Official recognitions
The Swiss Tourism Awards are a prestigious international award given in Switzerland for the purpose of showcasing excellence in different segments of the tourism industry and uncovering destinations with a strong tourism vocation that are not often part of the better-known tourist circuits. Presented as part of the Swiss International Holiday Exhibition in Lugano, the Swiss Tourism Awards are given to excellence in world tourism,with a focus on locations that promote new forms of sustainable and alternative tourism to traditional mass tourism itineraries and themes.
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Swiss Tourism Awards: the selection process
The Selection Committee
Destinations are scrutinized with a thorough online reputation analysis using Web2rism tools that enable the committee working on the recognition to clearly and precisely identify their merits, strengths and opportunities.
Destination analysis
The data collected and analyzed by Web2rism is carefully processed and each tourism destination that reaches a minimum quality threshold of 60 percent is classified as a ``Web2rism Certified Destination`` and thus deemed eligible for nomination to the Swiss Tourism Awards.
Application proposal
Each ``Web2rism Certified Destination`` is considered by the Committee, which evaluates the results from the Web2rism analysis and identifies the main strengths on the tourism front for each location; if it is deemed suitable, the Committee proposes its nomination to the Swiss Tourism Awards
The official application
Destinations are eligible to accept the nomination, which includes attending the award ceremony and presenting the destination as a ``Swiss Tourism Award`` location to the enthusiastic audience at the Swiss International Holiday Exhibition.
Swiss International Holiday Exhibition
The Lugano vacation fair is a unique event in Europe and a traditional place where the Swiss choose and buy their vacations.
The Swiss Tourism Awards will be presented as part of the Swiss International Holiday Exhibition in Lugano, given to global tourism excellencies, with a focus on locations that promote new forms of sustainable and alternative tourism to traditional mass tourism itineraries and themes.
Switzerland's tourism capital
The announcement and presentation of the Swiss Tourism Awards will take place in a broad context in which international tourism takes center stage in Lugano.
The city is an ideal venue for high-level tourism events that aim to encourage and develop international tourism.
In particular, the Swiss International Holiday Exhibition “IViaggiatori” (1 – 3 November 2024, which celebrates its nineteenth edition this year, will host the Swiss Tourism Awards ceremony, showcasing many wonderful destinations from Europe and around the world.
Some award-winning destinations
