Nominations

Travel establishments can self-nominate, be nominated by guests, travel agents or tour operators for consideration in the World Luxury Travel Awards, which is made possible by the nomination facility on our website. Feedback from guests about their experiences allows us to evaluate the respective establishments to qualify them for participation. The successfully qualifying establishments are then formally invited (or accepted) to participate and register in the awards initiative. Official participants will automatically be invited to register in the following year’s award season at a preferential rate.

Selection Criteria

Travel establishments are selected for nomination based on some or all of the following criteria as applicable:-

• Service excellence
• Attention to detail
• Facilities
• Style and design
• Efficiency
• Customer reviews
• Marketing (active, engaging, up to date content)
• Diversity
• Location
• Local knowledge

Winning Levels

Participants compete on a Country, Regional, Continent and Global basis. Only properties competing in the same categories compete against each other.

Continents are as follows:

North America, South America, Europe, Indian Ocean, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania

Regions are as follows:

North and Central America, Caribbean, Latin America, West & Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Indian Ocean Islands, Central Asia, East Asia, South East Asia, South West Asia, Southern Asia, Australasia and The South Pacific/Oceania.

Registration

Simply register online and our trained consultants will guide you from there: www.theworldluxuryawards.com

Alternatively, you may also download the registration form available on the registration page and email it to us at: travel@theworldluxuryawards.com

Voting

Voting is based on the experience as a whole, combined with aspects of service excellence, attention to detail and efficiency. Votes are usually from people that approve and support your establishment. Votes can come from travellers, visitors, website visitors, social media followers, newsletter followers, e-mail correspondents, tour operators, staff and industry peers. Anyone can vote online during the designated voting season.

• A Voting Kit will be supplied to participating establishments prior to the voting season. This will include the branded voting button, headers, voting support messages and suggested marketing strategies and promotional campaigns to implement.
• Votes are cast online in the voting season, the dates for voting will be announced to all participants when the date and venue for the Gala Ceremony is confirmed.
• Enter your email address and select the establishment and category you wish to vote in. Only one vote may be cast per email address, per establishment. You will be able to vote for multiple establishments per email address.
• Interim voting results will be released shortly after voting has closed, however the official winners will be announced and revealed at the Gala Awards Ceremony a few months later.
• The venue and date for the event  will be announced to all participants when the information has been confirmed.

Judging Criteria

The judging process is totally unbiased as is not undertaken by judges who may be influenced or have certain favourites. Size of the establishment is not taken into consideration during the nomination or voting phases.

Winners and the Gala Awards Ceremony

Winners are determined at the end of the voting season, interim results are then released to the respective participants. Participants will be invited to attend a Gala Awards Ceremony, where the attending official winners are announced, also revealing the category and region of the award achieved.  There are 2 Gala Ceremonies, held in different locations, within a week of each other, participants may choose their preferred destination. These events are the year’s highlight, with many new business opportunities forged from the meeting of hospitality affiliates from around the world.

World Luxury Travel Awards Marketing Material

A ‘Nominee Marketing Kit’ will be provided to participants upon registration. A ‘Voting Kit’ will be sent at least 6 weeks prior to the voting season, thereafter the relevant ‘Winner Logo’s’ are sent after the official results have been released.

The World Luxury Travel Awards Ultimate Guide

The World Luxury Travel Awards Ultimate Guide is an annually compiled digital publication, profiling and showcasing all participants. Travel agents, tour operators, and guests can use this as a guideline to research, discover, recommend and book travel experiences. Each participant shares in the advantage to feature in this guide.

Cost?

The once-off annual registration fee is £450 per travel organisation, this includes 1 category, up to 2 additional categories may be selected, if applicable. The fee includes extensive global marketing and exposure throughout the year.

Why Enter These Awards?

Participation alone delivers brand growth. As an official participant, each travel establishment receives a digital marketing service and promotional campaign toolkit to ensure maximum exposure on all marketing platforms. Winning a World Luxury Travel Award will not only inspire the confidence of guests and retain a loyal clientele in this highly competitive market, but it will also stimulate continuous growth and development of your organisation or company.

