World Travel Awards: European distinctions for 6 Greek firms - the full list of winners

Six distinctions were won by an equal number of Greek companies - four hotels, Aegean Airlines and HotelBrain - at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2016 which was held at Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Italy last weekend.

The event took place alongside the World Spa Awards Gala Ceremony 2016, which visits Europe for the first time after debuting in Vietnam last year.

Both events took place on the evening of September 4th at the world-class resort, welcoming hundreds of hospitality leaders from across the region and around the world.

Europe’s Leading Destination

Saint Petersburg has been recognised as Europe’s Leading Destination for the second year in succession by the World Travel Awards, with Saint Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development Chairman, Andrey Mushkarev, collecting the trophy at a glittering ceremony in Italy.

Also receiving top titles during the Europe Gala Ceremony 2016 at Forte Village Resort in Sardinia were Europcar, taking the trophy for Europe’s Leading Car Rental Company, and the Madeira Islands, which took the title of Europe's Leading Island Destination.

French tourism capital Lyon was also celebrating after being recognised as Europe's Leading City Break Destination while Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, was presented with the trophy for Europe's Leading Luxury City Resort.

In the aviation sector, Lufthansa defended its title of Europe’s Leading Airline.

Best in European hospitality

World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke said: “It has been a pleasure to recognise some of the best in European hospitality here at Forte Village Resort this evening.

“Our Voters have selected the best-of-the-best in this exceedingly competitive market and I offer my sincere congratulations to our winners following their success this evening.”

World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.

World Spa Awards is a dynamic awards programme, launched in 2015, and is designed to drive up standards within spa and wellness tourism by rewarding the organisations that are the leaders in the field.

This year's complete list of winners includes:

EUROPE - WINNERS FROM GREECE

Europe's Leading Hotel Management Company | HotelBrain

Europe's Leading Luxury Wedding Resort | Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece

Europe's Leading Regional Airline | Aegean Airlines

Europe's Leading Resort Villas | Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece

Europe's Leading Seafront Resort | Elounda Bay Palace, Greece

Europe's Leading Villa Resort | Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece

GREECE

Greece's Leading All Suite Hotel | Astra Suites Santorini

Greece's Leading All-Inclusive Resort | Atrium Palace Thalasso Spa Resort & Villas

Greece's Leading Boutique Hotel | Iconic Santorini, a boutique cave hotel

Greece's Leading Business Hotel | Hilton Athens

Greece's Leading Conference Hotel | InterContinental Athenaeum Athens

Greece's Leading Destination Management Company | Mideast Travel Worldwide

Greece's Leading Family Resort | Porto Carras Grand Resort

Greece's Leading Hotel Hotel | Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens

Greece's Leading Hotel Management Company | HotelBrain

Greece's Leading Hotel Residences | Diamond Residences at the Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel, Crete-Greece

Greece's Leading Hotel Suite | Presidential Suite @ Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens

Greece's Leading Luxury All Suite Hotel | Domes of Elounda

Greece's Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel | Grace Santorini

Greece's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa | Royal Blue Mansion @ Mykonos Blu Grecotel Exclusive Resort

Greece's Leading Luxury Private Villa | Conte Marino Villas

Greece's Leading Resort | Porto Carras Grand Resort

Greece's Leading Spa Resort | Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso

Greece's Leading Villa Resort | Porto Zante Villas & Spa

EUROPE

Europe's Leading Airline - Business Class | Swiss International Air LinesEurope's Leading Airline | Lufthansa

Europe's Leading Airline - Economy Class | Lufthansa

Europe's Leading Airline - First Class | British Airways First

Europe's Leading Airline to Africa | TAP Portugal

Europe's Leading Airline to Asia | British Airways

Europe's Leading Airline to North America | Virgin Atlantic Airways

Europe's Leading Airline to South America | TAP Portugal

Europe's Leading Airport | Zurich Airport, Switzerland

Europe's Leading Airport Hotel | Hilton London Heathrow Airport, England

Europe's Leading Airport Lounge | Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse @ London Heathrow Airport

Europe's Leading All Suite Hotel | Hotel Les Ottomans, Turkey

Europe's Leading All-Inclusive Resort | Pestana Porto Santo All Inclusive & Spa Beach Resort, Portugal

Europe's Leading Beach Destination | The Algarve, Portugal

Europe's Leading Beach Hotel | Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, France

Europe's Leading Beach Resort | Hotel Quinta do Lago, Portugal

Europe's Leading Boutique Hotel | Vila Joya, Portugal

Europe's Leading Boutique Resort | Choupana Hills Resort & Spa, Portugal

Europe's Leading Business Car Rental Company | Hertz

Europe's Leading Business Hotel | Myriad by SANA Hotels, Portugal

Europe's Leading Car Rental Company | Europcar

Europe's Leading Casino Resort | Lopesan Costa Meloneras, Spain

Europe's Leading Charter Airline | Thomas Cook Airlines

Europe's Leading Chauffeur Company | Sixt Limousine Service

Europe's Leading City Break Destination | Lyon, France

Europe's Leading City Hotel | The Ritz Paris, France

Europe's Leading City Tourist Board  | Visit London

Europe's Leading Conference Hotel | Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, Italy

