World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony 2015

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WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS LATIN AMERICA GALA CEREMONY On behalf of World Travel Awards, I warmly welcome you all to our Latin America Gala Ceremony 2015, this year hosted here in the stunning Colombian capital of Bogotá. With so much to see in the city, I hope you’ve had a chance to visit some of the sites before joining us as we celebrate excellence in tourism this evening.

This is the first time World Travel Awards has visited Colombia in our 22-year history and it is an honour to finally arrive at one of the most sought-after destinations on earth. Led by Bogotá, Colombia has seen its reputation transformed in recent years, emerging as a true champion of tourism here in South America.

Tonight’s exceptional event is part of our yearlong Grand Tour 2015 to celebrate the world’s outstanding travel brands, covering six continents and featuring over 9,000 nominees.

We began in May at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach in the United Arab Emirates with our Middle East Ceremony and were welcomed to Kempinski Seychelles Resort in June for our Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony.

Both events were warmly received, leaving us in a strong position for the rest of the year.

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Most recently we were welcomed to Forte Village, Italy, for the Europe Gala Ceremony, with over 300 industry leaders from across the region joining us on the beautiful beaches of Sardinia.

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Also on our agenda for 2015 is Sandals Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, which will welcome the Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony; and the InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, which will stage our Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony later this month.

We will finish with the World Travel Awards Grand Final at Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort in El Jadida, Morocco, in December.

Each year our locations, categories, nominees and, most importantly, the number of voting travel professionals increases exponentially, revealing the tremendous public demand for the recommendation a World Travel Award signifies. The recognition we offer is one of a kind, as no other organisation has the experience, the gravitas, or the loyal following of more than half of a million travel, tourism and hospitality professionals we possess.

I wish to thank our hosts this evening, Bogotá Tourismo, and to thank you all for joining us on this special evening. Finally, congratulations to all our nominees on your endeavours and achievements this year – and the very best luck!

World Travel Awards President & FounderGraham Cooke

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En nombre de los World Travel Awards, les doy la bienvenida a nuestra ceremonia de Latinoamérica Gala 2015, que este año se celebra aquí en la impresionante capital colombiana de Bogotá. Con tanto que ver en la ciudad, espero que hayan tenido la oportunidad de visitar algunos de sus lugares antes de unirse a nosotros para celebrar en esta noche la excelencia en el turismo.

Esta es la primera vez que los World Travel Awards visitan Colombia en nuestros 22 años de historia y es un honor finalmente celebrar nuestra gala en uno de los destinos más deseados del planeta. Liderado por Bogotá, Colombia ha visto su reputación transformada en los últimos años, emergiendo como un verdadero campeón del turismo aquí en América del Sur. El acontecimiento excepcional de esta noche es parte de nuestro Grand Tour del año 2015 en el que celebramos las compañias de viajes mas destacadas del mundo, abarcando los seis continentes y contando con más de 9.000 nominados.

Travel Award significa. El reconocimiento que ofrecemos es único en su clase, ya que ninguna otra organización tiene la experiencia, la seriedad, o los más de medio millón de seguidores fieles, profesionales del turismo y hostelería, que poseemos nosotros.

Me gustaría dar las gracias a nuestros anfitriones de esta noche, Bogotá Tourismo, y tambien a todos ustedes por acompañarnos en esta noche tan especial. Por último, quiero felicitar a todos nuestros candidatos por sus esfuerzos y logros de este año - y mucha suerte!

Presidente y Fundador de los World Travel Awards Graham Cooke

Este año comenzamos en Mayo, en el Four Seasons Resort en Dubai Jumeirah Beach en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos con nuestra Ceremonia de Oriente Medio y en Junio fuimos recibidos en el Kempinski Seychelles Resort para nuestra ceremonia de África y del Océano Índico. Ambos eventos fueron calurosamente recibidos dejándonos en una posición fuerte para el resto del año.

Más recientemente, nos dieron la bienvenida en el Forte Village, Italia, para la ceremonia de Europa, con más de 300 líderes de la industria de toda la región que se unieron a nosotros en las hermosas playas de Cerdeña.

En nuestra agenda para el 2015 tambien se encuentra el Sandals Emerald Bay en las islas Bahamas, que dará la bienvenida a la Ceremonia del Caribe y América del Norte, y el InterContinental Grand Stanford en Hong Kong, que pondrá en escena nuestra Ceremonia de Asia y Australasia a finales de este mes.

Finalmente este año terminaremos con la Gran Gala Final de los World Travel Awards en Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort en El Jadida, Marruecos, en Diciembre.

Cada año, nuestras localizaciones, categorías, nominados y, lo más importante, el número de votantes por parte de profesionales del turismo, aumenta exponencialmente, revelando la enorme demanda pública del reconocimiento que un World

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TATIANA PIÑEROS LAVERDE DIRECTOR DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF TOURISMIDT, BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA Bogotá está de fiesta y cada uno de ustedes es parte de esta gran celebración. Nos sentimos orgullosos y complacidos por ser la sede y ciudad anfitriona de la Ceremonia de Gala de los World Travel Awards Latinoamérica, 2015, por lo cual, para el Instituto Distrital de Turismo es un honor acogerlos, recibirlos y atenderlos en nuestra bella casa: Bogotá, un destino de altura cultural y de negocios, que supera tus expectativas.

Bogotá is celebrating and every one of you is part of this great celebration. We are proud and pleased to host and host city of the Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards Latin America, 2015, the District Institute of Tourism is an honor to welcome them and serve them in our beautiful city: Bogotá , a destination for cultural height and business that exceeds your expectations El World Travel Awards tiene el fin de reconocer y premiar la excelencia en todos los sectores que componen la industria de los viajes y el turismo. Y ustedes son los mejores del gremio, por eso están aquí.

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The World Travel Awards mission is to recognize and reward excellence in the field of travel industry and tourism. And you are the best of the guild, why we are here.

Mostrar lo bello del planeta, promover ciudades, es una labor para seres con espíritus libres; dispuestos a vivir, a recorrer, los rincones de los 5 continentes, para transmitir cada experiencia. Y, con certeza, estos serán días para hablar de Bogotá, de Colombia, desde la vivencia misma. Razón por la cual, en esta cálida bienvenida, me remonto a las palabras del escritor uruguayo Mario Benedetti “No vayas a creer lo que te cuentan del mundo… el mundo es incontable”. Y es que para poder narrar nuestras ciudades, debemos sentirlas y vivirlas. A esto los invito.

Show the most beautiful in the world, promoting cities, it is a job for beings with free spirits; ready to live, to travel the five continents, to transmit each experience. And, certainly, these will be days to discuss about Bogotá, in Colombia, from the experience itself. Reason why, in this warm

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welcome, I go back to the words of the Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti “Do not go to believe what they tell you the world ... the world is uncountable.” I think to tell our cities, we feel them and live them. To this I invite you.

Como anfitriona, les cuento que en Bogotá luchamos contra el cambio climático y la promoción de un desarrollo urbano sostenible, desde una óptica transversal, ésta ha sido una prioridad, tanto en nuestra estrategia a largo plazo, como en las actividades y los proyectos turísticos del día a día de la ciudad.

As host, I tell you that in Bogotá we fight against climate change and promoting sustainable urban development from a cross- optics, this has been our priority in both our long-term strategy, such as activities and tourism projects day by day in the city.

Nuestra Bogotá está llena de país. Es la ciudad donde convergen y residen habitantes de toda Colombia.

Aquí evidenciamos un matiz cultural muy propio y también internacional, a través del teatro, la danza, las artes plásticas y la música en todos sus géneros.

Contamos con una riquísima agenda cultural, mezcla de eventos nacionales e internacionales que abrigan todas las expresiones artísticas, somos sede de conciertos, exposiciones, cineclubs, galerías de arte, literatura y poesía; eventos en espacios públicos, masivos y al aire libre; apoyamos ferias populares, artesanales y de antigüedades.

Bogotá is full of country. It is the city where people converge and live throughout Colombia.

Here we show a cultural own and international, through theater, dance, visual arts and music in all genres. We have a rich cultural agenda , mix of national and international events covering all artistic expressions , we are hosts concerts , exhibitions, film clubs , art galleries , literature and poetry ; massive outdoor events ; we support popular , craft fairs and antiques.

Poseemos el Museo del Oro, el mejor del mundo en su género; el Museo Botero, la colección de

arte contemporáneo más completa de América Latina, valorada en más 450 millones de euros y donada por el pintor colombiano Fernando Botero. Nuestro Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro, es el más grande del mundo, el único que reúne una completa y variada muestra nacional e internacional de las artes dramáticas. Contamos con 70 galerías, 58 museos, 45 salas de teatro y más de 40 salas de cine.

We have the Gold Museum, the world’s best in its genre; the Botero Museum, the contemporary art collection more complete in Latin America, valued at over 450 million euros donated by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Our Iberoamerican Theater Festival, is the world’s largest, the only one with a national and international full and varied sample of the dramatic arts. We have 70 galleries, 58 museums, 45 theaters and more than 40 cinemas.

Nuestro patrimonio histórico y cultural armoniza el pasado y el presente. La buena y variada gastronomía, forma parte fundamental de la diversidad cultural de la ciudad.

Our historical and cultural heritage beautifies the past and present. Good and varied cuisine, is part of the cultural diversity of the city Y si hablamos de diversidad nos referimos también al respeto por los derechos del otro, a la igualdad, Por eso hemos fortalecido el desarrollo del turismo LGBTI Bogotá que concentra la mayor oferta especializada del país, porque en Bogotá “se puede ser”, no sólo por esta oferta, sino porque la ciudad lo permite y espero disfruten libremente de todos sus atractivos. ¡Bienvenidos!

If we talk about diversity, we also refer to respect for the rights of others, equality, we have strengthened the development of tourism LGBTI Bogotá has the largest specialized offer in the country, because in Bogotá “You are who you are” , because the city it allowed. I hope enjoy all its attractions. Welcome!

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WELCOME It is an honour for Avianca to be the official airlines of the World Travel Awards Latin America that is being held this year in Bogotá. On behalf of more than 20,000 employees that make part of the airline and our partners in the tourism industry, we give you our warmest welcome to the capital of Colombia, Avianca’s country of origin.

Fabio Villegas Ramírez, Chief Executive Officer CEO

BIENVENIDA Para Avianca es un honor ser la aerolínea oficial de los World Travel Awards Latinoamérica, que este año se realiza en Bogotá. En nombre de los más de 20.000 colaboradores que hacemos parte de la aerolínea y de nuestros socios en la cadena que conforma el sector turístico, les damos la más cálida bienvenida a la capital de Colombia, país de origen del servicio Avianca.

Fabio Villegas Ramírez, Presidente Ejecutivo

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SOUTH AMERICA

With the creation of LATAM finally complete, South American tourism is entering a golden age. Here Breaking Travel News brings you the latest headlines.

The big news in South American tourism has been the completion of the merger of LAN Airlines and TAM Airline – with the LATAM brand replacing both this year. The new LATAM branded airline group will unite all the passenger and cargo airlines for LATAM Airlines Group.

The new group includes LAN Airlines and its affiliates in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador; in addition to TAM Linhas Aéreas, and its subsidiary TAM Air Transport Mercosur, TAM Airlines (Paraguay), and the cargo carriers comprised of LAN CARGO, LAN CARGO Colombia, ABSA (TAM Cargo) and Mas Air. The decision to rebrand the carriers under a single flag follows a period during

which the group made great advances in achieving synergies for internal processes, network optimisation, and fleet restructuring and modernisation. For that reason, the new brand will incorporate the most valued strengths and characteristics of both LAN and TAM, in addition to the important histories of both carriers, 86 and 39 years respectively, during which they became part of the history of the region by contributing to its growth, development and increased connectivity.