Marketing Services Included

Online Profile Listing

Each participant receives a dedicated online profile that showcases the restaurant’s unique selling points. International travellers visit the World Luxury Travel Awards website each month in order to discover and book luxury travel destinations.

The profile features:

– Travel Establishment’s Description and Images
– Logo of Establishment
– Contact Details
– Location pin on Google Maps (where applicable)
– Price list or other relevant info (can be added)
– Booking link (can be added)
– A YouTube video (can be added)
– A PDF Press Release or Promotion (can be added)
– The Establishment’s Features & Facilities (can be added)
– Links to the establishment’s Website and Social Media channels
– Live news feed of Social Media channels
– Latest news and promotions via the Social Media windows
– The profile can be edited and updated by the client

World Luxury Travel Awards provides a free website platform where travelers can access and book directly with a travel company or organisation of their choice.

Marketing Tool Kit & Voting Tool Kit

We provide the official Nominee and Winner logos to be used on all marketing material. The participant has the right to use their respective authorized logos at their discretion for years to come. Voting tools include a voting button, e-mailer, social media artwork as well as instructions in order to launch a successful marketing and voting campaign. Each participant also receives a personalized voting page during the online voting phase.

Ultimate Travel Guide

Feature in the Ultimate Travel Guide. Each participant shares in this advantage to feature prominently in this digital guide.

Dedicated Liaison

Each participant receives an allocated awards consultant who manages the registration, sets up and administers the digital online profile, communicates all important information, provides the marketing tool kit and general support to ensure a successful journey.

Terms and Conditions

1. Complete the online registration form and submit.
2. Send your logo and at least five high-resolution landscape images (no smaller than 1MB each) that best showcase your establishment (JPEG format) via email to your consultant, as well as a short description best describing the facilities and general information regarding the property. Descriptions should not exceed a max of 130 words.
3. Settle the registration fee within seven working days from the entry date and submit the proof of the settled invoice.
4. The once-off annual registration fee is £550 per entry, up to 2 additional categories may be selected at a cost of £220 per additional category chosen.  The fee includes extensive global marketing and exposure throughout the year.
5. The update of the official World Luxury Travel Awards marketing logo by the participating establishment on marketing material is compulsory. This will assist in generating votes during the annual voting process. It is compulsory to utilize marketing logos given to confirm that the establishment is an official participant. Once results are announced winner/finalist logos should also be implemented from the side of the establishment.
6. Images and information that you send to us will be used by us for any purpose, it will not be subject to confidential treatment and may be disclosed by us without further consent from participants.
7. The World Luxury Awards retains the right to disqualify entries.
8. Should there be any information changes on the side of the participating establishment, this should be emailed to your designated consultant to update the online profile. Should any information changes (e.g. contacts, name changes, category changes) not be communicated with the World Luxury Travel Awards, we will not be held responsible for outdated information of profiles.
9. Authorized company representatives who submit entries will be our primary point of contact unless we are otherwise notified.
10. When an establishment re-registers from one year to another, existing images and descriptions of the property will be used unless we receive the updated version within seven days from the entry date.
11. Registrations can be paid via Bank Transfer or Credit Card. Please note that when paying via Credit Card, you will not be responsible for settling additional bank costs as the amount payable will be directly converted from GBP to ZAR (South African Rands) via the currency converting website www.xe.com to process the payment.
12. Registration invoices are to be settled within the given time-frame. The full registration fee should reach the World Luxury Awards account; thus, all relevant bank costs should be added, and provision should be made for any charges that may occur due to transferring of funds.
13. Proof of payment is required and should be emailed to finance@theworldluxuryawards.com.
14. All voting results are kept confidential and will not be shared with any participants.

Disclaimer

Although we work very hard to provide you with the most current and accurate information on our website, we can’t and don’t warrant that everything you see on this site is up-to-date, error-free or complete.

Cancellation Policy

● 0% Refund.
● Registration fees are not refundable.
● No cancellations will be accepted once entries have been successfully submitted.
● The company will be held liable for payment of the once-off administration fee as well as any legal costs resulting from failure to pay.
● By submitting the administration form, the company agrees to participate officially in the World Luxury Travel Awards for one year.