Quito nominated as World Travel Awards’ “Leading Destination in South America”

March 24, 2015 - PRLog -- The city of Quito, Ecuador continues to receive tourism industry accolades and awards with the World Travel Awards 2015 nominating the city in four categories, including leading congress and convention destination, business destination, vacation destination and for the third consecutive year, leading destination in South America. Quito previously won in that category in the 2013 and 2014. It also hosted the awards’s Latin America edition in 2014 which took place in Itchimbía Cultural Center.

“Our third consecutive nomination as a “Leading Destination” in addition to the Conference and Events and vacation destination nomination reaffirm Quito’s position as a world-class destination able to provide all the wants and needs of meeting planners and vacationers alike,” said Luz Elena Coloma, General Manager Quito Turismo.

The World Travel Awards are considered the "Oscar" of the tourism industry. In 2015 it will be celebrating its 22nd anniversary in Latin America, the gala will be held in October in Colombia. Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards recognizes and rewards excellence in all sectors of the tourism industry. In 2014, more than 650,000 individual votes were cast by travel professionals and consumers.

In 1978 Quito was the first UNESCO World Heritage site and its historic center is considered one of the best preserved cities in the world. In 2013 it was also named a must visit city by National Geographic. The tourist infrastructure of Quito is continuously growing in goods, services and high quality travel experiences.

The city of Quito invites the tourism industry to vote before 28 June:
http://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote-for-quito-2015