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the connection between LAN and TAM, and the name LATAM creates a strong identity for the airlines that form the largest airline group in Latin America,” said Mauricio Amaro, president, LATAM Airlines Group.

“With LATAM we will continue on the path of leadership that LAN and TAM started in parallel, working closely together over the past three years to implement an ambitious agenda of innovative projects for our passengers to have a better experience with us before, during and after their flight.

RIO DE JANEIRO OLYMPICS Looking ahead and it is Brazil that will return to centre stage in 2016, with Rio de Janeiro set to host the Olympic Games. Ahead of the event, the first train for Rio’s new Light Rail system have arrived in the city for testing, as part of Bra-

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zil’s investment in public infrastructure ahead of the games.

With over 480,000 tourists predicted to descend on Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic & Paralympic Games next summer, the Light Rail will carry approximately 285,000 tourists every day, easing the pressure on the city’s other transport systems. The stops will connect with major bus, train, ferry and metro lines, as well as a central vein running straight from Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport into the heart of the city.

Due for completion in April 2016, the system will also connect Rio’s downtown district and Port Zone, home to the city’s most popular bars, clubs and museum, with six transport lines and 42 stops.

The Light Rail’s futuristic design means that the electricity will be drawn from

the tracks via underground stores, rather than overhead cables or wires.

The only other country in the world to have such a system is Dubai.

The estimated cost of the VLT’s six lines is R$1.157 billion, and will open to locals in two stages. The first stage between Rodoviaria Novo Rio bus station and Santos Dumont airport will pass through Praça Mauá square, famed for its iconic Brazilian architecture, while the second stage will connect the central train station, passing the historic Avenida Marechal Floriano and Largo da Carioca, the social and cultural epicentre of the city.

There are currently ongoing discussions to roll out Rio’s Light Rail to other cities in the country including Brasilia, Cuiaba and Curitiba.

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BOGOTÁ

As World Travel Awards visits Colombia for the first time, Breaking Travel News here takes a look at its energetic capital Bogotá, host to the Latin America Gala Ceremony 2015.

Bogotá came of age in the twentieth century, as the rapid transformation of the city’s cultural life accelerated. The trend was partially due to new methods of communication, with newspapers, domestic and foreign magazines, and cinema, as well as the introduction of radio, telegraph and the telephone. Suddenly the whole world was in town. At the same time the growth of air travel allowed citizens of the city to travel more

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widely, bringing new ideas back to the Colombian capital.

In the latter half of the century waves of peasants and farmers came to Bogotá looking for work and better opportunities, tripling the population, which went from 700,000 in 1951 to 1,600,000 in 1964, and 2,500,000 inhabitants in 1973.

As the numbers grew, so the city modernised and expanded its employment

duction became one of the most appreciated ornamental and utilitarian expressions of city life, and a source of income for family businesses.

CULTURE Multifaceted and diverse, Bogotá palpitates to the rhythm of the most dynamic cities. Its cultural everyday nature is expressed with demonstrations of every type, from the most spontaneous to the most formal, in a wide gallery of events of every scale.

opportunities. Finance, culture, and education all boomed, while construction projects such as El Dorado Airport (which replaced ancient Techo Airport) were completed.

This change acted a catalyst for the city’s urban development and a large amount of neighbourhoods were development to the West along the avenue that connects the airport to the city. The North Main Road also helped in the expansion of urban development to the north of the city.

Today, Bogotá is a modern metropolis with a population of nearly seven million,

covering approximately 127 square miles.

Due to the technical advances of big cities, and the substantial transformation in the past eight years, Bogotá is now a friendly and lovely city that offers a rich and varied cultural life. This is a city that provides any modern service or comfort required, without giving up many of the colonial customs that were preserved in traditional neighbourhoods.

The economy of the city has greatly developed and diversified through the years. Industrial production has grown substantially, requiring the development of specialised industrial areas. Craft pro-

Bogotá is also a city that doesn’t sleep, with its night life both intense and constant. Offering multiple options all week long, it naturally see the temperature rises on Thursdays, commonly referred to as “juernes” (a blend of the Spanish names for Thursdays and Fridays) as the city begins preparations for the lively weekend.

RELIGION Bogotá is a mandatory destination for the lovers of Catholic religious practice, art, and architecture. There are 28 temples of patrimonial interest in Bogotá, and the colonial churches located in the historical city centre are some of the finest anywhere, sheltering a complex of colonial art. Guests can also visit the Sanctuary of Monserrate, the Sanctuary of the July 20th Divine Infant, the Primate Cathedral of Colombia, the Central Cemetery and the Saint Alfonso María de Ligorio Church.

MORE INFORMATION For more on visiting Bogotá head over to the official website at www.Bogotáturismo.gov.co.

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Cancun – considered Mexico & Central America’s Leading Destination by voters at the World Travel Awards – has been leading the way in Central American tourism, with Breaking Travel News here bringing you the latest.

Thanks to the recent strengthening of sterling there has never been a better time for British holidaymakers to make the most of Cancun’s world-class beaches, hotels and attractions. Last month the Pound hit an all-time high against the Mexican Peso, climbing to MXN $27 to the pound, up from MXN $21 in August 2014; the change represents a massive 29 per cent year on year increase in spending power for Brits visiting Mexico.

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Cancun has long been an affordable city for holidaymakers and business travellers alike, but according to September 2015 data from the research and cost comparison website Numbeo, visitors are now getting much more for their buck.

When comparing the costs of holiday essentials, Cancun is offering much better value for money than many other Caribbean destinations. For example, a four-

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new service will be the longest non-stop flight in the world, at a record 17 hours 35 minutes in the westbound direction.

The new route will also be Emirates’ first gateway destination in Central America.

Service to Panama City, Panama’s capital and largest city by population, will commence with a daily flight operated by a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft in a threeclass layout - eight in First, 42 in Business, and 216 in Economy. The aircraft can carry up to 15 tonnes of cargo. Key imports to the country include pharmaceuticals, machinery products, iron/steel rods, and electronics.

star hotel in Cancun now costs an average of £99 per night compared to £113 in Barbados and £129 in the Bahamas.

It is a similar story with eating and drinking. Cancun has an exciting gastronomy scene with some of the best restaurants and most talented chefs in the region, yet average dinning bills are considerably lower than those in Barbados and Saint Lucia.

According the Post Office Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer 2015 report, a three course meal for two costs on average just £43.61 in Cancun, this compares to £78.32 in St James in Barbados and £66.09 in Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia.

Furthermore a round of drinks consisting of a coffee, a coke, a bottle of beer, a glass of wine and a bottle of water costs on average £9.98 in Cancun. The same round will set holidaymakers back £12.99 in Barbados and £12.09 in St Lucia.

The nine latest additions to Cancun’s Underwater Museum of Art will be sub-

merged in the waters off Cancun in the coming weeks to join the underwater galleries of more than 500 statues created

by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor.

The new pieces were created by several artists, including the current resident artist, Elier Amado Gil. His piece, called “El Entendimiento (Understanding),” is composed of six figures gathered around a large stone symbolising Cancun and is designed to showcase the human ability of understanding.

Each statue is made with materials that are safe for marine life and encourage the formation of artificial reefs. The museum, which debuted in 2010, is one of the best loved attractions in Cancun. Several local operators offer tours to the museum site each day, where the statues can be viewed by divers, snorkelers and through glass-bottom tour boats.

Service to Panama City will operate through Tocumen International Airport.

Both a vibrant metropolis and gateway to tropical destinations, Panama City is also the economic and financial centre of the country with the major industries being international banking, commerce, and tourism. Ideally located between North and South America, as well as the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Panama City has developed an unrivalled transportation and communication network.

“Panama City will be our first destination gateway in Central America, providing a convenient option for our passengers travelling from or through our global hub in Dubai and onward to destinations throughout Central America, the Caribbean and the northern part of South America,” said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman, Emirates Airline & Group. “We’re also pleased to be the only commercial airline to offer a daily, First Class service to travellers on what will be the world’s longest non-stop flight.”

PANAMA CITY At the same time, Emirates has revealed its plans to launch services to Panama City, beginning February 1st, 2016. The

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AVIANCA

Avianca - as Official Airline Partner for the World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2015 - has been an invaluable supporter of this evening’s event. Here Breaking Travel News brings you the latest headlines from the carrier.

Avianca has launched its new Boeing 787-8 aircraft on its routes to and from Europe. In a first phase, the Boeing 787 will operate some frequencies on the Bogotá-Madrid, Cali-Madrid and Medellín-Madrid routes. The modern aircraft will progressively replace the Airbus A330 currently operating all routes to and from Barcelona, Madrid and London. The addition of these new planes to serve passengers on transatlantic routes means Avianca can offer a new experience when flying.

With a capacity for 250 passengers: 28 in Executive Class and 222 in Tourist, the B787 is characterised by its sophisticated design and its progressive technology.

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Adjustable lighting in the different phases of flight, more spacious seats, wider aisles and larger bathrooms are just some of the advantages on offer.

The Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner is known for its high operational efficiency and the technological advances of its engines, which allow a range of more than 14,500 flight kilometres. Likewise, the aerodynamic conditions allow increased strength and flexibility, generating a more pleasant flight experience, even in turbulent conditions.

PASSENGER INCREASES During a record breaking July this year, the subsidiary companies of Avianca

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Holdings carried 2,564,518 passengers, up 10.8 per cent when compared to July 2014. At the same time, capacity, measured in available seat kilometres, increased 8.5 per cent, while passenger traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, increased 10.8 per cent.

In July, the subsidiary airlines of Avianca transported a total of 1,530,033 travellers in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, up 13.3 per cent compared to July 2014 and illustrating the tremendous strength of the carrier. Capacity increased 10.4 per cent, while passenger traffic increased 15.6 per cent. As a result, the load factor for July was 81.6 per cent an increase of 370bp when compared to July 2014.

In international markets during the same month Avianca transported 1,034,485 passengers, up 7.4 per cent compared to July 2014.

FABIO VILLEGAS RAMIREZ Finally, after ten years in office, Avianca chief executive Fabio Villegas Ramirez announced earlier this year he would resign in January 2016.

“It has been ten years of intense collaboration and constant transformation to creating value for a company that, in 2004, was on the verge of closure,” he said. “The work we have done over the years has allowed us to position Avi-

anca as one of the most prestigious and fastest growing airlines in the region and the world.”

The figures speak for themselves. Avianca went from carrying five million passengers in 2005 to 26 million in 2014. Its fleet went from having 39 aircraft, with an average age of more than 12 years, to having 181 next-generation aircraft, making it the most modern fleet in the region and keeping Avianca at the technology forefront.

From its beginnings as a local airline focused on the Colombian market serving 35 destinations, it has been transformed,

after its merger with TACA in 2010, into a multinational airline with three hubs and a vast route network directly reaching more than 100 cities in America and Europe on a daily basis.

Each of the projects and achievements has been focused on quality service for its Avianca’s customers. As a result, the company currently enjoys the preference and loyalty of its passengers, reflected in the more than 6 million LifeMiles members in its frequent flyer program. Amid the restrictions in local and regional infrastructure, the company has managed to appease its effects and advance in its operational efficiency reaching compliance levels that exceed 90 per cent.

