Complete List of 2020 Travvy Awards Winners

2020 Travvy Award Winners

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The Travvy Awards returned to New York City's Gotham Hall for the sixth year on Wednesday night, where a plethora of industry players were recognized by travel advisors for their outstanding work across a variety of sectors. Read on to find out who won big in 2020.

Best Airline Consolidators

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Best Airline Consolidator - Overall: Centrav (Gold); Sky Bird Travel & Tours (Silver)

Best Airlines

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Best Airline - International: Air New Zealand (Gold); Air Tahiti Nui (Silver)

Best Car Rentals, Chauffeured Services

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Best Car Rentals - Overall: Enterprise-Rent-a-Car (Gold); Auto Europe (Silver)

Best Car Rentals - Domestic: Enterprise-Rent-a-Car (Gold); Sixt (Silver)

Best Car Rentals - International: Auto Europe (Gold); Enterprise Holdings (Silver)

Best Car Rentals - Luxury/Exotic Fleet: Enterprise-Rent-a-Car (Gold); Auto Europe (Silver)

Best Chauffeured Services - Overall: Carey International, Inc (Gold); Empire Limousine (Silver)

Best Chauffeured Services - Domestic: Carey International, Inc (Gold); Empire Limousine (Silver)

Best Chauffeured Services - International: Carey International, Inc (Gold); Blacklane (Silver)

Best Hotels & Resorts

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Best All-Inclusive - Overall: Hyatt Ziva Cancun (Gold); UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya (Silver)

Best Hotel Chain - Overall: Karisma Hotels & Resorts (Gold); RIU Hotels & Resorts (Silver)

Best Individual Hotel - Overall: Anse Chastenet, St Lucia (Gold); The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Adult/Couples Resort - Caribbean/Bahamas: Sandals Emerald Bay (Gold); Riu Palace Paradise Island (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Adult/Couples Resort - Mexico: Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun/Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos (Gold); RIU Palace Las Americas (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Resort - Spa & Wellness: Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Gold); Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun/Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos (Silver)

Best Premium Gaming Hotel/Resort - Domestic: MGM Grand, Las Vegas (Gold); Park MGM, Las Vegas (Silver)

Best Spa & Wellness Hotel/Resort - Mexico: Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun/Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos (Gold); Hyatt Zilara Cancun (Silver)

Best Spa & Wellness Resort - Domestic: Nobu Hotel Miami Beach (Gold); The Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood, FL (Silver)

Best Hotel Chain - All-Inclusive: Sandals Resorts (Gold); Karisma Hotels & Resorts (Silver - tie); Hyatt Ziva & Hyatt Zilara (Silver - tie)

Best Hotels & Resorts - Family

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Best All-Inclusive Family Resort - Caribbean/Bahamas: Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages (Gold); Moon Palace Jamaica (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Family Resort - Mexico: The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun (Gold); Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa (Silver)

Best Family Hotel/Resort - Asia: Hard Rock Hotel Bali (Gold); The Residence Maldives (Silver)

Best Family Hotel/Resort - Caribbean/Bahamas: Atlantis, Paradise Island (Gold); Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana (Silver)

Best Family Hotel/Resort - Central & South America: Riu Palace Costa Rica (Gold); Barcelo Tambor, Costa Rica (Silver)

Best Family Hotel/Resort - Mexico: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (Gold); Paradisus Playa del Carmen (Silver - tie); Generations Riviera Maya by Karisma (Silver - tie)

Best Family Hotel/Resort - U.S./Canada: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa (Gold); Big Cedar Lodge (Silver)

Best Hotels & Resorts - Luxury

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Best Luxury Gaming Hotel/Resort - Domestic: The Bellagio, Las Vegas (Gold); ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Luxury Resort - Mexico: UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya (Gold); Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun/Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos (Silver)

Best Luxury Hotel/Resort - Asia: The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore (Gold); The Legian Seminyak, Bali (Silver)

Best Luxury Hotel/Resort - Caribbean/Bahamas: Azul Beach Resort Negril (Gold); Carlisle Bay, Antigua (Silver)

Best Boutique Hotels

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Best Boutique Hotel - Overall: Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts (Gold); Boucan by Hotel Chocolat, Saint Lucia (Silver)

Best Boutique Hotel - Caribbean/Bahamas: Boucan by Hotel Chocolat, Saint Lucia (Gold); The House by Elegant Hotels (Silver)

Best Boutique Hotel - U.S./Canada: The Little Nell, Aspen, Colo (Gold); The Jefferson, Washington, D.C (Silver)

Best Destinations

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Best Destination Overall: The Islands of Tahiti (Gold); Australia (Silver - tie); Jamaica (Silver - tie)

Best City Destination - U.S./Canada: New York City (Gold); Las Vegas (Silver)

Best Destination - Europe: Visit Britain (Gold); Malta (Silver)

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

Best Cruise Destination - Central & South America: Panama (Gold); Chile (Silver)

