World Travel Awards 2010 Gala in Jamaica honours Leading Travel Companies in South and Central America

The Prestigious Award recognizes Brazil as the rising star of the region and elects DiscoverBrazil and ILS3 and Discover Travel Group as its Leading Travel Agency and Travel Management Company
Salvador, Brazil, 25 October 2010 --- On Friday 22 October 2010 was a night of jubilation for the elite of North, Central and South America’s travel and tourism industry, celebrating the World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony and honouring the region’s Leading Travel Companies. As the World Travel Awards is committed to raising the standards of customer service and overall business performance throughout the international travel industry, thousands of travel professionals and consumers worldwide who have been voting online to select and identify the top destinations, best travel agencies, leading hotels, airlines and travel companies. While most countries of the region walked away with at least one award, which proves the constantly improving overall quality of travel to South and Central America, Brazil impressively scooped more than 40 per cent of the categories for South America, amongst others Rio de Janeiro has been voted as South America’s Leading Destination with Copacabana Beach being the best beach and the Copacabana Palace Hotel the Leading Hotel, TAM Airlines has won the Leading Airline Category, while DiscoverBrazil has been elected South America’s Leading Travel Agency and ILS3 and Discover.Travel Group is the best Travel Management Company. Acknowledging this overwhelming success, Graham E. Cooke, Founder and President of World Travel Awards explained: “Brazil has been recognised as the rising star of the region, following recent endorsement from FIFA and the International Olympics Committee – but success stories are too numerous to name.

The glamorous Gala Ceremony was hed at Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa, where the winners of the coveted World Travel Awards trophies celebrated in style with the legendary Boney M, who headlined the evening’s musical entertainment in the presence of CEOs and directors of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourist board chiefs including Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Jamaica's Minister of Transport and Works. Graham E. Cooke, Founder and President of World Travel Awards said: “From the multifaceted charm of the United States, through to the sun drenched Caribbean and historic charm of the South American communities, the Americas have emerged stronger than ever from the global recession. Tonight we celebrate this success and look forward to a resurgent tourism sector across the Americas in the coming years.”

The Award Winners highly appreciate the World Travel Award. Robert Phillips, Managing Director of ILS3 - Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover Travel Group and of Discover Brazil and winner of South America’s Leading Travel Agency and Leading Travel Management Company explained: “We feel honoured and proud to have won the World Travel Awards again. Competition becomes greater each year, and having won the award for three consecutive years to us means recognition of the Excellence of Quality we offer and constantly strive to further improve with our Personalized Travel Services in South and Central America.” With their tailor-made Brazil Vacation Packages or Luxury Travel Packages to South and Central America, Robert Phillips’ companies DiscoverBrazil and Discover.Travel Group contribute to raising the standard of the South America Travel Experience by providing a Unique and Individual Travel Package for each traveller to enjoy his personal Dream Vacation.
Winners of the regional South and Central America ceremony will now go on to compete in World Travel Awards 2010 Grand Final in London, immediately before World Travel Market on Sunday 7 November.

For further information on ILS3 and the Discover.Travel Group’s personalized Travel Services, Brazil and South and Central American travel destinations, hotels, luxury travel packages and contact with a specialized travel consultant please, visit the Discover.Travel Group’s websites http://www.Discover.Travel, http://www.DiscoverBrazil.com, http://www.DiscoverSouthAmerica.Travel and http://www.DiscoverCentralAmerica.Travel.
Recent accomplishments by Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover.Travel Group:
• 2008 Ulysses Award for Innovation in Tourism Enterprises from the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization),
• World Travel Award 2009 for South America’s Leading Travel Management Company,
• World Travel Award 2009 for South America’s Leading Travel Agency,
• World Travel Award 2010 for South America’s Leading Travel Management Company,
• World Travel Award 2010 for South America’s Leading Travel Agency,
• World Travel Award 2010 for Central America’s Leading Travel Agency,
• World Travel Award 2010 Nominee for World’s Leading Travel Management Company,
• World Travel Award 2010 Nominee for World’s Leading Travel Agency,
• Managing Partner Robert Phillips was elected ASTA Chapter President for Brazil.
• Selected by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism as an Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
• Authenticated by the Tralliance Corporation and the .Travel Registry.

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This release was published on openPR.