At an event hosted at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi, the World Travel Awards named Zanzibar the top beach destination in Africa for 2022, beating out a number of other well-known locations including Cape Town and Sham El Sheik in Egypt.
Thanda Islands in the Indian Ocean earned Africa’s Leading Luxury Island in 2022, replacing Zanzibar, which is noted for its immaculate beaches, which kept the title it had previously won.
Africa’s Leading Luxury Safari Lodge 2022 was awarded to Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Tanzania, on a night of glitz and pomp with top tourism VIPs from 25 nations in attendance.
However, Serengeti National Park and the Tanzania Tourist Board were both awarded Africa’s Leading National Park and Leading Tourist Board, respectively, for 2022.
The evening was capped off by Kenya, which won the top honor of “Africa’s Leading Destination,” the title of “Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination,” and the title of “Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Center,” respectively.
Mauritius gained the title of “Indian Ocean’s Leading Wedding Destination,” while Seychelles took home the title of “Indian Ocean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination.”
Kenya Airways won the highest aviation awards in three different categories: “Africa’s Leading Airline – Business Class,” “Africa’s Leading Airline Brand,” and “Africa’s Leading Airline” itself.
Africa’s Leading Airline was named Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines was named “Africa’s Leading Airline – Economy Class,” while Air Seychelles was named “Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline,” with Air Mauritius winning the title of “Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline Brand.”
“What a breath-taking occasion and what a genuinely remarkable time was enjoyed by our blue-chip audience,” remarked Graham Cooke, founder of WTA, in a speech during the event. WTA had the honor of recognizing the area’s brightest stars as the sector celebrated its victorious comeback in style. The bar has been raised once more by our winners, who are outstanding models of tourism excellence.