Europe's Leading Cruise Destination | Lisbon, Portugal

Europe's Leading Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line

Europe's Leading Cruise Port | Porto de Lisboa, Portugal

Europe's Leading Cruise Travel Agent | Cruise.co.uk

Europe's Leading Design Hotel | Altis Belém Hotel & Spa, Portugal

Europe's Leading Destination | Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Europe's Leading Destination Management Company | Kuoni Destination Management

Europe's Leading Entertainment Hotel | Rixos Sungate, Turkey

Europe's Leading Family Resort | Pine Cliffs Resort, a Luxury Collection Resort, Portugal

Europe's Leading Ferry Operator | DFDS Seaways

Europe's Leading Ferry Website | The Travel Gateway Ltd (aferry.com)

Europe's Leading Fully Integrated Resort  | Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey

Europe's Leading Green Hotel | Leitlhof Dolomiten, Italy

Europe's Leading Green Resort | Gradonna Mountain Resort Châlets & Hotel, Austria

Europe's Leading Group Tour Operator | H&H Touristik

Europe's Leading Hotel | Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Turkey

Europe's Leading Hotel & Spa | Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna, Italy

Europe's Leading Hotel Booking Solutions Provider | Roiback - Backhotel

Europe's Leading Hotel Brand | Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Europe's Leading Hotel Management Company | HotelBrain

Europe's Leading Hotel Residences | Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living, England

Europe's Leading Hotel Suite | The Katara Suite @ Excelsior Hotel Gallia, Italy

Europe's Leading Hotel Villas | Private Villas at Vila Vita Parc, Portugal

Europe's Leading Incentive & Incoming Agency | DE&HA Tourism

Europe's Leading Inflight Magazine | Up Magazine (TAP Portugal)

Europe's Leading Island Destination | Madeira Islands

Europe's Leading Island Hotel & Spa | The Vine Hotel, Portugal

Europe's Leading Island Resort | Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna, Italy

Europe's Leading Landmark Hotel | Bairro Alto Hotel, Portugal

Europe's Leading Leisure Resort | Mriya Resort & Spa

Europe's Leading Lifestyle Hotel | Rixos Premium Göcek Suites & Villas, Turkey

Europe's Leading Lifestyle Resort | Geinberg5 Private Spa Villas, Austria

Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline | Norwegian

Europe's Leading Luxury All Suite Resort | Columbia Beach Resort Pissouri, Cyprus

Europe's Leading Luxury All-Inclusive Resort | Concorde De Luxe Resort, Turkey

Europe's Leading Luxury Beach Resort | Forte Village Resort, Italy

Europe's Leading Luxury Business Hotel | Jumeirah Carlton Tower, England

Europe's Leading Luxury Car Rental Company  | Sixt Luxury Cars

Europe's Leading Luxury City Resort | Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Italy

Europe's Leading Luxury Family Resort | Forte Village Resort, Italy

Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel | The Peninsula Paris, France

Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa | Villa Aurora @ Forte Village Resort, Italy

Europe's Leading Luxury Island Resort | JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa, Italy

Europe's Leading Luxury Resort | Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Turkey

Europe's Leading Luxury Resort & Spa | Conrad Algarve, Portugal

Europe's Leading Luxury Train | Venice Simplon Orient-Express

Europe's Leading Luxury Wedding Resort | Grand Resort Lagonissi, Greece

Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Centre | ExCeL London, England

Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Destination | Paris, France

Europe's Leading MICE Hotel | EPIC SANA Algarve Hotel, Portugal

Europe's Leading New Hotel | InterContinental London - The O2, England

Europe's Leading New Resort  | Pine Cliffs Ocean Suites, a Luxury Collection Resort

Europe's Leading Online Travel Agency | Booking.com

Europe's Leading Passenger Rail Operator | Eurostar

Europe's Leading Private Jet Charter | NetJets Europe

Europe's Leading Regional Airline | Aegean Airlines

Europe's Leading Resort | Forte Village Resort, Italy

Europe's Leading Resort | Villas Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Greece

Europe's Leading River Cruise Company | DouroAzul

Europe's Leading Safari Tour Operator | Yellow Zebra Safaris

Europe's Leading Seafront Resort | Elounda Bay Palace, Greece

Europe's Leading Serviced Apartment Brand | Citadines Apart'hotel

Europe's Leading Serviced Apartments | Fraser Suites Kensington, England

Europe's Leading Spa & Wellness Resort | Sianji Wellbeing Resort,Turkey

Europe's Leading Spa Resort | Evian Resort, France

Europe's Leading Sports Resort | Forte Village Resort, Italy

Europe's Leading Theme Park Hotel | The Land of Legends Theme Park, Turkey

Europe's Leading Themed Resort | Disneyland Paris, France

Europe's Leading Tour Operator | Thomas Cook

Europe's Leading Tourism Development Project | Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark)

Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction | Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland

Europe's Leading Tourist Board | Turismo de Portugal

Europe's Leading Travel Agency | Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Europe's Leading Travel Club | DreamTrips

Europe's Leading Travel Management Company | FCM Travel Solutions

Europe's Leading Travel Merchandising Solution Provider | Amadeus

Europe's Leading Travel Technology Provider | BookLogic

Europe's Leading Villa Resort | Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece

Europe's Leading Wellness Hotel | Grand Hotel Lienz, Austria

Europe's Leading Wholesale Tour Operator | H&H Touristik

Europe's Most Romantic Resort | Monte Santo Resort, Portugal

Europe's Responsible Tourism Award | Norwegian Cruise Line

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