A specialist panel of judges is invited to vote our Nominees each year, with the panel of judges selected by the Travel Awards International Advisory Board of Directors.

2021 Travel Awards & TWBL Awards PANEL OF JUDGES

• Mrs. Kathryn Moore, Founder & Managing Director, Spa Connectors Global

• Mrs. Jessica Keen, Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC)

• Mrs. Alexandra K. Helou, World Luxury Hospitality

• Mr. Michael Cheng, PhD, CHE, Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University

• Mr. Anthony Melchiorri, President of Argeo Hospitality

• Ms. Angela Tunner, Founder, Editor in Chief, Publisher: EAT LOVE SAVOR®

• Mrs. Jenny Graham, Chief Marketing Officer at Quintessentially

• Mrs. Marla Cimini, Award-Winning Travel Writer, Editor, Blogger & Consultant

• Mrs. Beth Santos, CEO and Founder of "She's Wanderful"

Let’s take a look at 2021 TRAVEL AWARDS finalists and winners!

2021 TRAVEL AWARDS - HOSPITALITY WINNER: IHG HOTELS https://ihghotels.com/

Finalists:

• THE LANGHAM HOTELS

• JUMEIRAH HOTELS

• ONE & ONLY RESORTS

• HILTON HOTELS

• ACCOR HOTELS

• OVOLO HOTELS

• FOUR SEASONS HOTELS

• BELMOND HOTELS

• MARRIOTT HOTELS

2021 TRAVEL AWARDS - TRANSPORTATION WINNER: EMIRATES AIRLINES https://emirates.com/

Finalists:

• DELTA

• TURKISH AIRLINES

• QATAR AIRLINES

• SINGAPORE AIRLINES

2021 TRAVEL AWARDS - ACTIVITIES WINNER: CANADA TOURISM https://canada.travel/

Finalists:

• NORWAY TOURISM

• AUSTRALIA TOURISM

• DUBAI TOURISM

• NEW ZEALAND TOURISM

• SINGAPORE TOURISM

2021 TRAVEL AWARDS - GOVERNMENT & TOURISM BOARD WINNER: MALDIVES https://tourism.gov.mv/

Finalists:

• HAMILTON & WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND

• SEYCHELLES

• SINGAPORE

• QATAR

• WESTERN AUSTRALIA

• MALDIVES

• DUBAI, UAE

2021 TRAVEL AWARDS - WORLD’S EXCELLENCE WINNER: MR. WILLIAM ‘CHIP’ ROGERS, PRESIDENT & CEO AHLA, AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION https://www.ahla.com/

Finalists:

• Mr. Michael Dominguez, President & CEO ALHI, Associated Luxury Hotels International

• Mr. Parris Jordan, Chairman and Founder of the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) and a Managing Director at HVS

• Mr. Dr Jeremy Johnson AM, Chair of the Australian Tourism Restart Taskforce

• Mr. The Hon. Martin Ferguson AM, Chair of Tourism Accommodation Australia, member Australian Tourism Restart Taskforce

• Mr. Rodrigo Esponda, Managing Director of Los Cabos Tourism Board

2021 The World’s Best Luxury Destination Awards : MALDIVES https://visitmaldives.com/

Finalists:

• NEW ZEALAND

• SINGAPORE

• CANADA

• SEYCHELLES

• CROATIA

• JAPAN

• AUSTRALIA

• GREECE

• FRENCH POLYNESIA

• PORTUGAL

2021 The World’s Best Luxury Accommodation Awards : SANTORINI SKY https://santorinisky.com/

Finalists:

• BURJ AL ARAB JUMEIRAH, DUBAI, UAE

• RAFFLES HOTEL, SINGAPORE

• VICEROY RESORT, BALI, INDONESIA

• SURA DESIGN HOTEL & SUITES, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

• THE SIAM HOTEL, BANGKOK, THAILAND

• MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE

2021 The World’s Best Luxury Air Awards : VISTA JET https://vistajet.com/

Finalists:

• JETEX

• JETFLY

• JSX

• DIAMONTE JETS

2021 The World’s Best Luxury Experience Awards : LOS CABOS TOURISM https://visitloscabos.travel

Finalists:

• IRELAND TOURISM

• SINGAPORE TOURISM

• LOS ANGELES TOURISM

• VISIT DALLAS

• AUSTRALIA TOURISM

• CHOOSE CHICAGO

2021 The World’s Best Luxury B2B Awards : ALHI, ASSOCIATED LUXURY HOTELS INTERNATIONAL https://ahli.com/

Finalists:

• AHLA, UNITED STATES

• COMPASS EDGE, HONG KONG

• TRAVEL-AWARDS.ORG

Note: Selected winner by the Panel of Judges for this category was Travel-Awards.Org / Travel-Awards.Org concede this award to ALHI, UNITED STATES (ASSOCIATED LUXURY HOTELS INTERNATIONAL)