2019 Travvy Awards Celebrate the World's Best Destinations

The 2019 Travvy's saw a host of awards in wide-ranging categories, but perhaps none more exciting than those that focused on the awards for the "World's Best Destinations." Check out who took gold and silver home for best destination overall, best wine destination, best LGBTQ destination, best tourism board worldwide and more.

Australia, home to the Great Barrier Reef, bustling cities like Sydney and Melbourne and adventurous activities, won gold for Best Destination Overall.

Unless otherwise noted, awards listed with gold and silver winners respectively

Best Destination Overall: Australia (Gold), Barbados (Silver)

After welcoming 65.2 million tourists in 2018, it's no wonder New York City took home gold for the Best City Destination.

Best City Destination: New York City (Gold), Las Vegas (Silver)

Aruba is truly 'One Happy Island' after winning big in the category of Best Cruise Destination.

Best Cruise Destination: Aruba (Gold), Cayman Islands (Silver)

Jamaica and Cancun/Riviera Maya took trophies home for the best culinary destinations in their respective areas of the Caribbean and Mexico.

Best Culinary Destination - Caribbean/Bahamas: Jamaica (Gold), Aruba (Silver)

Best Culinary Destination - Mexico: Cancun/Riviera Maya (Gold), Los Cabos (Silver)

Greece continues to stun visitors with historic attractions and beautiful cities along its coasts, so it's no surprise they won first place for Best European Destination.

Best European Destination: Greece (Gold); England and Croatia (TIED for Silver)

Tahiti, Jamaica, Cancun/Riviera Maya and Miami Beach win gold for the top honeymoon destinations around the world.

Best Honeymoon Destination - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific: The Islands of Tahiti (Gold), Fiji (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Destination - Caribbean/Bahamas: Jamaica (Gold), Barbados (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Destination - Mexico: Cancun/Riviera Maya (Gold), Riviera Nayarit (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Destination - U.S./ Canada: Miami Beach (Gold), Vancouver Beach (Silver)

San Francisco is at the forefront of the best LGBTQ destinations in the U.S. followed by Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Best LGBTQ Destination - Domestic: San Francisco (Gold), Fort Lauderdale (Silver)

The Best Luxury Destination awards were given to The Islands of Tahiti and Cancun/Riviera Maya at the 2019 Travvy Awards.

Best Luxury Destination - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific: The Islands of Tahiti (Gold), New Zealand (Silver)

Best Luxury Destination - Mexico: Cancun/Riviera Maya (Gold), Los Cabos (Silver)

The best wedding destinations appear to be those on beautiful beaches as Jamaica took gold for the category followed by Aruba.

Best Wedding Destination: Jamaica (Gold), Aruba (Silver)

Perhaps, it's no surprise that Italy took the gold for Best Wine Destination, as they are known worldwide for their wineries.

Best Wine Destination: Italy (Gold), France (Silver)

Barbados took a big prize home with the Best Tourism Board Overall, highlighting how hard the island's tourism board worked to showcase what it has to offer to the world.

Best Tourism Board Overall: Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (Gold), Tourism Australia (Silver)

Best Tourism Board - U.S./Canada: Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (Gold), Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (Silver)

Best Tourism Board - Africa: South African Tourism (Gold), Ministry of Tourism of Morocco (Silver)

Best Tourism Board - Caribbean/Bahamas: Jamaica Tourist Board (Gold), Aruba (Silver)

Best Tourism Board - Europe: Switzerland Tourism (Gold), Croatian National Tourist Board (Silver)