How the First TRAVELBOOK Award Unfolded

September 16, 2022, 8:47 am | Read time: 3 minutes

TRAVELBOOK, Germany’s largest online travel magazine, awarded six destinations with the TRAVELBOOK AWARD at Germany’s largest travel industry award event on September 15, 2022. A look back at the memorable evening:

The first TRAVELBOOK AWARD ceremony is over! The winners in the categories Best City Destination, Best Long-Haul Destination, Best Region for a Beach Vacation, Best Region for a Winter Vacation, Destination with the Best World Cuisine, and the Audience Vote for Most Desired Destination received their awards at an evening event in Frankfurt am Main attended by more than 80 guests.

So who won? The winners of the first TRAVELBOOK AWARD were Lisbon (Best City Destination), Costa Rica (Best Long-Haul Destination), Spain (Best Region for a Beach Vacation), Norway (Best Region for a Winter Vacation), Thailand (Destination with the Best World Cuisine), and Bora Bora (Audience Vote: Most Desired Destination).

TRAVELBOOK Award 2022 — The winners, presenters, and hosts of the TRAVELBOOK Awards 2022

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“There are only winners”

Nuno Alves, Editor-in-Chief of the BOOK family: “Since 2013, TRAVELBOOK has stood for outstanding travel journalism that informs and inspires. With the TRAVELBOOK AWARD, we are continuing this success story in a new format. And there are only winners. In addition to the nominees and the six award-winning countries, the readers who gain new inspiration for their travel planning are also winners.”

Larissa Königs, Editorial Director of TRAVELBOOK, adds: “It was a special pleasure for me to not only be part of the jury for the TRAVELBOOK AWARD but also to co-host and announce the winners live.”

Sebastian Klussmann, European quiz champion and geography expert, hosted the evening alongside the moderation duo Larissa Königs and Christian Wackert-Brungs

Award Ceremony in Frankfurt am Main The 6 Best Travel Destinations in the World–Winners of the TRAVELBOOK Awards

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“Foundation for a new, annual institution in the travel industry”

“From the beginning, our goal with the TRAVELBOOK AWARD was to host Germany’s largest award ceremony in the tourism industry. In addition to a grandly staged award gala and extensive media coverage, the selection process of the winning travel destinations in collaboration with our expert jurors is essential for achieving our goals. I am particularly grateful for the intensive exchange during the jury discussions, the trust placed in us, and the commitment of our renowned experts,” says Lisa Schardt, Product Manager of TRAVELBOOK.

Jury member and presenter Hannah Kleber presents the TRAVELBOOK AWARD for the best city travel destination to Portugal's Consul General Dr. Hernán Leandro Amado — Jury member and presenter Hannah Kleber presents the TRAVELBOOK AWARD for the best city travel destination to Portugal’s Consul General Dr. Hernán Leandro Amado

Find more information on the methodology here: The TRAVELBOOK AWARD–Germany’s largest tourism industry award

Michael Beck, General Manager Content Verticals, summarizes: “With the TRAVELBOOK AWARD, we emphasize TRAVELBOOK’s position as Germany’s largest online travel magazine. I would like to thank all the destinations, partners, and participants. With the successful first ceremony, we have laid the foundation for a new, annual institution in the travel industry.”

Find more information about the TRAVELBOOK AWARD here.

Impressions of the evening

Here the TRAVELBOOK AWARDs are still waiting for their big moment... — Here the TRAVELBOOK AWARDs are still waiting for their big moment…

Spain receives the TRAVELBOOK AWARD as the best beach travel destination

Geography expert Sebastian Klussmann competed live against the audience during the TRAVELBOOK AWARDs. Clio Sterkel, Marketing Manager at BZ.Comm GmbH, took on the challenge.

The approximately 80 guests were able to enjoy a world cuisine dinner — The guests were able to enjoy a world cuisine dinner

After the TRAVELBOOK AWARD ceremony, a toast was made

This article is a machine translation of the original German version of TRAVELBOOK and has been reviewed for accuracy and quality by a native speaker. For feedback, please contact us at info@travelbook.de.