World Travel Awards 2022

The ceremony of the 29th European edition of these prestigious international awards was held on 3rd October on the Spanish island of Mallorca and precedes the world grand final in November. Portugal won 30 awards, including Best Destination in Europe.

Lisbon won four awards: Best Metropolitan Destination by the Sea, Best City Break Destination and Best Cruise Destination, to which the Port of Lisbon was awarded the prize for Best Cruise Port in Europe. Porto stood out as the Best City Destination and the Algarve was elected the Best Beach Destination.

The World Travel Awards are considered the "Oscars" of tourism and are the result of an online vote, in which the general public and thousands of tourism and travel professionals worldwide participated.