In 2014, operating income totalled US$209 million. Its financial strength has enabled the company to access capital markets and its shares are traded today on the New York Stock Exchange.

Referring to the evolution of the company in these ten years Fabio Villegas concluded: “We set out to make Avianca a leading airline in the region and I am glad to see that we have done just that. I have to thank each and every one of the 20,000 employees of Avianca, through their commitment and service focus under clear guidelines and strategic planning; we were able to keep the Company on the path of profitable growth.”

MORE INFORMATION For more on Avianca head over to the official website at www.avianca.com.

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ON A HIGH IN BOGOTÁ

Bogotá is the capital and largest city in Colombia. Located in the geographical heart of America, it is the highest metropolis on the continent, home to more than eight million people in total at an altitude of more than 2,600 meters above sea level. Bogotá, in other words, is a city of altitude.

In nearly 500 years of history, Bogotá has been filled with honours and glory. Not in vain is it considered a boundless city which enchants with its historic architecture, rich culture and the thousand and one dining options.

Few cities have a landscape like the one Bogotá enjoys, surrounded by the green sea of the Andes Mountains. These are the mountains that rise above the east, Monserrate and Guadalupe, and are the city’s sanctuary. These Monuments located on top of the city - at 3,152 meters above sea level - reminds the inhabitants

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Bogotá aims for sustainability, something visible in more than 392 kilometres of cycle routes distributed throughout the city. On Sunday, the city’s main avenues are closed to make way for pedestrian and bikes, a space that for over 40 years is recognised worldwide as the bikeway.

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ment. One can also find wetlands recovered where Bogotá strives to reclaim the space for wildlife that lived there before.

Although the city is a green power, Bogotá has a vibrant, modern feel, bathed with numerous coloured brick buildings; a legacy of Rogelio Salmona, one of our bastions of architecture. A visitor will find a city where nature is mixed with large buildings, making this combination, one in which the old magical city and the modern one are merged into one with the sole purpose of falling in love.

The cuisine is like the country, mestizo, and due to the coincidence of different ethnic factors, there is not just one single Colombian cuisine but various regional cuisines. Each region has its specialties.

Indigenous and Spanish ingredients are mixed with African, Arab and Spanish preparation methods.

Bogotá offers a wide variety of options for shopping, with items of high quality, made by designers, craftsmen, artists, tailors or carpenters on offer to all buyers at very reasonable prices. The town has shops from the leading brands and restaurants, whose flavours and attention are distinguished internationally.

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Added to this are hotels with the highest standard, which will make you live a unique and personalised experience, only for people who are seeking an alternative without limits.

Bogotá, as the largest and most travelled of cities, boasts a rich cultural calendar.

A mixture of national and international events hosting artistic expression of all kind are welcomed, including concerts, exhibitions , theatre, film clubs, art galleries, photography, literature and poetry. Bogotá offers activities for all kinds of people.

This cultural diversity is reflected in a strong infrastructure of public spaces, with 58 museums, 70 art galleries, 45 theatres and 600 live music venues dotted around the city. Bogotá was the first Latin American city chosen by UNESCO as the World Book Capital in 2007 and Creative City of Music in 2012.

It is also home to great artistic festivals, such as Rock al Parque, and hosts international shows of recreation and entertainment in the centre of the city.

The city is also one of the best options for business and investment in the Latin American, being home to over 1,000 multinationals. Therefore Bogotá is a very productive and efficient city, located in the most competitive context throughout South America. These conditions confirm why the city is considered the sixth most attractive destination for investment in Latin America.

This efficiency is complemented with the El Dorando International Airport.

Bogotá has a huge diversity of religious beliefs, welcoming Christians, Muslims, and Jewish residents. However, Catholic devotion is most widespread, drawing many to the places of pilgrimage such as the Shrine Divine Jesus or the Shrine of the Fallen Monserrate.

HISTORIC CENTRE La Candelaria and the surrounding area are known as the Historic Centre, and are the visible reflection of the Spanish influence on the city. But over the centuries, French, Italian and Anglo-Saxon architecture ha also left its mark on the city; which is particularly evident in public buildings and private homes. Unlike other capitals, Bogotá’s avenues are identified by numbers and not by names, as happens in other cities on the continent.

Bogotá’s historic centre is the place with the highest concentration of tourist attractions in the city. Arguably it has a hundred symbolic places. Alongside the great capitals of the world, the city has prioritised visitors, allowing them to walk freely, and has determined that tours through the historic centre are made by walkways, which are accompanied by colourful gardens, cultural events and musical tunes.

Places to see and enjoy are endless, but highlights include the Nariño Palace, seat of the National Government, El Capitolio Congress’ seat, La Catedral Primada, Liévano Palace, headquarters of the Mayor, Major College of Saint Bartholomew, San Carlos Palace, former presidential house, Colón Theatre, Coin’s House Botero’s Museum, San Agustín Cloister, Gold Museum, Monserrate Sanctuary, La Quinta de Bolivar and Chorro de Quevedo Square, among many others.

Another area that the city has positioned as an area of huge cultural, culinary and tourist importance is the International Centre. Located ten minutes from downtown heading north, this point becomes the place where the urban renewal of Bogotá begins.

The transition from one era to another is evident and the possibilities of enjoying a distinguished Bogotá, appear. The International centre originates from city’s growth as it forced itself into a process of renovation and renewal. The place still has buildings with immense historical significance, but also one can appreciate modern buildings, large hotels, convention centres, entertainment and latest generation streets.

Going downtown is wonderful and an experience nobody will forget, because it allows the visitor to get in to gracious streets and to witness houses over 200 years old.

True, the tour of the International centre is not prolonged or extensive; but tourists are overwhelmed by the green freshness of the place, the rich cuisine, huge squares and even a good bar. Right there is located the Bavaria Central Park, District Planetarium, National Museum, Independence’s Park, Modern Art Mu-

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seum, the National Library, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Theatre and the Colpatria building, currently the highest in the country.

At the International Centre, everything is distributed harmoniously and it can be easily intimate with a modernist architecture where dreams come true.

Going north from the vicinity of the International centre is located Chapinero.

The story tells this was a remote village in the city centre with huge estates; but when tram opened road in the middle of fields and pastures towards this sector of Bogotรก, the wealthy families chose to locate their homes, built their casasquintas and the city grew northward.

The sector and its people never moved away from modernity and they were transforming the sector at par with the demands of the world, being awarded because of the construction of wide roads, the tram service and the establishment of new scenarios for entertainment, rest and trade.

The constant movement of people, the arrival of new vertical buildings, the layout of the road and the street furniture; they symbolise the time passage and determine at least one hundred years between the historic and current. It is clear that every place has its place and time in history; but no one could say that Chapinero is not a classic, traditional sector of Bogotรก.

The city is inclusive and seeks to treat each of its residents and visitors as an equal. The city currently has a range of commercial services focused on LGBT diversity, from bars, spas, shops, restaurants and clubs.

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USAQUÉN Bogotá has made a great effort to preserve the original and authentic condition of the town and this has been achieved; so it is impossible not to be part of the story, a story written with notes of melody and verses, but one which has not yet reached its end. Usaquén is good to inspire love, to love and even for getting engaged, that’s why Santa Barbara’s church is often the ideal partner when a couple wants to marry.

Visit Usaquén to find the Hacienda Santa Barbara Mall, Usabatá Market, Usaquén’s Square, The Cloister & Church of St. Barbara, the Local Mayor’s Institution, the Flea Market or Toldos de San Pelayo, Railway Station, Santander’s Museum, the Santa Ana mall and Unicentro Mall.

CORFERIAS With over 60 years of experience, Corferias has remained alive and active to economic exchanges between Colombia and the other countries of the world through creation and promotion of fairs, exhibitions, events and conventions; facilitating its work with national and international visitors and exhibitors in a space that meets quality standards.

Corferias promotes and organises Colombia’s participation in fairs and exhibitions that take place abroad, and participates as partner companies with the same goal towards promoting industrial and commercial development.

Tourism and other attractive features of Bogotá are recognised worldwide and is very difficult to those who visit not to leave convinced that their expectations have been exceeded. In addition to the urban, the city has a rural attraction that makes it a comprehensive and complete tourist offer.

AROUND BOGOTÁ Enjoying a weekend, a holiday or vacation in one of the nearby municipalities to Bogotá is something of traditional, as the region is a melting pot, of food and historical zones. The inexhaustible gastronomic, cultural, entertainment and sport offer has no end.

There is no excuse for not getting to know Nemocón and the mine, a wonderful underground spectacle. The mine is an adventure 60 meters underground with a distance of 2,500 meters. The mine doors are open to provide visitors a great opportunity to explore the depths of Colombian history. For an hour along the bowels of the earth you will travel, enjoying the beautiful salt formations, water mirrors, a wishing well, the chapel of the Virgen del Carmen and the heart of Nemocón.

MORE INFORMATION Multifaceted and diverse, Bogotá palpitates to the rhythm of the most dynamic cities.

To discover more, visit the official website at www.Bogotáturismo.gov.co.

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Bogotá es la capital y a su vez la ciudad más grande de Colombia. Ubicada en el corazón geográfico de América, es la metrópoli más alta del continente por contar con más de 8 millones de habitantes a más de 2600 mts sobre el nivel del mar. Bogotá, es en términos reales una ciudad de altura.

Pocas ciudades tienen un paisaje como el que quienes habitan Bogotá disfrutan cuando su mirada se pierde en esa especie de mar verde que forma la Cordillera de los Andes, en las montañas que se elevan sobre el oriente, están los guardianes de la ciudad: el Santuario de Monserrate y Guadalupe. Monumentos ubicados en lo más alto de la ciudad. (3.152 mts sobre el nivel del mar) para recordarle a los capitalinos que hay un custodio que vela por la protección divina de todos los Bogotános.

que posee 87 kilómetros en vías troncales y con más de 663 kilómetros en rutas alimentadoras, contamos con taxis eléctricos como transporte generador de cambio que cuida el medio ambiente, tambien pueden encontrar humedales donde nos esmeramos por recuperar el espacio de la fauna y flora que antes allí habitaban. Más del 70 por ciento del territorio de Bogotá es rural, territorio en el cual se incluye el Páramo de Sumapaz, la fábrica de agua natural más grande del mundo.

Bogotá le apuesta a la sostenibilidad, aspecto que se ve en sus más de 392 kilómetros de ciclo rutas distribuidas a lo largo y ancho de la ciudad; todos los domingos del año, en la capital se cierran las principales vias vehiculares para darle paso al peaton y las ciclas. Tradicion desde hace más de 40 años y es reconocida en el mundo como la ciclovía. Tenemos un transporte masivo público hibrido

A pesar de esta enorme potencia verde, Bogotá es vibrante, moderna, bañada con un color ladrillo de numerosos edificios, herencia de Rogelio Salmona, uno de nuestros baluartes de la arquitectura, reconocido a nivel mundial. El visitante encontrara una ciudad donde se mezcla lo natural con las grandes edificaciones, combinación que hace de esta, una cuidad mágica en la que lo antiguo y lo

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moderno se funden en una sola con el único propósito de enamorarte.

Nuestra ciudad, al igual que las grandes y más convulsionadas urbes, goza de una riquísima agenda cultural, mezcla de eventos nacionales e internacionales que abrigan todas las expresiones artísticas: conciertos, exposiciones, teatro, cineclubs, galerías de arte, fotografía, literatura y poesía, eventos en el espacio público, ferias artesanales y de antigüedades. Bogotá ofrece actividades para toda clase de gustos. A continuación solo una muestra de lo que podrá ver en la ciudad.

