Seychelles was also celebrating, as it won the Indian Oceans Leading Cruise Destination and the Indian Oceans Leading Cruise Port.

At the same time, Mauritius Tourism was happy to receive the title of Indian Oceans Leading Honeymoon Destination.

Graham Cooke, president of the World Travel Awards, said: What a fantastic evening its been here at Sun Aqua Vilu Reef in the Maldives.

It has been an honour to recognise the leading hospitality providers from the Indian Ocean tonight and I offer my heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of them.

It is your hard work, dedication, initiative and investment that makes the Indian Ocean tourism sector the success it is today.

He continued by adding: I look forward to seeing many of tonights winners later this year at the Grand Final in Vietnam, where they will compete for the global titles.

On the other hand, there were also awards for airline categories. Therefore, Air Seychelles was voted Indian Oceans Leading Airline and Indian Oceans Leading Airline Business Class, while Air Mauritius received the Indian Oceans Leading Airline Economy Class award.

Trans Maldivian Airways left the event holding the trophy for Indian Oceans Leading Seaplane Operator.

At the same time, the St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort was the happy winner of the award for Indian Oceans Leading Island Resort.

The guest nation, Sri Lanka, was handed the awards for Asias Leading Destination and Asias Leading Adventure Tourism Destination; Hilton Colombo received the awards for Sri Lankas Leading Business Hotel and the Movenpick Colombo was voted Sri Lankas Leading Hotel.

In the travel industry, World Travel Awards Gala Ceremonies are knows as the best networking opportunities, and are attended by government and industry leaders, as well as broadcast media.

The event was first established in 1993 to reward and celebrate excellence in all areas of the tourism industry.

Nowadays, the World Travel Awards is a brand recognized globally as a hallmark of quality, with winners that set the benchmark for others to aspire to.

Every year, World Travel Awards puts together a series of regional gala ceremonies that aim to recognize and celebrate both individual and collective successes.

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