This was announced by Ana Paty Peralta, municipal president of Benito Juárez Cancun has been nominated in three categories at the 30th anniversary of the World Travel Awards.
This nomination positions Cancun as one of the most special tourist destinations in the world, thanks to its natural beauty, service and hospitality towards national and international tourists.
The mayor emphasized that these nominations are the result of the joint efforts of government agencies, private initiatives and service sector employees who work every day to promote the tourism sector and contribute to the conservation of the precious ecosystems that are the city’s main attraction . .
Nominations
This edition Cancun will compete in the following categories:
- Leading beach destination in the world 2023.
- Leading urban destination in the world by 2023.
- Leading meeting and conference destination in the world by 2023.
Ana Paty Peralta also emphasized that Cancun is the emblematic destination of the Mexican Caribbean and one of the most famous destinations in the world. This is reflected in a 7 percent annual growth in hotel infrastructure and a 4 percent increase in the number of hotel rooms compared to 2022.
Other nominations
Tulum
Tulum’s global leadership in tourism has been confirmed with its first-ever nomination for the World Travel Awards, WTA 2023. These awards are considered the equivalent of the “Oscars” in the tourism industry.
Jorge Mario Molina Pérez, Director of Tourism and Economy of the municipality, expressed his delight at the nomination of the municipality as the “Leading Beach Destination in the World” in the prestigious awards often referred to as the “Oscars” of the travel and tourism industry. This recognition goes beyond being the best destination in Mexico and Central America, a title it has already achieved five times.
Mexico
As for Mexico, it has more than 100 nominations in the World Travel Awards 2023. Here are some of the categories in which it received nominations.
- World’s Leading Airline 2023 – Aeromexico
- World’s Leading Airport – Customer Experience 2023 – Cancun International Airport.
- World’s Most Important Airport 2023 – General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, Acapulco.
- The World’s Leading Distillery Tour 2023 – Jose Cuervo.
- World’s Largest Cruise Port 2023 – Port of Cozumel.
- The World’s Leading Business Travel Destination 2023 – Mexico City.
- The world’s top city trip destination 2023 – Acapulco.
- The World’s Top City Destination 2023 – Acapulco, Cancún and Mazatlán.
- The world’s top culinary destination 2023.
- The world’s top cultural destination 2023.