TCI heads to WORLD Travel Awards

Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

#TurksandCaicos, September 2, 2022 – The Turks and Caicos is the most romantic destination in the Caribbean according to the world travel awards.  The Island netted multiple titles on Wednesday night at the annual WTA ceremony for its tourism excellence.

The islands were up for 8 awards across several of the most coveted categories including:

• Leading Beach Destination
• Caribbean‘s Leading Cruise Destination
• Caribbean‘s Leading Destination
• Caribbean’s  Leading Dive Destination
• Most Romantic Destination
• Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination
• Leading Luxury Island destination, and
• Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board 2022

The Turks and Caicos won two of those 8 nominations:

• Leading Beach Destination, and
• Most Romantic Destination

Multiple companies in The Turks and Caicos also walked away with top spots, those companies included:

• Leading All Suite Hotel – The Palms
• Leading Beach Resort – Amanyara Turks and Caicos
• Leading All inclusive Family Resort – Beaches Turks and Caicos
• Leading Luxury Island Resort – Sailrock Resort Turks and Caicos
• Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Suite – Villas Grace Bay Penthouse Suite at Grace Bay Club

The host country Jamaica took home the lion’s share of the prizes, as tourism stakeholders from across the Americas met in Montego Bay on August 31st for the event.

Attending for the Turks and Caicos were Josephine Connolly, Minister with responsibility for Tourism, accompanied by Permanent Secretary Cheryl-Ann Jones, the acting Director of Tourism, Mary Lightbourne and Mr. Caesar Campbell.

The World Travel Awards is the premier Travel Awards ever  for hoteliers worldwide, and awards for the various categories come with major bragging rights and major exposure.