Two hotels, one golf course and one successful businessman from the Algarve have brought home awards from the 2019 Publituris Portugal Travel Awards held on Tuesday (September 17) in Cascais.
Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufeira was named ‘Best Hotel Resort’, Dom José Beach Hotel in Quarteira was singled out as the ‘Best Three-Star Hotel’ and Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course was awarded the title of ‘Best Golf Course’.
Receiving the ‘Belmiro Santos Career Award’ was Pedro Roberto Lavia, founder and president of the Algarve’s Zoomarine theme park. While he was born in Buenos Aires in Argentina, Lavia has become one of the region’s most renowned businessmen after opening Zoomarine in Guia, Albufeira in 1988.
The winners of the Publituris Travel Awards, often described as the ‘Oscars’ of the country’s tourism sector, are decided by votes from the subscribers of the Publituris newsletter (40%) and votes from a jury panel (60%).
Here are the other winners:
• Best Airline: TAP
• Best Rent-a-Car: Avis/Budget
• Best Tour Operator: Solférias
• Best Travel Agency: Viagens Abreu
• Best Five-Star Hotel: Belmond Reid Palace
• Best Four-Star Hotel: Terra Nostra Garden Hotel
• Best Family Resort Hotel: Martinhal Cascais Family Resort
• Best Boutique Hotel: Palácio do Governador
• Best City Hotel: PortoBay Liberdade
• Best MICE Hotel: Cascais Miragem Health & Spa
• Best Beach Hotel: Pestana Tróia Eco-Resort & Residences
• Best Hostel: The House of Sandeman – Hostel & Suites
• Best Hotel Chain: Vila Galé Hotéis
• Best International Tourism Delegation: Macau
• Best Tourism Region: Centre
• Higher Education Institution Award Powered by Travelport: Universidade Lusófona
• Prestige Partnership Award: Cândido Rodam, Opção Global