Best Culinary Destination - Caribbean/Bahamas: Jamaica (Gold); Puerto Rico (Silver)

Best Culinary Destination - Mexico: Riviera Maya (Gold); Riviera Nayarit (Silver)

Best Culinary Destination - U.S./Canada: New Orleans (Gold); Las Vegas (Silver)

Best Expedition/Adventure Destination - Overall: Alaska (Gold); Chile (Silver)

Best Destinations - Luxury

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Best Luxury Destination - U.S./Canada: Hawaii (Gold); Miami Beach (Silver)

Best Luxury Destination - International: Barbados (Gold); Los Cabos (Silver)

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

Best Luxury Destination - Caribbean/Bahamas: Turks & Caicos (Gold); Barbados (Silver)

Best Luxury Destination - Mexico: Riviera Nayarit (Gold); Baja California Sur (Silver)

Best Cruise Lines

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Best Cruise Line - Overall: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Norwegian Cruise Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Alaska: Princess Cruises (Gold); Holland America Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Asia: Silversea Cruises (Gold); Princess Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific: Paul Gauguin Cruises (Gold); Princess Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Caribbean/Bahamas: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Norwegian Cruise Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Central &South America: Princess Cruises (Gold); Holland America Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Contemporary: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Norwegian Cruise Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Europe: Celebrity Cruises (Gold); Viking Ocean Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Expedition/Adventure: Hurtigruten (Gold); G Adventures (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Family: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Carnival Cruise Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Hawaii: Norwegian Cruise Line (Gold); Princess Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Luxury: Crystal Cruises (Gold); Viking Ocean Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - Premium: Celebrity Cruises (Gold); Princess Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - U.S./Canada: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Holland America Line (Silver - tied); American Queen Steamboat Company (Silver - tied)

Best Cruise Line - Special Needs: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Holland America Line (Silver)

Best Cruise Entertainment: Royal Caribbean International (Gold); Norwegian Cruise Line (Silver)

Best River Cruise Lines

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Best River Cruise Line - Overall: AmaWaterways (Gold); Viking River Cruises (Silver - tie); Scenic River Cruises (Silver - tie)

Best River Cruise Line - U.S.: American Queen Steamboat Company (Gold); American Cruise Lines (Silver)

Best River Cruise Line - Africa/Egypt: AmaWaterways (Gold); Viking River Cruises (Silver)

Best River Cruise Line - Asia: AmaWaterways (Gold); Viking River Cruises (Silver)

Best River Cruise Line - Europe: AmaWaterways (Gold - tie); Viking River Cruises (Gold - tie); Crystal Cruises (Silver)

Best Cruise Ships

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Best Cruise Ship - Overall: Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas (Gold); Crystal Symphony (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Contemporary: Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas (Gold); Norwegian Joy (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Expedition/Adventure: Celebrity Flora (Gold); Silversea Silver Explorer (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Large: Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas (Gold); Norwegian Joy (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Luxury: Regent Seven Seas Explorer (Gold); Crystal Symphony (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Mid-Size: Holland America Line Nieuw Statendam (Gold); Crystal Symphony (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Premium: Celebrity Edge (Gold); Azamara Quest (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - River Cruise: AmaWaterways (Gold); Viking Longship Vidar (Silver)

Best Cruise Ship - Small: Crystal Esprit (Gold); SeaDream I (Silver)

Best Tour Operators

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Best Escorted Tour Operator - Overall: Trafalgar (Gold); G Adventures (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - U.S./Canada: Trafalgar (Gold); Insight Vacations (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Africa: Abercrombie & Kent (Gold); Trafalgar (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Asia: Trafalgar (Gold); Goway Travel (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific: Trafalgar (Gold); G Adventures (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Mexico, South & Central America: Trafalgar (Gold); G Adventures (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Europe: Trafalgar (Gold); Insight Vacations (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Family: Trafalgar (Gold); Tauck (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Luxury: Abercrombie & Kent (Gold); Kensington Tours (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Premium: Trafalgar (Gold); Insight Vacations (Silver)

Best Escorted Tour Operator - Adventure/Expedition: G Adventures (Gold); Micato Safaris (Silver)

Best Shore Excursions: ShoreTrips (Gold); Resort for a Day (Silver)

Best Tour Guides: Trafalgar (Gold); G Adventures (Silver)

Best Tour Reservation Team: ShoreTrips (Gold); Trafalgar (Silver)

Best for LGBTQ

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Best LGBTQ Destination - Domestic: San Francisco (Gold); Miami Beach (Silver)

Best LGBTQ Destination - International: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Gold); Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Silver)

Best Cruise Line - LGBTQ: Celebrity Cruises (Gold); Royal Caribbean International (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - LGBTQ: GOGO Vacations (Gold); Zoom Vacations (Silver)

Best for Weddings & Honeymoons

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Best Wedding Destination - Overall: The Islands of Tahiti (Gold); Barbados (Silver)

