Machu Pichu retained its position as the world’s leading tourism attraction at the World Tourism Awards in Bahrain, an award ceremony founded by Graham Cooke. The title was previously won by Guinness Storehouse (2023), and the Titanic Belfast (2016) and previously by Machu Picchu in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
There were no Irish winners on the night from five Irish nominees:
- Academic Tourist Attraction: Trinity College Dublin
- Distillery Tour: Teeling Whiskey Distillery
- Luxury Wedding Resort: Luttrellstown Castle Resort
- Meetings & Conference Centre: The Convention Centre Dublin
- Whiskey Distillery Tour: Jameson Midleton Distillery Experience
Perennial poll-toppers Portugal won ten awards at the ceremony, where 307 winners were named from 4,000 nominees:
- Adult-Only Boutique Hotel: Domes Noruz Mykonos, Greece
- Adventure Hotel: Pikaia Lodge, Ecuador
- Adventure Tour Operator: Travel Talk
- Adventure Tourism Destination: Chile
- Adventure Tourist Attraction: Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark), Portugal
- Air Travel Service Provider: dnata
- Airline – Business Class: Qatar Airways
- Airline – Customer Experience: Etihad Airways
- Airline – Economy Class: Etihad Airways
- Airline – First Class: Emirates
- Airline – Premium Economy Class: Air France
- Airline Alliance: Star Alliance
- Airline Brand: Emirates
- Airline GSA: AVIAREPS
- Airline Inflight Entertainment: Emirates
- Airline Lounge – Business Class: Etihad Airways Premium Lounge @ Zayed International Airport
- Airline Lounge – First Class: Emirates First Class Lounge @ Emirates Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport
- Airline Rewards Programme: Emirates – Skywards
- Airline to Africa: TAP Air Portugal
- Airline to Asia: Singapore Airlines
- Airline to Europe: Swiss International Air Lines
- Airline to North America: American Airlines
- Airline to South America: TAP Air Portugal
- Airline to the Indian Ocean: SriLankan Airlines
- Airline to the Middle East: Qatar Airways
- Airline: Qatar Airways
- Airport – Customer Experience: Hong Kong International Airport
- Airport Duty Free Operator: Qatar Duty Free
- Airport Hotel: Hilton Frankfurt Airport, Germany
- Airport Lounge – First Class: ADANI Lounge International by TFS Performa @ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, India
- Airport Lounge: No1 Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2
- Airport Operator: VINCI Airports
- Airport Resort: Hulhule Island Hotel, Maldives
- Airport: Dubai International Airport, UAE
- All-Inclusive Company: Sandals Resorts International
- All-Inclusive Family Resort Brand: Beaches Resorts
- All-Inclusive Resort: Sandals Dunn’s River, Jamaica
- All-Season Destination: Batumi, Georgia
- All-Suite Hotel: THE VIEW Lugano, Switzerland
- Balloon Ride Operator: Serengeti Balloon Safaris
- Beach Club: Summersalt Beach Club, UAE
- Beach Destination: The Algarve, Portugal
- Beach Resort: Andilana Beach Resort, Madagascar
- Beach Villa Resort: Anantara Mina Ras Al Khaimah Resort, UAE
- Beer Tour Visitor Experience: Pilsner Urquell: The Original Beer Experience, Czech Republic
- Bourbon Distillery Tour: Rabbit Hole Distillery, USA
- Boutique Airport Hotel: The Fiji Orchid
- Boutique Beach Hotel: The Postcard on the Arabian Sea, Maravanthe Beach, India
- Boutique Hotel Brand: Aman Resorts
- Boutique Hotel Collection: Small Luxury Hotels of the World
- Boutique Hotel Operator: Amazing Evolution
- Boutique Hotel: Charthouse Bahrain
- Boutique Resort: Vila Joya, Portugal
- Boutique Villa Resort: Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Greece
- Brandy Distillery Tour: ARARAT, Armenia
- Budget Hotel Brand: Holiday Inn
- Business & Conference Hotel: Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, Qatar
- Business Aviation Company: Sino Jet | 华龙航空
- Business Car Rental Company: Sixt
- Business Hotel Brand: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
- Business Hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Santiago, Chile
- Business Travel Destination: Manama, Bahrain
- Cabin Crew: Royal Brunei Airlines
- Cable Car Ride: Wings of Tatev, Armenia
- Car Rental Company: Europcar
- Car Rental Rewards Programme: Hertz Gold Plus
- Caribbean Attraction Company: Island Routes
- Casino Resort: City of Dreams Macau
- Champagne Cellar Tour: Moët & Chandon
- Charter Airline: TUI fly
