Kenya won 11 African titles in the World Travel Awards Africa 2019. The finest travel brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean were unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Mauritius on June 1, 2019.
Kenya was voted ‘Africa’s Leading Destination’ and Africa’s Leader in Destination Management. Nairobi was voted as Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destinations and Kenya Tourism Board as Africa’s Leading Tourist Board. It came as a pleasant surprise that despite the business performance, Kenya Airways still took home the award of Africa’s Leading Airline – Business Class and Economy Class, a clear indicator that the airline leads in in-flight customer experience in Africa.
Other Awards that Kenya brought home includes:
Africa Category
- Africa’s Leading Airline – Business Class 2019 – Kenya Airways
- Africa’s Leading Airline – Economy Class 2019 – Kenya Airways
- Africa’s Leading Beach Destination 2019 – Diani Beach, Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination 2019 – Nairobi, Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Destination 2019 – Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Destination Management Company 2019 – Destination Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Family Resort 2019 – Leopard Beach Resort & Spa, Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Green Hotel 2019 – Aberdare Country Club, Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Luxury Tented Safari Camp 2019 – Olare Mara Kempinski Masai Mara, Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2019 – Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
- Africa’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2019 – Finch Hattons, Kenya
Kenya Category
- Kenya’s Leading Beach Resort 2019 – Baobab Beach Resort & Spa
- Kenya’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2019 – The Maji Beach Boutique Hotel
- Kenya’s Leading Business Hotel 2019 – Crowne Plaza Nairobi
- Kenya’s Leading Car Rental Company 2019 – Glory Car Hire
- Kenya’s Leading Conference Hotel 2019 – Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi
- Kenya’s Leading Domestic Safari Carrier 2019 – Fly540
- Kenya’s Leading Hotel 2019 – Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel
- Kenya’s Leading Hotel Residences 2019- Palacina The Residence & The Suites
- Kenya’s Leading Hotel Suite 2019 – Presidential Suite @ Tribe Hotel
- Kenya’s Leading Inbound Tour Operator 2019 – Pollman’s Tours & Safaris
- Kenya’s Leading Luxury Hotel 2019 – Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi
- Kenya’s Leading Resort 2019 – Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort
- Kenya’s Leading Safari Camp Brand 2019 – Heritage Hotels
- Kenya’s Leading Safari Lodge 2019 – Sirikoi Lodge
- Kenya’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2019 – Angama Mara
- Kenya’s Leading Travel Agency 2019 – Bonfire Adventures
- Kenya’s Leading Travel Management Company 2019 – CWT Kenya
World Travel Awards
WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.
Each year, WTA covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective success within each key geographical region.
WTA gala ceremonies are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries and international print and broadcast media.
See the list of Kenyan nominees in this year’s World Travel Awards HERE