Winners of 2019 edition of the International Travel and Tourism Awards were unveiled and celebrated at the recent held World Travel Market (WTM) at the ExCel, Dockyards, London, United Kingdom Supported by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), of the over 90 awards entries shortlisted, 18 emerged as final winners in the different categories.

The winners include: Best national tourism board; Gold: #GetNZontheMap by Tourism New Zealand; Silver: Revitalising Tobago Tourism by Gravity Global; Most innovative use of technology within a destination; Gold: Mare the Witch – Get to know Svetvincenat by Delta Reality and Tumpic Prenc; Silver: Legends of Catalonia, the land of Barcelona by Catalan Tourist Board: Best tourism marketing agency; Gold: Recovery for ReDiscovery – Resilience for Dominica by Brighter Group, a Finn Partners Company; Silver: Connecting Communities and Transforming Perceptions by AM+A Marketing and Media Relations; Best Destination Campaign – City: Gold: Vilnius – The G-Spot of Europe by Go Vilnius; Silver: Visit Dallas and Fort Worth – Activating Americanophiles by MDSG.

Best destination campaign – Country: Gold: #CoverTheProgress by Ketchum and Discover Puerto Rico; Silver: Wales Reimagined: Reviving Post Industrial Landscapes with Adventure Tourism for Visit Wales by Smörgåsbord, Weber Shandwick and iCrossing; Best destination campaign – region: Gold: US Civil Rights Trail by Luckie and the Alabama Tourism Department; Silver: Not Winter Games by BBDO España/DEC BBDO on behalf of Canary Islands Tourism.

Best PR campaign: Gold: We’ve Come a Long Way by Jago and Tourism NI; Silver: #Cover- TheProgress by Ketchum and Discover Puerto Rico; Best digital campaign in Tourism: Gold: Discover Your South Africa by Ginger Juice for South African Tourism; Silver: Wanderers – Powered by G Adventures by G Adventures and Silver: Tourism and Events Queensland – #Go- ForGold with the Queensland Games by MDSG.

Best digital influencer campaign: Gold: #Love- AntiguaBarbuda 2018 by Brighter Group, a Finn Partners Company; and #LoveAntiguaBarbuda with a reach of over three million to key target audiences; Silver: Abu Dhabi Destination Campaign by Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. Best in wellness: Gold: Santani Resort; and Spa – Best in the World by Santani Resort and Spa, located in the misty mountains; Silver: Navarino Challenge by Active Media and Costa Navarino.

Best in adventure: Gold: Women’s Expeditions by Intrepid Travel; Silver: Guyana as a Leading Sustainable Adventure Destination by LOTUS. Best food destination: Gold: Discover Hong Kong’s Food Scene Like a Local by Hong Kong Tourism Board; Silver: The ultimate dining experience by Patronat de Turisme Girona – Costa Brava. Best in luxury: Gold: The Art of Celebration by CNBC Catalyst; Silver: Carpe Diem Exclusive Boutique Resort Santorini by NEEDaFIXER. Best attraction: Gold: Spike Island by Spike Island Development Company; Silver: Sengan-en, Shoko Shuseikan Museum, and Satsuma Kiriko Glassworks Renovation Project by Shimadzu Limited.