O ano passado foi nas Maldivas e Portugal mostrou a sua garra. Agora, na 24ª edição do WTA, em São Petersburgo, somos os grandes vencedores, com Portugal a merecer o grande prémio, sendo considerado o destino líder na Europa, ano 2017. Parabéns a todos os hoteleiros e demais envolvidos no setor.
Vejamos a lista total de vencedores europeus, conforme a página oficial do evento:
| Europe's Leading Airline 2017 | Turkish Airlines |
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| Europe's Leading Airline - Business Class 2017 | Aeroflot - Russian Airlines |
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| Europe's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2017 | Lufthansa |
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| Europe's Leading Airline - First Class 2017 | Lufthansa First Class |
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| Europe's Leading Airline Brand 2017 | Aeroflot - Russian Airlines |
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| Europe's Leading Airline to Africa 2017 | TAP Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Airline to Asia 2017 | British Airways |
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| Europe's Leading Airline to North America 2017 | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
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| Europe's Leading Airline to South America 2017 | TAP Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Airport 2017 | Zurich Airport, Switzerland |
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| Europe's Leading Airport Hotel 2017 | Hilton London Heathrow Airport, England |
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| Europe's Leading Airport Lounge 2017 | Lufthansa First Class Lounges @ Frankfurt Airport |
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| Europe's Leading All Suite Hotel 2017 | Hotel Les Ottomans, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2017 | Pestana Porto Santo All Inclusive Beach & Spa Resort, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Beach Destination 2017 | The Algarve, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Beach Hotel 2017 | Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading Beach Resort 2017 | Hotel Quinta do Lago, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Boutique Hotel 2017 | Vila Joya, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Boutique Resort 2017 | Vila Joya, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Business Car Rental Company 2017 | Hertz |
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| Europe's Leading Business Hotel 2017 | Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Business Hotel Brand 2017 | InterContinental Hotels & Resorts |
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| Europe's Leading Car Rental Company 2017 | Europcar |
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| Europe's Leading Casino Resort 2017 | Lopesan Costa Meloneras, Spain |
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| Europe's Leading Charter Airline 2017 | Thomas Cook Airlines |
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| Europe's Leading Chauffeur Company 2017 | Sixt Limousine Service |
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| Europe's Leading City Break Destination 2017 | Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Europe's Leading City Destination 2017 | Saint-Petersburg, Russia |
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| Europe's Leading City Hotel 2017 | Hilton Berlin, Germany |
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| Europe's Leading City Tourist Board 2017 | Visit London |
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| Europe's Leading Conference Hotel 2017 | Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Corporate Hotel Brand 2017 | Meliá Hotels International |
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| Europe's Leading Cruise Destination 2017 | Venice, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Cruise Line 2017 | Norwegian Cruise Line |
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| Europe's Leading Cruise Port 2017 | Porto de Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Cruise Travel Agent 2017 | Cruise.co.uk |
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| Europe's Leading Design Hotel 2017 | Altis Belém Hotel & Spa, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Destination 2017 | Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Destination Management Company 2017 | Kuoni Destination Management |
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| Europe's Leading Entertainment & Dining Resort 2017 | Forte Village Resort, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Entertainment Hotel 2017 | Rixos Sungate, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Family Resort 2017 | Domes of Elounda, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading Ferry Operator 2017 | DFDS |
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| Europe's Leading Ferry Website 2017 | AFerry |
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| Europe's Leading Fully Integrated Resort 2017 | Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Green Hotel 2017 | Sandymount Hotel, Ireland |
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| Europe's Leading Green Resort 2017 | Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda |
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| Europe's Leading Group Tour Operator 2017 | H&H Touristik |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel 2017 | Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel & Spa 2017 | Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel Booking Solutions Provider 2017 | Roiback - Backhotel |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel Brand 2017 | Hilton Hotels & Resorts |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel Management Company 2017 | HotelBrain |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel Residences 2017 | The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Hotel Suite 2017 | The Katara Suite @ Excelsior Hotel Gallia, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Incentive & Incoming Agency 2017 | DE&HA Tourism |
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| Europe's Leading Inflight Magazine 2017 | Up Magazine (TAP Portugal) |
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| Europe's Leading Island Destination 2017 | Madeira Islands |
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| Europe's Leading Island Resort 2017 | Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna |
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| Europe's Leading Landmark Hotel 2017 | Bairro Alto Hotel, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Leisure Resort 2017 | Mriya Resort & Spa |