- City Beach Resort: The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- City Break Destination: Athens, Greece
- City Business Hotel: Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis, Egypt
- City Conference Hotel: Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, Italy
- City Destination: Manila, Philippines
- City Family & Wellness Resort: Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Italy
- City Hotel: The St. Regis Downtown Dubai, UAE
- City Resort: Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa
- City Tourist Board: Cancún Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Classic Hotel: Olissippo Lapa Palace Hotel, Portugal
- Cognac Distillery Tour: Martell, France
- Concierge Company: Grandeur – VIP Services
- Conference & Wedding Hotel: Grand Hyatt Dubai, UAE
- Conference Hotel: Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Conservation Company: Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua, Portugal
- Corporate Resort: Park Hyatt Dubai, UAE
- Cruise Destination: Jamaica
- Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
- Cruise Port: Mina Rashid, Dubai
- Culinary Destination: Peru
- Cultural Airline: Vietnam Airlines
- Cultural City Destination: Athens, Greece
- Cultural Destination Resort: Sani Resort, Greece
- Cultural Destination: Peru
- Cultural Tourism & Entertainment Complex: Hoi An Memories Land, Vietnam
- Cultural Tourism Project: AlUla, Saudi Arabia
- Cultural Tourist Attraction: Qasr Al Watan, UAE
- Desert Resort: Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara, UAE
- Design Hotel: Raffles Doha, Qatar
- Destination Experiences: Chukka Caribbean Adventures
- Destination Management Company: Mideast Travel Worldwide
- Destination: Maldives
- Distillery Tour: The Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery, China
- Dive Destination: Philippines
- Dive Resort: Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort & Spa, Indonesia
- Eco Resort: Arbatax Park Resort, Italy
- Eco-Lodge: Refugio Amazonas Lodge, Peru
- Emerging Boutique Hotel Brand: Postcard Hotels & Resorts
- Emerging Tourism Destination: Melaka, Malaysia
- Exclusive Private Island: Jumeirah Thanda Island, Tanzania
- Exclusive Retreat: The Chedi Hegra, Saudi Arabia
- Executive Club Lounge: Royal Club Lounge @ Atlantis The Royal, UAE
- Exhibition & Convention Centre: Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE
- Exhibition Destination: Dubai, UAE
- Expedition Company: Explora
- Extreme Adventure: White Desert Antarctica
- Family & Beach Resort: Sani Resort, Greece
- Family Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay
- Family Resort: Domes Lake Algarve, Autograph Collection, Portugal
- Family Travel Destination: Jamaica
- FBO Brand: Jetex
- FBO Terminal: Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre (HKBAC)
- Ferry Operator: DFDS
- Festival & Event Destination: Cannes, France
- Financial District Hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre, UAE
- Football Stadium Tourism Experience: Real Madrid – PREMIUM Tour Bernabéu
- Fully Integrated Resort: Hoiana Resort & Golf, Vietnam
- Gin Distillery Tour: Bombay Sapphire Distillery, England
- Glamping Operator: Camp Kerala
- Golf & Villa Resort: Dunas Douradas Beach Club, Portugal
- Green City Hotel: PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore
- Green City Resort: Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Italy
- Green Destination: Maldives
- Green Hotel Brand: PARKROYAL COLLECTION Hotels & Resorts
- Green Hotel: Gaia Hotel & Reserve, Costa Rica
- Green Independent Hotel Group: Delphina Hotels & Resorts
- Green Lifestyle Hotel: Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore
- Green Resort: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam
- Green Tour Operator: Explorandes
- Group Tour Operator: Vietravel
- Halal Hotel Group: Shaza Hotels
- Heritage City Destination: Lima, Peru
- Heritage Destination: Vietnam
- Heritage Hotel: Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Türkiye
- Hi-Tech Meetings & Convention Centre: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Honeymoon Destination: Saint Lucia
- Honeymoon Resort: One&Only The Palm, Dubai, UAE
- Hospitality Development Company: Katara Hospitality
- Hotel Beach Villas: Sugar Beach Luxury Villas @ Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort, Saint Lucia
- Hotel Brand: Marriott Hotels
- Hotel Collection: Hotels of the World