TURISMO DE NATURALEZA Bogotá, que en el pasado ancestral se llamó Bacatá, capital del pueblo indígena Muisca, es el destino ideal para que los turistas nacionales y extranjeros disfruten de viajes diseñados para deleitarse con la cultura y el medio ambiente de la ciudad y sus alrededores.

VIDA NOCTURNA Bogotá es una ciudad que no duerme, su actividad nocturna es intensa y permanente, ofrece múltiples opciones durante todos los días de la semana, aunque obviamente, aumenta la temperatura desde el día jueves, bien conocido como “juernes”, precisamente porque es cuando inicia la fiesta del fin de semana.

GASTRONOMÍA Nuestra culinaria es como nuestro país, mestiza, y obedece a la coincidencia de diferentes factores étnicos. No existe una sola gastronomía colombiana, sino diversas gastronomías regionales. Cada región tiene sus especialidades. En ella se mezclan ingredientes indígenas y españoles con formas de preparación africanas, árabes y españolas.

DESTINO DE NEGOCIOS Bogotá es una de las mejores opciones para hacer negocios e inversiones en el contexto latinoamericano, siendo sede de más de 1000 multinacionales. Así, se presenta como una ciudad de alta presencia fiscal, competitiva y productiva. Estas condiciones de la ciudad confirman por qué es considerada la sexta ciudad atractiva para la inversión en América Latina. Esto sumado a la eficiencia del Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado, que hoy es el tercero en número de pasajeros y el primero en carga y que se ha posicionado como uno de los mejores del mundo en servicio al viajero.

COMPRAS En las diferentes zonas comerciales de Bogotá se exhiben artículos con altos estándares de calidad, fabricados por diseñadores, artesanos, artistas o ebanistas, que están al alcance de los compradores a precios favorables. Productores y artesanos privilegian a Bogotá como la

vitrina más importante para la exposición y venta de sus mercancías.

CULTURAL Bogotá es rica en diversidad cultural y una amplia infraestructura de espacios públicos, contamos con 58 museos, 70 galerías de arte, 45 teatros y más 600 lugares de música en vivo.

Bogotá ha sido la primera ciudad latinoamericana, escogida por la Unesco como Capital Mundial del Libro en 2007 y como Ciudad Creativa de la Música en 2012. Cuenta además con grandes festivales artísticos como el Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá (El más grande del mundo en número de compañías), Festivales de música al parque como Festival Rock al Parque y grandes espectáculos internacionales que tienen en Bogotá su centro de acción.

RECREACIÓN Y DIVERSIÓN Bogotá cuenta con grandes parques de diversiones de calidad como Salitre Mágico, Mundo Aventura o el CiCi Aquapark, y otros temáticos como Maloka o Divercity, parques de diversión basados en conceptos de educación, ciencia y entretenimiento

LUJO La ciudad cuenta con tiendas especializadas de grandes marcas, restaurantes cuyos sabores y atención son hoy distinguidos a nivel internacional y que sumados a hoteles con los más altos estándares y categorización de 5 estrellas, le harán vivir una experiencia única y personalizada, sólo para personas que buscan una alternativa sin límites.

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entre otros), sin embargo la devoción católica es liderada por la visita de recintos y lugares de peregrinación como el Santuario del Divino Niño Jesús del 20 de Julio y el Santuario del Señor Caído de Monserrate.

Bogotá es una ciudad incluyente y piensa en cada uno de sus residentes y/o visitantes actualmente cuenta con una oferta de servicios comerciales enfocados a la diversidad LGBTI, como bares, saunas, tiendas, restaurantes y discotecas entre las que se destaca la más grande del mundo para este segmento. si usted habla una lengua distinta al español, debe saber que Bogotá es el lugar ideal para vivir y aprender este idioma.

Esto ha sido reconocido por varios directores de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española. En esta vía la ciudad cuenta con múltiples centros de estudio, lugares de esparcimiento dedicados al intercambio social en diversas lenguas.

Otras razones que haran que seguramente usted se enamore de esta ciudad es la visita a los imperdibles turisticos de la ciudad, como el Museo del Oro, con una de las más importantes colecciones de metalurgia prehispánica del mundo, su cerro tutelar Monserrate, su Centro Histórico colonial conocido como La Candelaria, y la Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá, magnífica obra de ingeniería construida dentro de una mina de sal a una hora y media de Bogotá.

Bogotá es sin duda una ciudad que superara tus expectativas y nos sentimos honrados en recibirlos y en hacer de esta su hogar durante pocos días. Una vez más bienvenidos a esta majestuosa ciudad.

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Casino, Argentina La Rural Centro de Exposiciones, Argentina RIOCENTRO Exhibition & Conference Center, Brazil Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center, Argentina Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center, Peru SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING MEETINGS & CONFERENCE DESTINATION Bogotá, Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina Guayaquil, Ecuador Lima, Peru Medellin, Colombia Quito, Ecuador Rio de Janeiro, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING NEW HOTEL Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown Hilton Barra Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sonesta Hotel San Antonio, Chile W Bogotá Hotel, Colombia Wyndham Garden Barranquilla, Colombia SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING PRIVATE JET CHARTER American Jet ATSA Jetstream Air Services Líder Aviação Privé Jets SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING RESORT Arasha Tropical Forest Resort & Spa, Ecuador Conrad Punta Del Este Resort & Casino, Uruguay Costão Do Santinho Resort,

Brazil Dom Pedro Laguna, Beach Villas & Golf Resort, Brazil Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, Uruguay Hotel Paracas, A Luxury Collection Resort, Peru Iguazu Grand, Resort Spa & Casino, Argentina Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, Argentina Tambo del Inka Resort & Spa, Valle Sagrado, Peru Villarrica Park Lake Hotel & Spa, Chile SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING SPA RESORT Blue Tree Park Buzios Beach Resort Casa Grande Hotel Resort & Spa, Brazil Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, Uruguay Kurotel Longevity Medical Center and Spa, Brazil La Samanna de Margarita Hotel & Thalasso, Venezuela Las Balsas Gourmet Hotel & Spa, Argentina Mantra Punta del Este Resort, Spa & Casino, Uruguay Sheraton Colonia Golf & Spa Resort, Uruguay Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte, Brazil SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING SPORTS TOURISM DESTINATION Buenos Aires, Argentina Chile Lima, Peru Rio de Janeiro, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil

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SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING TOUR OPERATOR Chimu Adventures Katur Tourism Kuoni Travel Latin Trails Luxury Latin America Say Hueque Argentina Adventures Terra Group Tucan Travel Yampu Tours SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING TOURIST BOARD Argentina Government Tourist Office Ecuador Ministry of Tourism EMBRATUR - Brazilian Tourist Board ProColombia PromPeru - Peruvian Tourism Board SERNATUR - National Tourist Board of Chile SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING TRAVEL AGENCY Costamar Discover Brazil eXito Travel L’Alianxa Mexico Turismo Pecom SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AVIATUR Group Carlson Wagonlit Travel CVC FCm Travel Solutions Rotamund

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South America Nominees 2015 SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER Illusions Online Juniper TourPlan SOUTH AMERICA’S MOST ROMANTIC RESORT Belmond Copacabana Palace, Brazil Belmond Miraflores Park, Peru Charming Luxury Lodge & Private Spa, Argentina Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, Uruguay UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa, Brazil ARGENTINA’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Aldebarán Hotel & Spa Casa Calma CasaSur Art Hotel Charming Luxury Lodge & Private Spa Entre Cielos Faena Hotel Buenos Aires Home Hotel Buenos Aires Las Balsas Gourmet Hotel & Spa Mine Hotel Boutique PUROBAIRES Hotel Boutique ARGENTINA’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Emperador Hotel Buenos Aires Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires Hilton Buenos Aires InterContinental Mendoza Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center Sheraton Cordoba Hotel Sofitel Buenos Aires The Brick Hotel Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA’S LEADING HOTEL Alvear Palace Hotel Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires InterContinental Buenos Aires Llao Llao Hotel & Resort Meliá Buenos Aires Park Tower, Buenos Aires Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires Sofitel Buenos Aires The Brick Hotel Buenos Aires The Eurostars Claridge Hotel ARGENTINA’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE La Mansión Presidential Suite @ Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires Presidential Suite @ Park Hyatt Mendoza Presidential Suite @ Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires Royal Suite @ Alvear Palace Hotel St. Regis Suite @ Park Tower, Buenos Aires ARGENTINA’S LEADING RESORT Iguazu Grand, Resort Spa & Casino Las Balsas Gourmet Hotel & Spa Las Hayas Usuahia Resort Llao Llao Hotel & Resort Golf-Spa Park Hyatt Mendoza Villa Huinid Resort & Spa Villa Sofia Hotel Resort & Spa ARGENTINA’S LEADING SPA RESORT Charming Luxury Lodge & Private Spa Faena Hotel & Universe, Argentina Las Balsas Gourmet Hotel & Spa Llao Llao Hotel & Resort

Park Hyatt Mendoza Sheraton Iguazú Resort & Spa BOLIVIA’S LEADING HOTEL Hotel Europa La Mision Hotel Los Tajibos Hotel & Convention Center BRAZIL’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro Hotel Fasano Sao Paulo Hotel Unique Insólito Boutique Hotel Kiaroa Eco-Luxury Resort Saint Andrews Gramado UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa BRAZIL’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Belmond Copacabana Palace Grand Hyatt São Paulo Hilton São Paulo Morumbi InterContinental São Paulo Pestana Convento Do Carmo Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Windsor Barra Hotel & Congress BRAZIL’S LEADING HOTEL Belmond Copacabana Palace Caesar Park Rio de Janeiro Ipanema Crowne Plaza Belem Hotel Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro Meliá Jardim Europa Pestana Rio Atlantica Radisson Hotel Barra Rio de Janeiro Windsor Atlantica Hotel

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EL DORADO LA PUERTA DE ENTRADA El Aeropuerto El Dorado es la puerta de entrada a Bogotá y a Colombia.

