Oaxaca was nominated in the Leading Escapa Destination category in Mexico, Central America and the World 2021 by the World Travel Awards in its 28th edition, which are the most important tourism awards worldwide.
The Ministry of Tourism of the State Government (Sectur Oaxaca) reported that for the second consecutive year it is on the list of the best places in the tourism industry. In 2020 he won the “Oscar” award for world tourism in the category Leading Urban Getaway Destination in Mexico and Central America.
In order for such a distinction to be won this year, the votes were opened since September 27 and ended on October 25. To choose the City of Oaxaca is through the official website of the World Travel Awards (https://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote-r1).
In this edition, Puerto Escondido was also nominated, which is one of its main destinations in the Costa region, in the category Leading Adventure Tourism Destination in Mexico.
With these nominations, Oaxaca's gastronomic wealth, culture and history as well as its natural attractions are recognized by one of the world's most prestigious tourism excellence organizations in the world.
Among the destinations he competes against in Central America are: Belize City, Acapulco, Tijuana, Mazatlan, Mexico City, San Jose (Costa Rica). In the category of World's Leading City Break Destination 2021, it contends with Athens (Greece), Cape Town, Dubai, Almaty (Kazakhstan), Geneva, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Lisbon, Los Angeles, New York, Playa del Carmen, Tokyo, Orlando, Porto, Sydney, Medellin (Colombia), among others.
* On the official website of the World Travel Awards, which is in English, you must look for the nominees section.
* Click on the map of World Nomiees 2021 (world nominees 2021)
*Then look for the “World's Leading City Break Destination” section to see the nominated places, and leagues from their previous nominations will appear if they have had them.
* Search for the voting tab
* You must fill in the information requested on the page in order to register which are the email and generate a password.
* Subsequently, it must be verified using a link that will arrive in the mail.
* The last step is to search for the preferred City.
For people in the tourism industry:
* They must request the update of their account where it says industry.
* They have to fill in all the details of their company, their association membership number during registration
* Give a minimum of 10 votes.
* All votes made by people in the tourism industry count as doubles, while those of the general public as one.
The first World Travel Awards were in 1993, with the aim of recognizing the tourism industry worldwide, the process is carried out every year through an online vote at the regional and country level. There are different categories where they can choose their favorite place both the general public and the tourist industry.
The categories cover all sectors of the tourism industry from hotels whether they are eco-friendly, romantic, for weddings, families, to travel agencies, airports, cruises, ports and restaurants. They also nominate countries that are benchmarks and leaders in the cultural destinations of gastronomic, heritage, business, events, among others.
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