Best Wedding Destination - Caribbean/Bahamas: St. Lucia (Gold); Jamaica (Silver)

Best Wedding Destination - Mexico: Riviera Nayarit (Gold); Yucatan (Silver)

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

Best Honeymoon Destination - Caribbean/Bahamas: St. Lucia (Gold); Jamaica (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Destination - Mexico: Riviera Nayarit (Gold); Baja California Sur (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Destination - U.S./Canada: Hawaii (Gold); U.S. Virgin Islands (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Hotel/Resort - Caribbean/Bahamas: Jade Mountain, St. Lucia (Gold); Ladera Resort, St. Lucia (Silver)

Best Honeymoon Hotel/Resort - Mexico: El Dorado Maroma, by Karisma (Gold); UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Resort - Destination Weddings: Sandals Montego Bay (Gold); Dreams Playa Mujeres Resort (Silver)

Best All-Inclusive Resort - Honeymoons: Secrets St. James Montego Bay Resort (Gold); Sandals Grenada (Silver)

Best Water Parks

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Best Water Park - Domestic: Universal's Volcano Bay, Orlando (Gold); Timber Ridge Lodge, Lake Geneva, WI (Silver)

Best Water Park - International: Experiencias Xcaret (Gold) ; Jewel Runaway Beach & Golf Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica (Silver)

Best Vacation Packagers

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Best Vacation Packager - Overall: Funjet Vacations (Gold); GOGO Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - U.S./Canada: GOGO Vacations (Gold); Southwest Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Africa: African Travel, Inc. (Gold); Travel Impressions (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Asia: GOGO Vacations (Gold); Chinatour.com International (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific: Goway Travel (Gold); GOGO Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Caribbean: Funjet Vacations (Gold); GOGO Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Europe: Travel Impressions (Gold); Europe Express (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Family: Funjet Vacations (Gold); GOGO Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Hawaii: Blue Sky Tours (Gold); GOGO Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Mexico: Funjet Vacations (Gold); Apple Vacations (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Luxury: Villas of Distinction (Gold); Travel Impressions (Silver)

Best Vacation Packager - Premium: Travel Impressions (Gold); GOGO Vacations (Silver)

Best Travel Insurance Providers

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Best Travel Insurance Provider - Overall: Allianz Global Assistance (Gold); AIG Travel (Silver)

Best Tourism Boards

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Best Tourism Board - Overall: Jamaica Tourist Board (Gold); Tourism Australia (TA) (Silver - tie); Barbados (Silver - tie)

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

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

Best Tourism Board - Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific: Tourism New Zealand (Gold); Tourism Australia (TA) (Silver)

Best Tourism Board - Caribbean/Bahamas: Jamaica Tourist Board (Gold); Discover Puerto Rico (Silver - tie); Barbados (Silver - tie)

Best Tourism Board - Mexico: Riviera Nayarit Visitors & Convention Bureau (Gold); Yucatan Convention Center (Silver)

Best Travel Agencies

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Best Host Agency: Avoya Travel (Gold); Cruises Inc. (Silver)

Best Retail Travel Agency: World Travel Holdings (Gold); Elite Travel Group (Silver)

Best Travel Agency Consortium Cooperative or Franchise Group: CruiseOne/Dream Vacations (Gold); Travel Planners International (Silver)

Best Travel Technology

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Best Car Rental Website: www.enterprise.com (Gold); www.autoeurope.com (Silver)

Best Cruise Line Website: www.royalcaribbean.com (Gold); norwegiancentral.ncl.com (Silver)

Best Cruise Line Travel Agent Only Website: www.royalcaribbean.com (Gold); www.carnival.com (Silver)

Best Host Agency Website: CruisesInc.com (Gold); www.AvoyaTravel.com (Silver)

Best Tour Operator Website: www.shoreexcursionsgroup.com (Gold); www.shoretrips.com (Silver)

Best Travel Agent Reservations System: VAX VacationAccess (Gold); My Cruise Control by Cruises Inc., CruiseOne and Dream Vacations (Silver)

Best Travel Agent Training Program Overall: TASK Travel Agent Success Kit (Gold); Stuart Lloyd Cohen (Silver)

Best Travel Planning Technology: VAX VacationAccess (Gold); Travel Planner by Cruises Inc., CruiseOne and Dream Vacations (Silver)

Best Travel Technology Provider: Cruises Inc., CruiseOne and Dream Vacations (Gold); VAX VacationAccess (Silver)

Best Rail Travel

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Best Rail Experience North America: Rocky Mountaineer (Gold); Amtrak Vacations (Silver)

Best Rail Experience Worldwide: Railbookers (Gold); Amtrak Vacations (Silver)

Best Villa Rental Companies

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Best Villa Rental Company - Overall: Villas of Distinction (Gold); Top Villas (Silver)

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A Maryland native and wanderer who has lived across the U.S. from North Carolina to SoCal, Patrick Clarke graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in journalism. He previously worked for Bleacher

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