater heights There are now over To celebrate the 15th Birthday a truly and innovation” 1,000 different of World Travel Awards, the comprehensive categories - an 2008 Grand Tour is bigger and independent survey. In understandable number than ever before, with more 2007 the number of people seeing how the industry has exciting destinations and a voting was up by 12 percent diversified and given the fact dazzling array of star studded compared to 2006. that there were over 3,600

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events. Kicking off in spectacular style in Durban, then onto Sydney, Shanghai, Orlando, Poprad and Rio de Janeiro and Dubai before arriving here in Turks & Caicos for our Grand Finale.

This year independent voting by the industry will again seek out those companies who excel in the world of travel and tourism. The industry is constantly moving forward and evolving and World Travel Awards continue to honour the best that the world has to offer. www.worldtravelawards.com

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The History World Travel Awards - honouring excellence in tourism worldwide since 1994

1994 Hollywood

1995 New York

1996 Las Vegas

1997 New York

1998 Bahamas

1999 London

2000 Jamaica

2001 Malaysia

2002 St Lucia

2003 New York

2004 Barbados

2005 London

Middle East & Africa

2006 Turks and Caicos

Europe & Green

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2007 Regional Events

Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean

Grand Finale

Turks and Caicos

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Menu & Wine

Assorted flavored breads from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Italy and France Coconut Bread, Olive Bread, Herb Foccacia and Viennois

Main Course French Crusted Loin of Lamb with Herb Puree, Roasted Artichokes, Baby Aubergine

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World Travel Awards Grand Tour 2009

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Thank you to our partners

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to our partners and supporters Turks & Caicos Islands, Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa, BBC World News, Khaleej Times, World.Mobi and Breaking Travel News for their commitment and support which made the event such a success.

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