The inconic Valverde Hotel, located in one of Lisbon’s main and most luxurious arteries – Avenida da Liberdade – and the only Relais & Châteaux property in the centre of Lisbon, has just been awarded “Europe’s Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel 2022” by the wordly renowned World Travel Awards.

The hotel was nominated alongside other 15 luxury units located in a total of 8 European countries. In this 29th edition of the WTA, Portugal won 30 of the 144 European awards available.

Adélia Carvalho,Valverde Hotel’s General Manager, says “We’re very proud to see Valverde Hotel, a member of Relais & Châteaux, being recognised by the 3rd time in a row as “Europe’s Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel” by an organisation so prestigious as the World Travel Awards. This award represents the consolidation of a status acquired by the hotel over the years, and it’s with great joy that we see it highlighted, not only among Europe’s hospitality industry, but also among the national one, with so many high-quality products appearing every day“.

And because this award is the result of a group effort, Adélia adds “This award is dedicated to our team, who is immensely commited to their work attitude: to all of them, our heartfel thank you. We work very hard to provide well-being, training and a sense of belonging to our staff – it’s the only way that we can keep them united, motivated and focused on providing an exceptional service to all those who select us as their “home” in Lisbon. Thank you once again for the great recognition, that means so much to all of us!”

The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 and are held annualy “to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries”. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.

World Travel Awards celebrates its 29th anniversary year in 2022 and Europe’s winners were announced on October 2nd, at midnight. Aside from the 23 national categories, Portugal won a total of 30 of 144 European awards, including “Europe’s Leading Destination” for Portugal, “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination”, “Europe’s Leading Cruise Destination”, and “Europe’s Leading Seaside Metropolitan Destination” for Lisbon, “Europe’s Leading City Destination” for Porto, “Europe’s Leading Beach Destination” for the Algarve, “Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination” for the Azores Islands, “Europe’s Leading Cruise Port” for Lisbon Cruise Port and “Europe’s Leading Tourist Board” for Turismo de Portugal.

World Tavel Awards gala ceremonies are regarded as milestone events in the travel calendar, attended by the industry’s key decision-makers, figureheads, influencers and media. This year, the European ceremony took place in Spain, namely at the Hilton Malloca Galatzo.

Graham Cooke, founder, WTA, said: “WTA has maintained its position as the industry leader for the past 29 years, consistenly proving its value as the global benchmark for recognising excellence in travel and tourim. I am delighted that so many senior industry figures will be attending what promises to be a fabulous evening, acknowledging those organisations leading Europe’s tourism recovery.”