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BRAZIL’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Mofarrej Presidential Suite @ Tivoli São Paulo – Mofarrej Penthouse Suite @ Belmond Copacabana Palace Presidential Suite @ JW Marriott Rio de Janeiro Royal Presidential Suite @ Ouro Minas Palace Hotel BRAZIL’S LEADING RESORT Casa Grande Hotel Resort & Spa Dom Pedro Laguna, Beach Villas & Golf Resort Fazenda São Francisco do Corumbau Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro Ponta Dos Ganchos Resort Txai Itacaré BRAZIL’S LEADING ROMANTIC BOUTIQUE HOTEL Fazenda São Francisco do Corumbau Ponta Dos Ganchos Resort Saint Andrews Gramado UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa BRAZIL’S LEADING SPA RESORT Casa Grande Hotel Resort & Spa Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa Hotel Transamérica Ilha de Comandatuba Kurotel Longevity Medical Center and Spa Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte CHILE’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Casa Real Hotel Clos Apalta Winery & Lodge explora Atacama explora Patagonia The Singular Santiago E&OE

South America Nominees 2015 CHILE’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Grand Hyatt Santiago Radisson Hotel Iquique Santiago Marriott Hotel W Santiago CHILE’S LEADING HOTEL Grand Hyatt Santiago InterContinental Santiago Radisson Acqua Hotel & Spa Concon Santiago Marriott Hotel The Ritz-Carlton Santiago W Santiago CHILE’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Extreme WOW Suite @ W Santiago Presidential Suite @ Grand Hyatt Santiago Presidential Suite @ Santiago Marriott Hotel The Singular Suite @ The Singular Santiago CHILE’S LEADING RESORT Awasi explora Patagonia Puyuhuapi Lodge & Spa Sheraton Miramar Hotel & Convention Center The Cliffs Preserve Patagonia Villarrica Park Lake Hotel & Spa CHILE’S LEADING SPA RESORT Puyuhuapi Lodge & Spa San Cristobal Tower Tierra Atacama Hotel Boutique & Spa Villarrica Park Lake Hotel & Spa COLOMBIA’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Hotel 101 Park House Hotel bh La Quinta

Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa Cartagena Hotel LM Sofitel Bogotá Victoria Regia The Orchids Hotel COLOMBIA’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Bogotá Royal, El Hotel del World Trade Center EK Hotel Hilton Bogotá Hotel San Fernando Plaza Medellín InterContinental Cali InterContinental Medellin Sofitel Bogotá Victoria Regia COLOMBIA’S LEADING CONFERENCE HOTEL Hilton Bogotá Hotel Caribe Cartagena Hotel Las Américas Hotel NH Collection Bogotá Royal Hotel NH Collection Medellín Royal Hotel San Fernando Plaza Medellín InterContinental Medellin JW Marriott Hotel Bogotá COLOMBIA’S LEADING CSR PROGRAMME Biohotel El Cantil Movich Hotels & Resorts Punta Faro COLOMBIA’S LEADING DESTINATION Bogotá Bucaramanga Cartagena de Indias Medellín San Andrés Santa Marta Valledupar

COLOMBIA’S LEADING GREEN HOTEL Aité La Sirena Eco Hotel NH Collection Bogotá Terra 100 Royal Playa La Roca Ecohotel Punta Faro COLOMBIA’S LEADING HOTEL Hilton Bogotá Hilton Cartagena Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa Cartagena Hotel San Fernando Plaza Medellín JW Marriott Bogotá Radisson Royal Bogotá Hotel Sofitel Bogotá Victoria Regia Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena COLOMBIA’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Presidential Suite @ InterContinental Cali Presidential Suite @ JW Marriott Bogotá Presidential Suite @ Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena The Suite @ Hotel Cartagena Plaza COLOMBIA’S LEADING RESORT Cocoliso Resort Irotama Resort Occidental Grand Cartagena Resort Royal Decameron Aquarium Zuana Beach Resort

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COLOMBIA’S LEADING SERVICED APARTMENT BRAND Blue Doors Oasis Collections The Apartment Medellin Travelers Apartments & Suites COLOMBIA’S LEADING TOURIST ATTRACTION Divercity Panaca Región Cafetera Parque Jaime Duque Parque Mundo Aventura Parque Nacional del Café Parque Salitre Mágico Piscilago COLOMBIA’S LEADING TRAVEL AGENCY Aviatur Contactos Gema Tours Molitur Panturismo ECUADOR’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Casa Gangotena Hacienda San Augustin de Callo Hotel Patio Andaluz Hotel Plaza Grande La Mirage Garden Hotel & Spa Mansión del Angel ECUADOR’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Hilton Colon Guayaquil Hilton Colon Quito Hotel Oro Verde Guayaquil JW Marriott Hotel Quito Swissôtel Quito ECUADOR’S LEADING GREEN HOTEL Casa Ceibo Boutique Hotel & Spa Finch Bay Eco Hotel Hacienda El Porvenir, Tierra E&OE

South America Nominees 2015 del Volcan Mashpi Lodge Pikaia Lodge ECUADOR’S LEADING HOTEL Hilton Colon Guayaquil Hotel Oro Verde Guayaquil JW Marriott Hotel Quito Le Parc Hotel Boutique Radisson Royal Quito Hotel Royal Palm Hotel Galapagos Swissôtel Quito ECUADOR’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Presidential Suite @ Hilton Colon Guayaquil Hotel Presidential Suite @ JW Marriott Hotel Quito Presidential Suite @ Swissôtel Quito Royal Suite @ Radisson Royal Quito Hotel ECUADOR’S LEADING RESORT Arasha Tropical Forest Resort & Spa Barceló Colon Miramar Finch Bay Eco Hotel Kapawi Ecolodge & Reserve Royal Palm Hotel ECUADOR’S LEADING SPA RESORT Arasha Tropical Forest Resort & Spa La Mirage Garden Hotel & Spa Swissotel Quito Termas de Papallacta FRENCH GUIANA’S LEADING HOTEL Best Western Hotel Amazonia Grand Hôtel Montabo Mercure Kourou Ariatel

GUYANA’S LEADING HOTEL Cara Lodge Guyana Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown Pegasus Hotel Guyana Regency Suites Hotel PARAGUAY’S LEADING HOTEL Granados Park Hotel Hotel Excelsior Hotel Guarani Esplendor Resort Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo Sheraton Asuncion Hotel PARAGUAY’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Presidential Suite @ Hotel Excelsior Presidential Suite @ La Misión Hotel Boutique Presidential Suite @ Sheraton Asuncion Hotel PERU’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Casa Andina Private Collection Sacred Valley Costa del Sol Ramada Cusco DCO Suites Lounge and Spa, Mancora El Golf Hotel Boutique Las Casitas del Colca Sonesta Posadas del Inca Sacred Valley PERU’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Belmond Miraflores Park Hilton Lima Miraflores JW Marriott Hotel Lima Meliá Lima Plaza del Bosque Royal Park Hotel Lima San Augustin Exclusive Hotel Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center Swissôtel Lima

PERU’S LEADING HOTEL Belmond Hotel Monasterio Belmond Miraflores Park Country Club Lima Hotel Delfines Hotel & Casino El Pardo DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Hilton Lima Miraflores JW Marriott El Convento Cusco JW Marriott Hotel Lima Libertador Palacio del Inka Cusco Swissôtel Lima The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center PERU’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Presidential Pool Suite @ Belmond Miraflores Park Presidential Suite @ Belmond Sanctuary Lodge Presidential Suite @ Hilton Lima Miraflores Presidential Suite @ JW Marriott Hotel Lima Presidential Suite @ The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center Royal Suite @ Belmond Hotel Monasterio PERU’S LEADING RESORT Belmond Sanctuary Lodge Hotel Paracas, A Luxury Collection Resort Tambo del Inka Resort & Spa, Valle Sagrado SURINAME’S LEADING HOTEL Eco Resort Inn Hotel Krasnapolsky Residence Inn Paramaribo Torarica Hotel & Casino

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A unique experience: everything has been conceived and custom-made, with the breathtaking Quilombo De tirar o fôlego: apartamento com vista para Valley as a background. o Pão de Açúcar, um dos principais ícones do RJ.

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SAINT ANDREWS THE FIRST AND ONLY EXCLUSIVE HOUSE IN BRAZIL COULD ONLY BE IN GRAMADO, THE MOST CHARMING MOUNTAIN TOWN IN BRAZIL. In a privileged location, with a breathtaking view of the Quilombo Valley, one of the main postcards of Serra Gaúcha, Hotel Saint Andrews Gramado is a member of the select group Relais & Châteaux, an association that gathers the best hotels and restaurants in the world.

The hotel is reserved to only 22 privileged guests who may enjoy the 11 different suites, each with a specific décor, in addition to custom-made environments that bring an intimate atmosphere to the hotel, such as the gourmet wine cellar, restaurant, library, massage room, cigar lounge, gazebos, saunas, deck facing the lake, indoor heated pool, among other exclusive attractions: 24h stewards, breakfast at any time, afternoon tea, airport-hotel transfer service with private chauffeur in a special car or helicopter. A unique experience, a new concept in luxury lodging.

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URUGUAY’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Cumbres Art & Spa Hotel L’Auberge Le Bibló Radisson Hotel Colonia del Sacramento URUGUAY’S LEADING HOTEL Conrad Punta Del Este Resort & Casino Cumbres Art & Spa Four Seasons Resort Carmelo Hotel Fasano Punta del Este Sheraton Montevideo Hotel

South America Nominees 2015 URUGUAY’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE BI-LEVEL SUITE @ Four Seasons Resort Carmelo Presidential Suite @ Conrad Punta Del Este Resort & Casino Presidential Suite @ Sheraton Montevideo Hotel URUGUAY’S LEADING RESORT Conrad Punta Del Este Resort & Casino Four Seasons Resort Carmelo Mantra Resort Spa & Casino Sheraton Colonia Golf & Spa Resort URUGUAY’S LEADING SPA RESORT Four Seasons Resort Carmelo Las Dunas Beach Hotel & Spa Mantra Resort Spa & Casino Sheraton Colonia Golf & Spa Resort Spa Hotel La Réserve

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VENEZUELA’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Crowne Plaza Maruma Hotel & Casino Gran Meliá Caracas InterContinental Tamanaco Caracas JW Marriott Hotel Caracas VENEZUELA’S LEADING HOTEL Eurobuilding Hotel & Suites Caracas Gran Meliá Caracas Intercontinental Maracaibo JW Marriott Hotel Caracas Pestana Caracas VENEZUELA’S LEADING RESORT Hesperia Isla Margarita La Samanna de Margarita Hotel & Thalasso Laguna Mar Hotel, Resort & Spa MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING AIRLINE Aeromexico Copa Airlines VivaAerobus

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MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING AIRLINE Aeromexico Copa Airlines VivaAerobus MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING AIRPORT Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico Cancun International Airport, Mexico General Juan N. Alvarez International Airport, Acapulco, Mexico Juan Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING AIRPORT HOTEL Barcelo San Jose Palacio, Costa Rica Camino Real Aeropuerto Mexico Hilton Mexico City Airport, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Central Pacific, Costa Rica Hacienda Tresrios Resort, Spa & Nature Park, Mexico Hard Rock Hotel Cancun Occidental Grand Cozumel, Mexico The Westin Golf Resort and Spa Playa Conchal, Costa Rica

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Central America Nominees 2015 MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BEACH DESTINATION Ambergris Caye, Belize Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, Panama Cancun, Mexico Jacó, Costa Rica Placencia Belize, Belize Tulum, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BEACH RESORT Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa, Mexico Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa, Mexico Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa, Panama JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Bristol Panama Gaia Hotel & Reserve, Costa Rica Hotel Parador Resort & Spa, Costa Rica Hotel Secreto, Mexico La Casa Que Canta, Mexico Rancho Pacifico, Costa Rica Villa Caletas

MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BOUTIQUE RESORT Blancaneaux Lodge, Belize Gaia Hotel & Reserve, Costa Rica Ka’ana Resort, Belize Lapa Rios, Costa Rica Las Alamandas, Mexico Morgan’s Rock Hacienda & Ecolodge, Nicaragua Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge, Panama MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BUSINESS CAR RENTAL COMPANY Alamo Avis Budget Dollar Hertz MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Bristol Panama Presidente InterContinental Mexico City, Mexico Real InterContinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall Real InterContinental Guatemala Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel, Mexico The Westin Santa Fe, Mexico City W Mexico City, Mexico Waldorf Astoria Panama MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING BUSINESS TRAVEL DESTINATION Cancun, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Panama City, Panama San Salvador, El Salvador Tegucigalpa, Honduras

MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING CAR RENTAL COMPANY Alamo Avis Budget Dollar Hertz MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING CONFERENCE HOTEL Grand Tikal Futura Hotel, Guatemala Hilton Mexico City Reforma, Mexico Occidental Grand Xcaret, Mexico Real InterContinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall Sheraton Panama Hotel & Convention Center, Panama Waldorf Astoria Panama MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING CRUISE PORT Costa Maya Cruise Port, Mexico Panama Port Port of Cozumel, Mexico Port of Mazatlan, Mexico Port of Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING DESTINATION Acapulco, Mexico Ambergris Caye, Belize Bay Islands, Honduras Cancun, Mexico Granada, Nicaragua Los Cabos, Mexico Panama City, Panama San Jose, Costa Rica

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MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING FAMILY RESORT Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica Hacienda Tresrios Resort, Spa & Nature Park, Mexico Hotel Punta Islita, Costa Rica One&Only Palmilla Resort, Mexico The Westin Golf Resort and Spa Playa Conchal, Costa Rica

MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING HOTEL BRAND Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Camino Real Hotels & Resorts Hilton Hotels & Resorts InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Marriott Hotels & Resorts Radisson Hotels Riu Hotels & Resorts Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts

MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING GREEN HOTEL Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico Gaia Hotel & Reserve, Costa Rica Hacienda Tresrios Resort, Spa & Nature Park, Mexico Morgan’s Rock Hacienda & Ecolodge, Nicaragua Rancho Pacifico, Costa Rica Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, Costa Rica

MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Burdeos View @ Four Seasons Mexico City Master Suite @ Gran Hotel Ciudad de México Master Suite @ Hilton Mexico City Reforma The Grand Penthouse Suite @ Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa

MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING HOTEL Costa Rica Marriott Hotel San Jose, Costa Rica Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. InterContinental Presidente Mexico City, Mexico InterContinental San Salvador-Metrocentro Mall, El Salvador Radisson Decapolis Hotel Panama City, Panama Real InterContinental Hotel & Club Tower Costa Rica The Westin Playa Bonita Panama, Republic of Panama Waldorf Astoria Panama Zephyr Palace, Costa Rica

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MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING MEETINGS & CONFERENCE CENTRE Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama Cancun Center, Cancun, Mexico CIFCO El Salvador MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING MEETINGS & CONFERENCE DESTINATION Cancun, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala Mexico City, Mexico Panama City, Panama San Jose, Costa Rica San Salvador, El Salvador Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING NATURE RESERVE Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama Hacienda Tres Rios Resort, Spa & Nature Park, Mexico Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, Costa Rica Punta Laguna Spider Monkey Reserve, Mexico Rio Secreto, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING NEW HOTEL AltaGracia Boutique Hacienda, Costa Rica Grand Hyatt Playa Del Carmen Resort, Mexico Hyatt Place Panama City, Panama MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING RESORT Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Panama Hotel Parador Resort & Spa, Costa Rica InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa, Panama Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort, Mexico ME by Melia Cabo, Mexico The Westin Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING SPA RESORT Banyan Tree Cabo Marquez, Mexico Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa, Mexico Hotel Parador Resort & Spa, Costa Rica InterContinental Playa

Bonita Resort & Spa, Panama JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa, Costa Rica Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort, Mexico One&Only Palmilla Resort, Mexico Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, Costa Rica The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Mexico MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING TOUR OPERATOR Adventure Life Asuaire Travel Costa Rica Tour Explora Caribe Tours Grand American Adventures Pesantez Tours Panama VacationCity Yampu Tours MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING TOURIST BOARD Belize Tourism Board Cancun Convention & Visitors Bureau Consejo de Promocion Turistica de Mexico Costa Rica Tourism Board Guatemalan Tourist Board (INGUAT) Nicaragua Tourist Board Panama Tourism Authority Salvadoran Tourism Corporation (CORSATUR) MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING TRAVEL AGENCY Discover Travel Group FCm Travel Solutions Viajes Tivoli

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Central America Nominees 2015 MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA’S LEADING TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY Authentic Travel Condor Verde Discover Travel Group FCm Travel Solutions Viaventure Central America

COSTA RICA’S LEADING HOTEL Costa Rica Marriott Hotel San Jose Hotel Parador Resort & Spa Hotel Punta Islita Real InterContinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall Zephyr Palace

BELIZE’S LEADING HOTEL Captain Morgan’s Retreat Caribe Island Resort Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina Victoria House

COSTA RICA’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Presidential Suite @ Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort Presidential Suite @ Hotel Parador Resort & Spa Presidential Suite @ JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa

BELIZE’S LEADING RESORT Cayo Espanto El Secreto Ka’ana Resort Las Terrazas Resort Princess Hotel & Casino Radissons Fort George Hotel and Marina Turtle Inn BELIZE’S LEADING SPA RESORT Blancaneaux Lodge Cayo Espanto Chaa Creek Maruba Resort Jungle Spa BELIZE’S LEADING VILLA RESORT Blancaneaux Lodge Chaa Creek Hopkins Bay Belize Mata Chica Resort & Spa Turtle Inn

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COSTA RICA’S LEADING RESORT Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa Hotel Parador Resort & Spa JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa The Westin Golf Resort and Spa Playa Conchal COSTA RICA’S LEADING SPA RESORT Hotel Parador Resort & Spa Hotel Punta Islita JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort Tango Mar Hotel Beach, Spa & Golf Resort

EL SALVADOR’S LEADING HOTEL Hilton Princess San Salvador Hotel InterContinental San Salvador-Metrocentro Mall Sheraton Presidente San Salvador Hotel EL SALVADOR’S LEADING RESORT La Coco Tera Resort & Ecolodge Las Flores Surf Club The Royal Decameron Salinitas GUATEMALA’S LEADING HOTEL Casa Santo Domingo Crowne Plaza Hotel Guatemala Grand Tikal Futura Hotel Real InterContinental Guatemala The Westin Camino Real HONDURAS’S LEADING HOTEL Hilton Princess San Pedro Sula Hotel InterContinental Real San Pedro Sula InterContinental Tegucigalpa At Multiplaza Mall Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort Palmetto Bay Plantation MEXICO’S LEADING ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT Hacienda Tresrios Resort, Spa & Nature Park Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Hotel Riu Yucatan Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort

MEXICO’S LEADING BEACH DESTINATION Acapulco Cancun Cozumel Los Cabos Riviera Maya MEXICO’S LEADING BEACH RESORT CUIXMALA Rosewood Mayakobá, Riviera Maya The Resort at Pedregal The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto MEXICO’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Hacienda de San Antonio Hacienda San Angel Hotel Deseo, Playa del Carmen Hotel Secreto La Casa Que Canta La Tortuga Hotel MEXICO’S LEADING BUSINESS HOTEL Dominion Corporate Suites Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. Hilton Mexico City Reforma InterContinental Presidente Mexico City JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel The St Regis Mexico City W Mexico City

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Central America Nominees 2015 MEXICO’S LEADING DESTINATION Cancun Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Los Cabos Mexico City Oaxaca San Miguel de Allende MEXICO’S LEADING FAMILY RESORT Cozumel Palace Hacienda Tresrios Resort, Spa & Nature Park Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya One&Only Palmilla Resort The Westin Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta MEXICO’S LEADING HOTEL Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. InterContinental Presidente Mexico City JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City The Ritz-Carlton Cancun The St Regis Mexico City W Mexico City MEXICO’S LEADING HOTEL RESIDENCES Esperanza, An Auberge Resort Fairmont Heritage Place, El Corazon de Santa Fe Grand Residences Riviera Cancun Hacienda Beach Club & Residences

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MEXICO’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Bret Michaels Rock Star Suite @ Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Casa Laguna @ Rosewood Mayakobá, Riviera Maya Presidential Suite “El Camaleon” @ Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya Presidential Suite @ Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. The Ritz-Carlton Suite @ The Ritz-Carlton Cancun The St. Regis Suite @ The St. Regis Mexico City MEXICO’S LEADING RESORT Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort Royal Hideaway Playacar The Fairmont Acapulco Princess The Westin Resort & Spa Cancun Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita MEXICO’S LEADING SPA RESORT Banyan Tree Mayakoba Fairmont Mayakoba JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa Le Blanc Spa Resort One&Only Palmilla Resort Rosewood Mayakobá, Riviera Maya The Fairmont Acapulco Princess

NICARAGUA’S LEADING HOTEL Barcelo Montelimar Beach Crowne Plaza Hotel Managua Hilton Princess Managua InterContinental Managua At Metrocentro Mall Morgan’s Rock Hacienda & Ecolodge Mukul Beach, Golf & Spa

PANAMA’S LEADING RESORT Gamboa Rainforest Resort Hotel Coronado Golf & Beach Resort InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort Melia Panama Canal

PANAMA’S LEADING BOUTIQUE HOTEL Las Clementinas Los Establos Boutique Hotel Tantalo Hotel PANAMA’S LEADING HOTEL Bristol Panama InterContinental Mirimar Panama Le Méridien Panama Panama Marriott Hotel Sheraton Panama Hotel & Convention Center Waldorf Astoria Panama PANAMA’S LEADING HOTEL SUITE Diamond Suite @ Le Méridien Panama JW Suite @ JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort Presidential Suite @ Sheraton Panama Hotel & Convention Center Presidential Suite @ Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower Panama

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BAHAMAS SPOTLIGHT

One of the most famous luxury destinations anywhere on earth, Bahamas has been a trendsetter in Caribbean tourism for a generation. Here we take a look at what makes the islands so special.

The Bahamas is, primarily, known for

At the same time, the Bahamas offers

play host to some of the most intrigu-

its stellar beaches. With over 2,000

an array of dive experiences - like no

ing, exotic and mysterious natural

breath-taking islands and cays, and

other destination in the world. You’ll

phenomena on the planet. Here you’ll

the clearest water on earth, it’s no

find sunken Spanish galleons, inland

find the world’s deepest blue hole, the

wonder visitors come from all around

blue holes, underwater caves and

third-largest fringing barrier reef in the

to sink their toes into miles of pure

forest-like coral reefs teeming with

world, miles of pink-sand beaches, the

white, and in some places pink, sand.

vibrant marine life. You can even

world’s largest colony of pink flamin-

Many of the beaches have been voted

feed and swim with reef sharks - an

gos, the endangered Bahama Parrot,

‘best in the world’ by numerous publi-

experience sure to get your adrena-

the unusual Andros iguana, a wild

cations, and it’s not uncommon to find

line pumping.

horse preserve and countless nature

a celebrity or two strolling along the

preserves. You’ll also find a growing

shores. In short, the beaches you’ll find

When it comes to exploring nature, Ba-

number of eco-friendly hotels and

here are the very definition of paradise.

hamas has plenty to offer. The islands

resorts in Bahamas offering vacation

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packages that support eco-tourism and eco-travellers.

When the moon lights up the night sky, the entertainment world awakens in Bahamas. Throughout the islands, you

Shopping in Bahamas is also a

can find quaint bars serving up our tra-

unique experience. Throughout the

ditional Goombay, Junkanoo or Rake

islands, shoppers will find a variety

& Scrape music, as well as New York-

of jewellery, local crafts and other

style nightclubs and everything in be-

authentic Bahamian items. From styl-

tween. Enjoy a tropical Bahamian cock-

ish boutiques to open-air markets to

tail while you try your hand in a casino,

straw vendors and even large retail

or enjoy the sounds of live music in a

centres, Bahamas offers a plethora of

bar or club. And, on some islands you

unique products that reflect its herit-

can sit on a beach and watch a bonfire

age, creativity and passion.

under the full moon.

Do take the opportunity to discover

HONEYMOON IN BAHAMAS

Bahamian cuisine while you’re here.

