Lisbon's previous victories at the awards include winning Europe's
Leading City Break Destination in both 2009 and 2010, as well as, winning Europe's Leading Destination and Europe's Leading Cruise Destination in 2009.
Hong Kong has been recognised as Asia's Leading
City Break Destination at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2017.
Gdansk is a
great city break destination, it's easy to get to, the old town is walkable and you can take day trips to spa town Sopot and Malbork Castle.
Switzerland's second - largest city claimed the title of Europe's Leading
City Break Destination while St. Petersburg - famed for its winding network of canals and pretty pastel palaces - picked up the award for Europe's Leading City Destination.
Unfortunately, when Ryanair decided to fly from Barcelona in 2010, this was not very good for the tourism industry of Girona, but that said the city has grown up since 2002 with a lot of festivals and activities, which positions Girona as one of the 9
best city breaks destinations in Europe.
With a large variety of different kinds of accommodation on offer, wonderful and exotic dining options, as well as a vibrant and lively nightlife scene Bangkok offers something for everyone, a truly
unique city break destination.
«We are proud and thrilled to see Geneva taking its rightful place as the
top city break destination in Europe,» commented Philippe Vignon, general manager, Geneva Tourism.
Barcelona is one of Spain's most popular
city break destinations since there is just so much on offer here, from amazing cultural, artistic and historical attractions to its fabulous urban beaches.
Displays of useful data are also shown below the finalised budget, highlighting interesting price comparisons that may help holidaymakers decide on
future city break destinations.
Prague has become the Paris of Europe as a good
value city break destination, The River Vltava's is wide and imposing allowing for stunning views of the city and along which many romantic walks have been made throughout time.
Awarded the title of Europe's Leading
City Break Destination by the World Travel Awards for the past two years, Geneva is unveiling a ground - breaking campaign aimed at showcasing its beautiful city to thousands of leisure travellers this summer.
As demand in the island grows for direct flights to holiday destinations, FlyDirect is proud to announce new additional departure dates, new weekend flights, new airlines, larger aircraft and one new
exciting city break destination.
Marcelo Cabrera, mayor of the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca, speaks to Breaking Travel News as he picks up the trophy for South America's Leading
City Break Destination at the World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2017 in Mexico.
French tourism capital Lyon was also celebrating after being recognised as Europe's
Leading City Break Destination while Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, was presented with the trophy for Europe's Leading Luxury City Resort.
«It has the winning formula to become a
favourite city break destination and I am delighted that we are able to work with the Zagreb Tourist Board to showcase the city to the UK media, trade and consumer.»
Already known by visitors as a leading business destination, this win marks the first time Geneva has been recognised as Europe's Leading
City Break Destination at the WTA.
Geneva, the cosmopolitan and fascinating city of Switzerland, has been named Europe's Leading
City Break Destination 2014 at the World Travel Awards.
Home - grown winners included Istanbul («Europe's Leading
City Break Destination»); Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism («Europe's Leading Tourist Board»).
Peru itself is in the running for the titles of World's Leading
City Break Destination, for Lima, and World's Leading Culinary Destination.
New York won the «North America's Leading
City Break Destination» title, while American Airlines was voted «North America's Leading Airline».
It is much more than just
a city break destination and combines traditional Irish charm with a modern twist.
300 days of sunshine a year, friendly locals, beautiful streets and fewer tourists than other south coast locations make Marseille a great
city break destination.
Hong Kong has been recognised as Asia's Leading
City Break Destination at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016 in Vietnam.
Lisbon, the cosmopolitan and fascinating capital of Portugal, has been named Europe's Leading
City Break Destination.
The Portuguese capital has been nominated for awards in the following categories: Europe's Leading Destination, Europe's Leading
City Break Destination, Europe's Leading Cruise Destination and Europe's Leading Cruise Port.
Users simply allocate a daily price total for one of five popular
city break destinations, and then choose entertainment and essentials for one day.
Lisbon is competing in categories that the city has previously been nominated for in the past, notably in 2010 with nominations for Europe's Leading
City Break Destination and last year with awards for Best European Destination, Europe's Leading City Break Destination and Europe's Leading Cruise Port.
Portugal was also celebrating having been named World's Leading Destination, while Lisbon - the country's coastal capital - was presented with the trophy for World's Leading
City Break Destination.
Spain's capital has enjoyed a serious boom as
a city break destination on the last decade.
Mexican airline AeroMéxico took the title of Mexico & Central America's Leading Airline, while Colombian hotspot Medellin was recognised as South America's Leading
City Break Destination.
Hopefully
our city break destination finder has given you loads of inspiration and you're preparing to book your flights and pack those bags.