Press Release – October 16, 2015 – The Belize Tourism Board (BTB)
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is proud to announce that following the wins on Saturday October 10th for: Mexico & Central America’s Leading Beach Destination 2015: Placencia; and Mexico & Central America’s Leading Destination 2015: Ambergris Caye, at the 2015 World Travel Awards, Belize has been nominated in two other awards taking place.
1) First, there are nominations four (4) World Categories for the 2015 World Travel
Awards.
These categories are:
World’s Leading Beach Destination: Placencia, Belize
World’s Leading Destination: Ambergris Caye, Belize
World’s Leading Dive Destination: Belize
World’s Leading Green Destination: Belize
Voting for the World categories is now open and we ask everyone to go and cast their votes to support our country. The same procedures as before apply for these categories. Voting closes on November 8th, 2015.
The Grand Final Gala Ceremony will take place on December 12th, 2015, in Morocco.
To vote for Belize, please visit www.worldtravelawards.com , go to Nominees, then to the World Nominees 2015.
2) Second, Ambergris Caye, Belize, has been nominated by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest for Best Caribbean Destination for Adventure.
Winners are chosen by readers of USA Today and 10Best, which “provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the World. No Business pays to be listed.” http://www.10best.com/about/
We encourage all to visit http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-caribbean-destination-for-adventure/ and vote for Ambergris Caye.
Voting closes on Monday, November 9th, 2015 at 11:59 am EST. Winners will be announced on Friday, November 13th, 2015. A person can vote once a day for the run of the contest. No registration needed.
You can also view the leaderboard to see where Belize ranks. At the time of this release, Belize is in 5th place of 20 destinations.
Help us bring home more outstanding awards for Belize!
Please contact the Belize Tourism Board for more information.
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