Dunas Douradas Beach Club triumphs
with top honours at the 19th World Travel Awards ceremony, held at the new
Conrad Algarve on Saturday 6th October 2012
A packed delegation of
VIPs, senior tourism figures and international media travelled from 35 nations
to attend the event, which was held in partnership with Conrad Algarve and
Turismo do Algarve
It was an evening of sweet success
for tourism related businesses across the Algarve, and indeed for the Algarve
itself (Europe's Leading Beach Destination) and Portugal as a whole (Europe's
Leading Golf Destination) fending off strong competition from other European
contenders. The WTA awards programme, founded in 1993 and hailed as the ‘Oscars
of the travel industry' by the global media, highlights and rewards those
travel brands that have made the greatest contribution to the industry over the
past year.
Evy Ougendal, CEO Dunas Douradas
Beach Club, was proud to receive yet another bench mark Award, Europe's
Leading Villa & Apartment Residences 2012, after having won the
Bloomberg Best Development Europe, less than 2 years ago, “To receive
another award of such prestige, voted by travel professionals from all over the
World, is indeed a unique achievement and goes to show that perseverance and
meeting our clients’ needs are primordial to success”.
Graham E. Cooke,
President & Founder, underlined the depth and quality of the travel and
tourism sector across Europe. He says: “During times of economic austerity
world-class brands come into their own, and the winners at our Europe Ceremony
represent the cream of the continent. He adds: “The ceremony has also served as
a fitting spotlight for the Algarve, reflecting the vital role of tourism in
the region and its overall contribution to the Portuguese economy. The Algarve
is also one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world, and the
new Conrad Algarve has set a new precedent for luxury.”
António Pina, President, Algarve
Promotion Bureau & Algarve Tourism Board, says: “It was with enormous pride
that Algarve hosted such a prestigious event as World Travel Awards. This was a
unique opportunity to promote the region as a first-class destination, with
exceptional facilities and an enviable climate like no other country in Europe.
We are delighted and grateful to the organisation to have chosen Algarve for
such a memorable event.”
Note; WTA serves to acknowledge,
reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and
tourism industry and the awards are voted by travel agents worldwide.