Marriage is an adventure. Your hon-

It’s spicy and uniquely flavoured, indic-

eymoon should set the pace. Honey-

ative of the diversity of the islands and

moons in Bahamas offer couples ex-

their people. Fresh seafood is the sta-

periences found nowhere else in the

ple of the diet. Fresh conch sprinkled

world. And with 700 tropical islands

with lime juice and spices is delicious.

to explore, you don’t have to stay

Other delicacies you’ll enjoy are land

in one place. Spend one day on a

crabs and the Bahamian ‘rock lobster’.

remote island, the next in a bustling

Beginning with local ingredients - trop-

metropolis. However you decide to

ical fruit, seafood and spices - eateries

escape, there’s no doubt your hon-

run the gamut. Down-home restau-

eymoon will be just as memorable as

rants will feature traditional Bahamian

your wedding day.

favourites, while more artisan options will combine international cuisine with island flavour. And to wash it all down?

Try some Bahamian-style lemonade,

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unleaded or leaded coconut water -

For more on visiting Bahamas head

which locals call ‘sky juice’ - or one of

over the official website at

the local beers—Kalik or Sands.

www.bahamas.com.

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THE MOST HAPPENING PL ACE IS HAPPEN I N G N OW Introducing the new Sandals® Ochi Beach Resort.This brand new five-star Luxury Included® resort is trendy when you want it to be, private when you don’t. It has a hot new beach club, 11 bars—including the Caribbean’s first Speakeasy—and 16 totally on-trend restaurants. It’s exciting and it’s happening—but only when you want it to be.Because the other side of Sandals Ochi offers unsurpassed privacy when you want a more serene escape.True romance spans over a hundred acres of lush tropical gardens and the elite All-Butler Village, the epitome of privacy. It’s all included. All unlimited. All the time.Sandals Ochi: the place to be and be seen.

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SANDALS EMERALD BAY TO HOST WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS GALA CEREMONY 2015

One of the most luxurious properties in the Sandals portfolio has been selected to host the prestigious World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2015, Sandals Emerald Bay. Ahead of the event on October 17th, we take a tour of the resort.

Out of the ordinary, luxury comes to the Bahamian islands with this magnificent oceanfront resort, Sandals Emerald Bay. Civilised pleasures go hand in hand with exotic adventures.

Partnering classical elegance and sophistication with a sense of tranquillity, Sandals Emerald Bay will offer guests an experience that extends hospitality to boundaries never seen before.

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Some 249 rooms are on offer, sitting on 500 acres. Sandals Emerald Bay offers classic contemporary accommodations reflecting magnificent Bahamian architecture.

Best of all, each and every accommodation is either located directly on the beach or just a short stroll away. This alluring beachfront hideaway includes the low-rise, high style Beach Houses, sumptuously

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appointed rooms and suites nestled amongst manicured lawns, vibrant bougainvillea and coconut palm trees.

The epitome of island living, the exclusive seaside villas - including the one and only Royal Estate Villa - offer expansive elegantly furnished suites that are located directly on the silky white Emerald Bay beach. The accommodations at Sandals Emerald

Bay are so elevated; they all begin at Club Level. And nearly half of the resort accommodations include Butler Service.

Guests at Sandals Emerald Bay are treated to an array of entertainment, including dance lessons, introductory golf and tennis lessons, live music, jazz performances and pianists. Guests looking for a slower pace can also browse the Resort’s classic library, boasting historical information on The Bahamas and Great Exuma. To enjoy the beautiful Caribbean weather, the resort offers outdoor games and activities including volleyball, horseshoes, outdoor checkers and chess, bocce ball, croquet, billiards, cards and board games.

Sandals Emerald Bay offers a comprehensive array of water sports including kayaks, windsurfing, hobie cat sailing, paddle boats, guided snorkelling tours and scuba diving.

To complement its sublime ocean views, the resort has three pools.

Encompassing over an acre, one spectacular pool will entice guests with a Whirlpool, swim-up pool bar, a unique fire pit feature and complimentary poolside cabanas with misters.

GOLF WITH SANDALS Sandals Emerald Bay features a Greg Norman-designed 7,001-yard, par 72 championship golf course that rivals any Oceanside course in the world.

With fairways lining the ocean and prevailing south-eastern trade winds, the golf course provides a challenging experience for novice and professional golfers alike. Its first ten holes wind through a mix of seaside dunes and mangrove preserves, while holes 11-16 play along the rocky peninsula offering unparalleled views.

ISLAND ROUTES Also on offer are adventures with Island Routes Caribbean Adventures; the bigger, better, funner way to experience authentic Caribbean More than 300 excursions on eight islands are available to holidaymakers.

From private luxury transfers, to soft or daring adventures, from animal encounters to deluxe catamaran cruises; their experiences surpass industry quality and safety standards and are always the best that the region has to offer.

MORE INFORMATION Find out more about Sandals Emerald Bay at www.sandals.com.

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ASIA & AUSTRALASIA CEREMONY 2015 29th October 2015 ~ InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong worldtravelawards.com

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INTERCONTINENTAL GRAND STANFORD HONG KONG TO HOST WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS ASIA & AUSTRALASIA GALA CEREMONY 2015

InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong has been selected to host the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2015.

The event will take place on October 29th, with hundreds of industry leaders from across the regions expected to be in attendance. Itself recognised as Hong Kong’s Leading Business Hotel.

InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong is the perfect venue for the event.

Internationally renowned, the hotel offers both business travellers the highest levels of service in a friendly, yet elegant five-star hotel environment.

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Luxury guest rooms and suites offer spectacular city, harbour or garden views, tempting guests to explore this unique city. Equally tempting are the wide selection of world-class dining outlets at InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, together with the indulgent health and beauty facilities, including the outdoor heated pool, gym and spa.

World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke said: “It will be a pleasure for

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World Travel Awards to visit Hong Kong for the first time and it is an honour to be welcomed by such a prestigious property.

“This will be the final stage on our Grand Tour 2015 and I am sure the event will prove to be a highlight of the hospitality calendar in the destination. I look forward to joining all our nominees for what promises to be a great night.”

World Travel Awards Gala Ceremonies

are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities within the travel and tourism industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries, and international print and broadcast media.

Ideally located along the waterfront of Victoria Harbour, the InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong is within easy reach of all major transportation systems including the worldfamous Star Ferry and the Mass Transit Railway network.

Situated ten minutes away from the East Tsimshatsui Station and Hung Hom Station, the hotel offers complimentary shuttle bus service to Nathan Road and major shopping malls along Canton Road within Tsimshatsui area.

A designated Business Centre is located in the lobby and can assist with all aspects of conducting daily business.

Open daily, the Business Centre offers a boardroom, private workstations plus a full range of secretarial services.

The Business Centre also contains a comprehensive reference library with a wide selection of newspapers and trade publications. Local and international newspapers and magazines are also available for purchase.

InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong General Manager, Alexander Wassermann, said: “InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong is honoured to be Host Partner Venue for the prestigious World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Ceremony 2015, celebrating the quality, performance and reputation of the best brands in tourism and hospitality with industry experts.

“The entire team looks forward to creating a memorable event, providing participants and awardees with a glimpse of Hong Kong’s traditions and diverse culture. We hope to present the finest culinary creations from East and West, as well as the best cultural performances.

“We look forward to hosting and presenting a memorable event to our global participants.”

MORE INFORMATION Head over to www.hongkong.intercontinental.com for more on the InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong.

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WORLD’S LEADING RESORT 2014

WORLD’S LEADING SPORTS ACADEMY 2014

LIVE YOUR DREAMS Ever dreamed of a five-star luxury suite which opens onto a stunning beach and blends in effortlessly with the sea? Ever imagined playing alongside trainers from Chelsea Football Club or the stars of tennis, rugby, cricket and golf? How about dinner courtesy of the most famous Michelin-starred chefs? This is Forte Village’s constellation.

And you are the real stars.

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MAJESTIC MAZAGAN

Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort is a unique destination less than an hour south of Casablanca, in the heart of an authentic region full of contrasts. Discover Morocco that is fascinating and intense, traditional and modern, historic and cultural. The resort covers 250 hectares, bordering a magnificent 7km beach on the Atlantic coast, and benefits from a mild and temperate climate all year round.

ROOMS AND SUITES: Overlooking the grand swimming pool dotted with palm and date trees, and surrounded by orange-scented gardens, laze in the shade of a parasol, lulled by the gentle babble of nearby fountains.

The comfortable, sophisticated and modern rooms reflect Arab-Moorish style, with design and furnishings produced by local artisans, emphasising the Moroccan way of life.

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THE INTIMACY OF PRIVATE VILLAS Mazagan villas, each with their own private swimming pool and garden, offer space and light, accentuating the sumptuousness of their Moroccan surroundings. These luxurious villas are situated alongside the golf course offering magnificent views of the fairways and greens and the Atlantic coastline. Guests staying in Mazagan

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Villas can enjoy the full service and facilities in the resort or take pleasure in comfort of the Villa.

Savour cuisines from around the world The restaurants at Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort are a unique experience, combining the best of world cuisine with the refinement and variety of Moroccan gastronomy. From Moroccan and Lebanese cuisine at the stylish

Morjana Oriental Restaurant & Lounge, to relaxed cocktails and an open grill at Chiringuito Beach Club, Mazagan offers up to 12 restaurants and bars to cater for every taste.

MAZAGAN SPA Surrounded by gardens, in the shade of palm trees, Mazagan Spa is an intimate sanctuary including an authentic Moroccan Hammam. Discover traditional beauty secrets while enjoying a massage on the warm marble table or in one of the Hammam’s private treatment rooms.

Benefit from a wellness check and private ‘trainer’ who will develop personalised programmes including gentle exercise.

Mazagan Golf Course and Club House Designed by Gary Player, the Mazagan Golf Course is an 18 hole, par 72 links course that stretches 7km alongside the beach and dunes by the ocean coastline, making it the longest course in Morocco.

The course has plenty of surprises in store for golfers of all levels of skill.

The clubhouse includes a restaurant, a magnificent sea view terrace, a bar and a pro-shop.

UNFORGETTABLE FAMILY EXPERIENCES AT MAZAGAN With a Baby Club, a Kids Club and Club Rush for teens, Mazagan offers a varied programme for children, with the focus on beach activities and discovering the local culture. Childcare professionals cater for all ages, from nannies for babies aged three months and over, to sports coaches for older children, or DJ sessions for teenagers. With almost unlimited experiences for kids of all ages, parents can find plenty of opportunities for precious time together!

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A WORLD RICH IN ACTIVITIES Mazagan offers an infinite choice of activities including swimming, jogging, Nordic walking, tennis, horse riding, gym, fitness classes, cookery classes, shopping and much more. A water sports centre offers surfing, wind surfing and jet-skiing.

MAGICAL NIGHTS AT MAZAGAN CASINO AND ALIAS NIGHTCLUB Mazagan Casino provides an exciting entertaining environment with a diverse range of thrilling slot and table games.

Being the biggest Casino in North Africa with a surface area of 3000 m², Mazagan Casino offers more than 460 slot machines and 40 table games. It provides

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the latest generation of slots for a truly exciting experience, and diverse table games: Roulette, Black Jack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Texas Hold’em Poker, Punto Banco … Mazagan Casino also provides a private gaming area for its VIP guests where they can experience table games in a relaxing and comfortable environment.