- Hotel Dining & Entertainment Experience: Seven Visions Resort & Places, The Dvin, Armenia
- Hotel Loyalty Programme: Marriott Bonvoy
- Hotel Management Company: Barceló Hotel Group
- Hotel Penthouse: Royal Penthouse @ Conrad Bahrain Financial Harbour
- Hotel Residences: Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah, UAE
- Hotel Service: The St. Regis Dubai, The Palm, UAE
- Hotel Suite: Katara Royal Suite @ Excelsior Hotel Gallia, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Milan, Italy
- Hotel: Jumeirah Al Naseem, UAE
- Iconic Hotel: Raffles Singapore
- Iconic Resort: Atlantis The Royal, UAE
- Iconic Tourist Attraction: Sunset Town Phu Quoc, Vietnam
- Iconic Tourist Bridge: Kiss Bridge @ Sun Paradise Land Phu Quoc, Vietnam
- In-house Hotel Magazine: Four Seasons Magazine
- Independent Hotel Group: Kaizen Hoteles
- Inflight Magazine: Up and Away (Bahamasair)
- Integrated Tourism Group: TUI Group
- Island Destination: Madeira Islands
- Island Resort: Almar Timi Ama Villasimius, Italy
- Landmark Hotel: The Ritz London, England
- Landmark Resort: Atlantis, The Palm, UAE
- Large Ship Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
- Large-Scale Wedding Venue: Exhibition World Bahrain
- Leisure Resort: Domes Zeen Chania, a Luxury Collection Resort, Greece
- Leisure Travel Agency: Flight Centre
- Lifestyle Hotel & Residences: W Doha, Qatar
- Lifestyle Hotel: Rixos Premium Dubai JBR, UAE
- Lifestyle Resort: Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites, UAE
- Lodge: Explora Patagonia National Park, Chile
- Long-Haul Low-Cost Airline: AirAsia X
- Low-Cost Airline Cabin Crew: AirAsia
- Low-Cost Airline: AirAsia
- Luxury All-Inclusive Resort Brand: Ikos Resorts
- Luxury All-Inclusive Resort: Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Luxury All-Suite Hotel: Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, UAE
- Luxury Beach Resort & Spa: The Chedi Muscat, Oman
- Luxury Beach Resort: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, UAE
- Luxury Boutique Hotel: Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa, South Africa
- Luxury Business Hotel: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
- Luxury Car Rental Company: Sixt
- Luxury Chauffeur Service: Sixt Ride
- Luxury City Hotel: Conrad Dubai, UAE
- Luxury City Resort: Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Italy
- Luxury Family Resort: Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection, Greece
- Luxury Green All-Inclusive Resort Brand: Ikos Resorts
- Luxury Green Resort: Sani Resort, Greece
- Luxury Halal Hotel Brand: Shaza Hotels
- Luxury Halal Hotel: Raffles Makkah Palace
- Luxury Honeymoon Resort: Jade Mountain Resort, Saint Lucia
- Luxury Hotel & Residences: Grosvenor House Suites, England
- Luxury Hotel & Spa: The Ritz-Carlton, Amman, Jordan
- Luxury Hotel Apartments: Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, UAE
- Luxury Hotel Brand: Corinthia Hotels
- Luxury Hotel Penthouse: The Royal Mansion @ Atlantis The Royal, UAE
- Luxury Hotel Villa: GoldenEye Villa, Jamaica
- Luxury Hotel: Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Saudi Arabia
- Luxury Island Destination: Boracay, Philippines
- Luxury Island Resort: Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa
- Luxury Landmark Hotel: Armani Hotel Dubai, UAE
- Luxury Lodge: Malewane Lodge at Royal Malewane, South Africa
- Luxury Private Island Resort: Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
- Luxury Private Villa: Villa Thandawena @ Jumeirah Thanda Safari, South Africa
- Luxury Resort & Villas: Jumeirah Saadiyat Island, UAE
- Luxury Resort Brand: One&Only Resorts
- Luxury Resort: Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach, UAE
- Luxury Safari Company: Abercrombie & Kent
- Luxury Suites Hotel: Tower Club at lebua, Thailand
- Luxury Tour Operator: Ciconia Exclusive Journeys
- Luxury Train: Maharajas’ Express
- Luxury Travel Agency: NUBA
- Luxury Villa Beach Resort: Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa, Mauritius
- Luxury Villa Resort: Katara Hills Doha, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Qatar
- Luxury Wedding Resort: JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Vietnam
- Marina Resort: W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island, UAE
- Marketing Campaign: Saudi Tourism Authority: I Came for Football, I Stayed For More
- Meetings & Conference Centre: Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC)
