World Travel Awards Sets Sights on Anguilla for Grand Final 2014

World Travel Awards has revealed it will head to the paradise island of Anguilla in the Caribbean for its annual Grand Final.

After touring the globe in search of the world’s best hospitality organizations over the past year, World Travel Awards will host the crème de la crème of the industry at CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa on Sunday, December 7th.

October 25th should have seen the highly-anticipated World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2014 take place in Anguilla, however, following Hurricane Gonzalo, and the major damage caused to the island’s infrastructure, World Travel Awards was left with no choice but to postpone that event.

Now, in a move to support the island of Anguilla in its recovery and in a show of solidarity, World Travel Awards will host its Grand Final on the island. The event will be the first time the Anguilla Tourist Board and the luxurious resort will host a World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony.

Joining those receiving the highest honor in travel will be hundreds of dignitaries, luminaries, international media, government, industry leaders, and legends in the industry that have continued to set the standard for excellence in travel.

World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke said: “We have a moral commitment to support our partner destinations in their hour of need and by staging the World Travel Awards Grand Final in Anguilla this year we will give the island, its businesses and its economy a major boost at a time when it is most in need of international support.

This year has been one of our most successful to date for World Travel Awards, with the annual Grand Tour beginning with the Middle East Gala Ceremony, which took place at the JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai in May.

This was followed by the Europe Gala Ceremony at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, in Athens, Greece, before the organization was welcome to Quito, capital of Ecuador, for the South & Central America Gala Ceremony in August.

Most recently World Travel Awards visited The Oberoi, New Delhi, in India, for the Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony, completing the regional events for the year. In Anguilla guests will be entertained by a star-studded line up of local and globally renowned hosts, presenters and performers along with a culinary exposition from the island.

World Travel Awards 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.