Barbados tops 2015 Telegraph Caribbean Travel Awards

LONDON, United Kingdom, Friday June 26, 2015 – Barbados dominated in the inaugural Telegraph Caribbean Travel Awards, winning six of the 10 categories.

Organized in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the awards aim to highlight the diversity of holiday experiences on offer across the region.

Telegraph readers voted for their favourite islands and hotels in each category.

Barbados won Best Destination for Family Holidays, with Cuba being runner-up; Best Destination for Beach Holidays, followed by Cayman Islands; and Best Destination for Activity and Adventure Holidays and Best Destination for Weddings and Honeymoons, with Jamaica the runner-up in both categories. The island’s Butterfly Beach Hotel took the award for Favourite Affordable Hotel; and The House, by Elegant Hotels, Barbados tied with Rendezvous Resort, St Lucia for Favourite Boutique Hotel.

Best Destination for Nature Holidays was Trinidad and Tobago. St. Lucia was right behind.

Best Destination for Heritage and Culture Holidays was Cuba, followed by Barbados;
Best Destination for Spa Holidays was St. Lucia, with Barbados in runner-up position; and St. Lucia also took Favourite Luxury Hotel with a win by Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort.

The winners were celebrated at the annual Caribbean Ball yesterday evening.

“It is great that Telegraph Travel readers have recognized that the Caribbean tourism industry has worked very hard to meet the ever changing needs of the UK traveller, from helping to organize the perfect honeymoon to specific packages for a family beach holiday,” said Carol Hay, the marketing director (UK and Europe) of the CTO, who presented the awards along with broadcaster Simon Reeve.

“These awards are just one way of congratulating the members for their outstanding efforts. We believe that the region will go from strength to strength, continually improving and meeting the needs of future travellers to the Caribbean.”

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