- Meetings & Conference Destination: Madrid, Spain
- Meetings & Conference Hotel: One World Hotel, Malaysia
- Mountain Resort: Hotel Indigo Jabal Akhdar Resort & Spa, Oman
- National Park: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
- Natural Landscape Tourist Attraction: Sun World Fansipan Legend, Vietnam
- Nature Destination: Sri Lanka
- Nature Island Destination: Phu Quoc, Vietnam
- New Boutique Hotel: BRACH Madrid, Spain
- New Hotel: Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek, UAE
- New Resort: The St. Regis Al Mouj Muscat Resort, Oman
- Online Travel Agency: Expedia
- Outstanding Contribution to the Airline Industry: Gulf Air
- Palace Hotel: Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain
- Polar Expedition Operator: Aurora Expeditions
- Premium Hotel Brand: voco Hotels
- Private Cruise Company: AllinBlusive Ltd
- Private Game Reserve: &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
- Private Island Resort: Vakkaru Maldives
- Private Jet Charter: Deer Jet
- Private Jet Company: Skytime Jets
- Private Jet Travel Experience: Executive Lifestyle
- Regional Adventure Tourism Destination: Huesca La Magia, Spain
- Regional Airline: interCaribbean Airways
- Regional Airport: Salalah Airport, Oman
- Regional Beach: Kem Beach, Vietnam
- Regional Cultural Destination: Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark, Tuyen Quang, Vietnam
- Regional Nature Destination: Moc Chau, Vietnam
- Residential Resort: Al Nakhla Residential Resort, Saudi Arabia
- Resort & Spa: Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa, UAE
- Resort Brand: Domes Resorts
- Resort Residences: The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Resort Sensory Garden: The Garden of Wonders @ Arbatax Park Resort, Italy
- Resort: Forte Village Resort, Italy
- Responsible Tourism: Dark Sky Alqueva, Portugal
- Retreat: Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som, Qatar
- River Cruise Company: American Cruise Lines
- Riverfront Hotel: The Salil Hotel Riverside – Bangkok, Thailand
- Romantic Destination: Bali, Indonesia
- Romantic Resort: Charming Luxury Lodge & Private Spa, Argentina
- Rum Distillery Tour: Havana Club Museum, Cuba
- Safari Company: Twiga Tours
- Safari Destination: Tanzania
- Safari Lodge: Bisate Lodge, Rwanda
- Seaplane Operator: Trans Maldivian Airways
- Seaside Metropolitan Destination: Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Serviced Apartment Brand: The Ascott Limited
- Serviced Apartments: La Clef Champs-Elysées Paris, France
- Shopping Destination: Dubai, UAE
- Shopping Mall Hotel: Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates Dubai, UAE
- Shopping Mall: The Dubai Mall, UAE
- Small Ships Cruise Line: American Cruise Lines
- Specialist Travel Agency: Intrepid Travel
- Spirit Tourism Experience: The Johnnie Walker Experience on Princes Street
- Sports Academy: Forte Village Resort, Italy
- Sports Resort: Forte Village Resort, Italy
- Sports Tourism Destination: Doha, Qatar
- Sustainable Mobility Solution Company: Europcar
- Theme Park Destination: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Theme Park Resort: Walt Disney World, Florida, USA
- Theme Park: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Themed Hotel: REVERB by Hard Rock Hamburg,Germany
- Themed Resort: Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills, Vietnam
- Tour Operator: Nirvana Travel and Tourism
- Tourism Development Project: Qetaifan Island North, Qatar
- Tourism Development: Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Winery: Antinori, Italy
- Tourist Attraction: Machu Picchu, Peru
- Tourist Board: PROMPERÚ (Peru)
- Town Destination: Tam Đảo, Vietnam
- Travel Agency: Regency Travel & Tours
- Travel Management Company: Nirvana Travel and Tourism
- Urban Resort: One&Only One Za’abeel, UAE
- Villa Collection: Top Villas
- Villa Resort: Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Jamaica
- Vodka Distillery Tour: Ketel One
- Water Park: Aquaventure Waterpark at Atlantis The Palm, UAE
- Water Villa Resort: Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa
- Wedding Destination: The Bahamas
- Wedding Hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain
- Whisk(e)y Distillery Tour: The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery, Scotland
- Wine Region Hotel: VIK Chile
- Wine Tourism Region: Champagne, France
