TANZANIA NOMINATED FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL WORLD TRAVEL AWARD

Tanzania has registered ten (10) entries in the nine (9) categories of the World nominations 2016 and thirty two (32) entries in the 17 categories of African nominations 2016 of the World Travel Awards organized by the World TravelAwards in an event planned to take place at Olhuveli Beach and Spa Resort in the Republic of Maldives on December 2, 2016.

The winner of this competition will be decided by votes. Voting for the World and Travel Technology nominations opens online on Friday, 23rd September 2016 and will end on Monday, 24th October 2016.

The voters will be travel professionals and consumers with a vote cast by qualifying travel professionals carrying a weighting of two votes. “We are delighted to inform you of your nomination in the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards and I congratulate your achievement” says Graham Cooke, the President of World Travel Awards.

Tanzania’s nine entries with their categories in brackets are:

• Tanzania (World’s Leading Safari Destination 2016)
• Zanzibar-Tanzania (World’s Leading Dive Destination 2016)
• Zanzibar - Tanzania (World Leading Island Destination)
• Mt. Kilimanjaro-Tanzania (World’s Leading tourist attraction). 

Others are: 

• Diamond La Gemma dell’Est Zanzibar -Tanzania (World’s Leading Beach resorts 2016);
• Essque Zalu Zanzibar - Tanzania (World’s Honeymoon Resort 2016);  
• Singita SasakwaLodge – Tanzania (World’s Leading Luxury Lodge 2016); 
• &Beyond MnemboIsland Lodge Zanzibar – Tanzania (World’s Leading Private Island Resort 2016) and 
• Chumbe Island Coral Park – Tanzania (World’s Leading Conservation Company). 

This comes five months after Mount Kilimanjaro which is the highest mountain in Africa, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world, being declared Africa’s leading tourist attraction in 2016 during the World Travel Awards Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony held in Zanzibar Tanzania on 9th April 2016.

The World Travel Awards was founded in 1993 to recognize, acknowledge and reward excellence in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry worldwide. This year’s World Travel Awards is celebrating its 23rd anniversary. Its brand is now recognized globally as the hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.

How to vote: 

Please visit www.worldtravelawards.com/vote then register for an account to cast your vote. A verification email will be sent to your email account and you will need to click the verification link to verify your email address before you can login to cast your vote.

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