Fariss Club, the casino loyalty program, provides special offers and exclusive benefits reserved to our clients. Fariss Club cardholders can earn points using their cards at the game that become redeemable throughout the Resort Alias Night Club is a magnificent venue created specifically for Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort. The bar and lounge area provide just the right blend of

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spaciousness and intimacy, and the subtle and spectacularly-presented mix of music will keep the sophisticated crowd dancing into the early hours.

CONFERENCE CENTRE Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort boasts an impressive, luxurious 2,000m² conference centre that can be adapted to suit all kinds of events : conferences, seminars, board meetings, business events, private soirées and weddings. The conference centre can accommodate up to 1,300 persons theatre style and 1,100 person for a banquet. The resort also has the facilities to hold plenary and subcommittee meetings outdoors.

For more information visit www.mazaganbeachresort.com

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W HERE MYTH M EETS LUXURY Embedded in the mythical hills of Monkey Mountain in the heart of the Son Tra Peninsula nature reserve, the five-star InterContinental® Danang Sun Peninsula Resort is a work of art as much as a resort. Set in 39 hectares of stepped gardens leading down to our very own private bay, all rooms and villas have panoramic view of the sea and cascading hills.

A stunning creation of star architect Bill Bensley, every inch of this magnificent resort exudes harmonic blend of traditional authenticity and modern luxury.

For more information or to make a reservation, please call +84 511 393 8888 or visit danang.intercontinental.com

In over 170 location across the globe including: BALI • BORA BORA • FIJI • SAMUI • HUA HIN

Hongkong – Ride with a great view to the Buddha

RELAXING SIGHTSEEING WITH THE ROPEWAY Nowadays, ropeways are not just there to move people from the valley to the top of the mountain. Besides the classic application of ropeways in winter sports, LEITNER ropeways is also very successful with projects in the alternative use of ropeways – for example with transport systems to tourist attractions. Thanks to their outstanding architecture, cable-drawn transport systems are often tourist attractions in their own right and offer a very positive experience for the passengers. The adventure of the ride on an aerial tramway is an experience in itself. Passengers are offered a view from above that they would have missed had they been traveling in a tour bus or private car. Furthermore, cable-drawn transport systems ensure a stress-free trip that saves time and is also ecologically friendly. Steep sections can be overcome easily and the last obstacles for visiting the fortress of Narikala in Tbilisi, the recreational area in Ordu or the Ritten near Bolzano are eliminated.

Bolzano (IT) – Ride to the plateau with view to the Dolomites

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Tiblisi (GE) – Visiting the historical fortrtess

Bergama (TR) - Visiting the archeological site by ropeway

Ordu (TR) – By ropeway to the beach

Barcelona (ESP) – View over the city

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World Ski Awards set for a return to

A-ROSA KITZBÜHEL

World Ski Awards has revealed A-ROSA Kitzbühel will host its annual Gala Ceremony for the third consecutive year.

A-ROSA Kitzbühel will welcome industry leaders to the World Ski Awards on November 20th-22nd for a three day programme of unrivalled networking events, dinners, and exclusive ski experience activities.

The highlight of the event will be the red carpet World Ski Awards Gala Ceremony 2015 itself on the evening of November 21st. Ski tourism figureheads and market leaders from North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Australasia will be in attendance as the World Ski Awards winners are unveiled.

The A-ROSA Kitzbühel is nestled among the Tyrolean Mountains against a magnificent Alpine backdrop. The view of the famous Hahnenkamm peak and the steep slopes is sure to take your breath away.

Sion Rapson, managing director, World Ski Awards, said: “In 2013 were made the decision to launch World Ski Awards in reaction to overwhelming demand from the ski industry for a programme that was fair and transparent. Our decision was richly rewarded in when industry

leaders from around the world joined us at A-ROSA Kitzbühel for our inaugural event. Last year World Ski Awards returned to A-ROSA Kitzbühel stronger than ever. The event was a phenomenal success and welcomed ski tourism leaders from across the world.

“As we begin our 2015 search we feel we have created programme with a mission to serve as the definitive benchmark of excellence, and to help to foster a new era of growth in ski tourism. This year we are aiming higher than ever, with our team presently scouring ski tourism

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destinations around the world in order to assess the countless nominations we have received. When voting opens later this year, members of the ski tourism community will again have a chance to make their voices heard on this more prestigious of stages.”

As well as accolades for the best products from the world’s leading ski tourism nations, awards for the ‘World’s Best Ski Resort’, ‘World’s Best Ski Hotel’, ‘World’s Best Ski Chalet’, and ‘World’s Best Ski Boutique Hotel’ will be presented on the evening of November 21st.

Uwe Schramm, general manager at host hotel A-ROSA Kitzbühel said:

“The entire team and I are enormously proud that the A-ROSA Kitzbühel has again been selected as venue for this glamorous event.

He added: “Having hosted the international players and representatives from the finest ski hotels, chalets, boutique hotels and skiing destinations from all over the world at last year’s event, we are now looking forward to welcoming back the figureheads and market leaders of the ski tourism industry.”

World Ski Awards, the only global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in the ski hospitality industry, is the sister organisation of World Travel Awards.

MORE INFORMATION Launched in 2013, World Ski Awards aim is to drive up standards within the ski industry by rewarding the organisations that are leaders in their field. Votes are cast by professionals working within the ski industry – senior executives, travel buyers, tour operators, agents and media - and by the public (ski tourism consumers).

For more information on the upcoming World Ski Awards Gala Ceremony 2015 visit the official website at www.worldskiawards.com.

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Kitzbuehel „The most legendary City of Sports in the Alps“.

The home of skiing is the home of the World Ski Awards 2015 in Kitzbuehel.

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KITZBÜHEL The historic ski town effortlessly combines tradition with sophistication. Here Best in Travel takes a tour.

The celebrated Hahnenkamm, its long sporting tradition, and pioneering ventures into Alpine golf and winter sports have all contributed to Kitzbühel’s worldwide reputation. Today the town remains a place of contrasts, where rustic Tyrolean guesthouses rub shoulders with international designer boutiques. Visitors can experience Kitzbühel in many ways, from the alleyways in the medieval old town and the breath-taking pistes to the town’s elegant hotels and scenic hiking trails. Tyrol’s most sophisticated resort attracts visitors from all over the world, including celebrities, with its traditional character combined with modern flair.

Kitzbühel has been writing skiing history for 120 years, with the town boasting the ideal location and climate. In the

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long-established ski region around the Kitzbüheler Horn, the Nordstau weather effect ensures virtually guaranteed snow from December to April. Thanks to the grass cover up to the summits, skiing is possible even with small amounts of snow. There are also 820 snow cannons to create the perfect conditions for winter sports. And even if you don’t come to Kitzbühel to ski, you’ll find plenty to do with winter hiking, snowshoe walks, and horse-drawn carriage rides, or simply stroll around the picturesque town centre. In addition to sports there are lots of events that make Kitzbühel a fascinating winter destination. For example, the town’s advent celebrations with a traditional Christmas market and the New Year’s Eve fireworks on the Rasmusleiten create a romantic and magical atmosphere. High-profile events like the Hahnenkamm Races and the Valartis Snow Polo World Cup reflect Kitzbühel’s more sophisticated and international side.

Kitzbühel is also the ideal destination for those who want to pamper body, mind and soul. With its pure mountain air, alpine climate and breath-taking scenery, it’s the perfect setting for a healthy and relaxing break. From traditional Alpine wellness to modern beauty treatments, Kitzbühel has it all - combining luxury and relaxation as no other resort can. The town has a wide selection of sports and wellness hotels offering treatments that range from peat baths to sports massage.

As well as the beauty parlours, day spas and yoga studios, visitors can enjoy outdoor activities to boost their energy levels.

Kitzbühel’s lakes, waterfalls and ‘places of energy’ are also popular destinations for an active yet tranquil getaway.

MORE INFORMATION For more information on visiting Kitzbühel head over to www.kitzbuehel.com.

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World Golf Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the golf tourism industry, has revealed Conrad Algarve will host its Gala Ceremony 2015.

After welcoming the inaugural Gala Ceremony in 2014, the luxurious property will receive the returning World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony on November 7th this year.

Conrad Algarve is one of the most modern five star hotels in the region.

The luxury hotel is uniquely styled, from the guest rooms to the private balconies, from the majestic spa to the five individual restaurants and bars, offering a sophisticated range of fine Portuguese and international cuisine. With contemporary design and technology flowing through the

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luxurious accommodation in harmony with beautiful natural surroundings, guests will find everything they require for a great holiday in the Algarve.

World Golf Awards Managing Director Chris Frost said: “It is an honour to be returning to the wonderful Conrad Algarve in southern Portugal for our second Gala Ceremony; the hotel was instrumental in the success of the inaugural World Golf Awards in 2014.

The Algarve is the centre of the golfing world, and it surprised nobody when Portugal took the title of World’s Best

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Golf Destination last year. With voting set to open in just a few short weeks it will be down to you, the voters, to decide if the destination is able to hold on to this most prestigious of crowns.”

Voting for the World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony 2015 opened on March 1st.

“The Conrad Algarve is extremely proud to be hosting the World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony for the second year in a row,” said Conrad Algarve General Manager Joachim Hartl. “It was an incredible pleasure to be part of the

first edition of such a prestigious event in which Portugal was inclusively awarded as the World’s Best Golf Destination and makes more than sense to extend this connection with the golf hospitality industry. The Conrad Algarve Team will be more than happy to welcome all the participants and make the most of this evening that will take place on the November 7th 2015.”

Golf sponsor Quinta do Lago will also offer World Golf Awards guests a chance to enjoy its three award-winning championship golf courses – the South Course, Laranjal, and new North Course, which was co-designed by Beau Welling and European Ryder Cup-winning captain Paul McGinley.

Each has been expertly designed to complement its natural surroundings, while offering its own set of unique challenges.

Wide lakes, undulating fairways and strategic bunkers characterise the terrain, along with carefully tended greens, which are considered to be among the best in Portugal.

John Dwyer, chief executive at Quinta do Lago, said: “It was a great privilege for Quinta do Lago to play a leading role in the first World Golf Awards. The visibility it brought created a great buzz about the resort and its success helped cap a special year for us, which included the re-opening of the North Course. To be involved again is a great honour and a tremendous opportunity to showcase our five-star facilities to some of the top names in the golf industry.”

MORE INFORMATION World Golf Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism, world class courses and golf destinations.

Golf tourism constitutes a vital segment in the global travel and tourism marketplace. An estimated 60 million golfer visits will take place in 2015 to the 32,000 golf courses and resorts worldwide.

The 2015 World Golf Awards will focus on the leading 130 nations who are shaping the future of this dynamic industry.

While celebrating and rewarding excellence across golf resorts, courses and the golfing destinations throughout the world, World Golf Awards will strive to ultimately raise the golf tourist customer experience and stimulate both the domestic and international golf tourism market.

For nomination information please visits www. worldgolfawards.com.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR PARTNERS

We wish to express our gratitude to our partners and supporters worldwide. In particular, we extend a heartfelt “thank you” to Bogotá. We would also like to thank Avianca, TV5Monde, 101 Park House, German Morales E Hijos, W Radio, Artesanías de Colombia, Zona C La Candelaria, Clusters and Axon 360, and our media partners Breaking Travel News and Best in Travel.

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Project Manager

Graham E. Cooke

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Business Development Manager

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Rebecca Cohen Group Senior Vice President

Kevin Taylor Executive Vice President

Manon Han

Mike Sawicki

Christopher Frost Financial Director

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Data Manager

Amiee Smith Public Relations

Christopher James

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Events Manager & Producer

Events Executive

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Mark Håkansson

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