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| Europe's Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2017 | Rixos Premium Göcek, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Lifestyle Resort 2017 | EPIC SANA Algarve Hotel, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline 2017 | Norwegian |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury All Suite Resort 2017 | Columbia Beach Resort Pissouri, Cyprus |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury All-Inclusive Resort 2017 | Gran Castillo Tagoro, Lanzarote |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Beach Resort 2017 | Forte Village Resort, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Business Hotel 2017 | Pestana Palace Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Car Rental Company 2017 | Sixt Luxury Cars |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury City Resort 2017 | Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Family Resort 2017 | Forte Village Resort, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel 2017 | The Peninsula Paris, France |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel & Villas 2017 | Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2017 | The Producer Villa @ The Bodrum by Paramount Hotels & Resorts, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Island Resort 2017 | JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Lifestyle Resort 2017 | Conrad Algarve, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Resort 2017 | Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Resort & Villas 2017 | Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe, Spain |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Train 2017 | Venice Simplon Orient-Express |
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| Europe's Leading Luxury Wedding Resort 2017 | Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading Marketing Campaign 2017 | #EuroFoodTrip |
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| Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2017 | The Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland |
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| Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Destination 2017 | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel 2017 | Ria Park Hotel, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading MICE Hotel 2017 | EPIC SANA Lisboa Hotel, Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading MICE Resort 2017 | Mriya Resort & Spa |
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| Europe's Leading New Hotel 2017 | Lotte Hotel St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| Europe's Leading New Resort 2017 | Domes Noruz Chania, Autograph Collection, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading Online Travel Agency 2017 | Booking.com |
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| Europe's Leading Private Jet Charter 2017 | NetJets Europe |
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| Europe's Leading Regional Airline 2017 | Aegean Airlines |
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| Europe's Leading Resort 2017 | Forte Village Resort, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Resort Villas 2017 | Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading River Cruise Company 2017 | DouroAzul |
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| Europe's Leading Safari Tour Operator 2017 | Yellow Zebra Safaris |
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| Europe's Leading Seafront Resort 2017 | Elounda Bay Palace, Greece |
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| Europe's Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2017 | Citadines Apart'hotel |
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| Europe's Leading Serviced Apartments 2017 | La Clef Tour Eiffel Paris, France |
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| Europe's Leading Sports Resort 2017 | Forte Village Resort, Italy |
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| Europe's Leading Theme Park Hotel 2017 | The Land of Legends Theme Park, Turkey |
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| Europe's Leading Theme Park Resort 2017 | Disneyland Paris, France |
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| Europe's Leading Tour Operator 2017 | Thomas Cook Tours |
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| Europe's Leading Tourism Development Project 2017 | Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark) |
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| Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction 2017 | Spike Island, Ireland |
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| Europe's Leading Tourist Board 2017 | Turismo de Portugal |
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| Europe's Leading Travel Agency 2017 | First Choice |
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| Europe's Leading Travel Club 2017 | DreamTrips |
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| Europe's Leading Travel Management Company 2017 | FCM Travel Solutions |
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| Europe's Leading Travel Merchandising Solution Provider 2017 | Amadeus |
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| Europe's Leading Travel Technology Provider 2017 | Traveltek |
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| Europe's Leading Villa Resort 2017 | Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, Spain |
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| Europe's Leading Wellness Hotel 2017 | Grand Hotel Lienz, Austria |
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| Europe's Leading Wholesale Tour Operator 2017 | H&H Touristik |
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| Europe's Most Romantic Resort 2017 | Monte Santo Resort, Portugal |
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| Europe's Responsible Tourism Award 2017 | Costa Navarino, Greece |
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Destaque para Portugal como um todo, mas também para a TAP que vence nas categorias de melhor companhia a voar para África e para a América do Sul.
O nosso Algarve, cheio de Sol, a renovar o título de melhor destino de praia - e deverá assim continuar por muito anos, é outro dos grandes destaques.
Parabéns também ao Pestana Porto Santo, unidade de muita classe, assim como ao Hotel Quinta do Lago e ao Vila Joya, mais uma vez premiados com toda a justiça. Para não falar do Epic Sana Algarve, também a renovar o título com toda a justiça, bem como o Conrad Algarve e o Monte Santo Resort.
Como se pode ver na lista, o Turismo de Portugal volta a estar de parabéns, bem como a cidade de Lisboa e diversas unidades hoteleiras lá localizadas e ainda outros destinos no país.
Uma nota à parte: a melhor OTA foi booking.com (não é surpresa) e o melhor operador foi a Thomas Cook que tira o título à TUI. Vai ser uma "guerra" interessante entre ambas no futuro.
Além das distinções internacionais, há prémios por país, seguindo-se então a lista dos melhores internamente, os quais merecem os nossos melhores desejos de muito sucesso. Entre estes portugueses, vários algarvios a merecerem destaque:
