Spain Travel Awards 2025
Celebrating excellence in Spain's extraordinary travel industry — from Barcelona design hotels to Ibiza's ultra-luxury scene
Spain's Travel Industry Overview
Spain is the world's second most visited country, welcoming over 83 million international tourists annually and generating €192 billion in tourism revenue. The country's extraordinary diversity — from Barcelona's architectural wonders to the Balearic Islands' ultra-luxury beach scene, from Madrid's world-class museums to the tapas culture of Andalucía — creates a tourism proposition of extraordinary breadth that appeals to every type of international traveller.
Barcelona stands as one of Europe's most exciting hotel markets. The city's unique architectural heritage — Gaudí's Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Casa Batlló — combines with a creative hotel scene that includes Cotton House Hotel, Monument Hotel, and the W Barcelona (the famous "sail" hotel on the beach) to deliver a tourism experience that is both culturally significant and stylistically innovative. Madrid's luxury hotel landscape includes the recently opened Four Seasons Hotel Madrid and the iconic Hotel Ritz, along with the Prado, Reina Sofía, and Thyssen-Bornemisza — the world's greatest concentration of classical and modern art museums.
Spain's beach tourism proposition is enormous and diverse. Ibiza has transformed from a backpacker destination into Europe's most exclusive island luxury market, with ultra-premium villas, Six Senses Ibiza, Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, and world-class beach clubs serving an ultra-high-net-worth clientele. Mallorca combines traditional finca (farmhouse) luxury hotels with modern coastal resorts and has become Europe's premier superyacht destination. The Costa del Sol, anchored by Marbella's Puerto Banús, remains one of Europe's most established luxury beach destinations with decades of premium hospitality heritage.
The Canary Islands — particularly Tenerife, Lanzarote, and Gran Canaria — provide year-round sunshine tourism for millions of European visitors, with a growing luxury resort market that includes Six Senses La Sagesse and Abama Resort. San Sebastián in the Basque Country is widely recognised as the world's culinary capital, with the highest concentration of Michelin stars per capita of any city globally. Iberia airline and numerous low-cost carriers provide extraordinary connectivity to Spain's vast network of airports, making it easily accessible from virtually anywhere in Europe.
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Award Categories for Spain
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Best Luxury Hotel — Spain
Recognising outstanding five-star properties in Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, and across Spain's world-class hotel markets.
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Best Island Resort — Spain
Celebrating Ibiza's ultra-luxury hotels, Mallorca's finca retreats, and the Canary Islands' outstanding resort properties.
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Best Fine Dining — Spain
Honouring San Sebastián's world-renowned cuisine and Spain's extraordinary concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants.
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Best Airline — Spain
Celebrating Iberia's global network and premium long-haul service from Madrid's hub airport.
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Best Boutique Hotel — Spain
Recognising Barcelona's design hotel scene and Spain's creative boutique hospitality across historic city centres.
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Best Heritage Tourism — Spain
Honouring Alhambra, Sagrada Família, Camino de Santiago, and Spain's extraordinary cultural heritage tourism experiences.
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Best Beach Resort — Spain
Celebrating Costa del Sol, Costa Brava, and Andalucía's outstanding luxury beach resort properties.
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Best Travel Agency — Spain
Recognising Spain's leading inbound and outbound travel agencies crafting extraordinary Spanish travel experiences.
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Barcelona
📍 Catalonia
Antoni Gaudí's architectural masterpieces — Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera — give Barcelona a cultural identity unlike any other European city. The city's design hotel scene, extraordinary food market La Boqueria, Gothic Quarter atmosphere, and world-class restaurants including Disfrutar and Lasarte make it one of the world's most exciting urban travel destinations.
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Ibiza
📍 Balearic Islands
Ibiza's transformation from festival island to Europe's most exclusive luxury destination is one of travel's most remarkable stories. Six Senses Ibiza, Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, Destino Pacha, and dozens of ultra-premium villa retreats serve an international jet-set clientele who combine world-class beach clubs, Michelin-starred restaurants, and extraordinary natural beauty.
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San Sebastián
📍 Basque Country
With more Michelin stars per capita than any other city in the world, San Sebastián is the undisputed global culinary capital. Restaurants like Arzak, Mugaritz, Akelarre, and Martín Berasategui define the pinnacle of Basque culinary innovation. The city's old town pintxos bars, La Concha beach, and Belle Époque architecture add cultural richness to the gastronomic pilgrimage.
Benefits for Spain Travel Brands
Global Recognition
Spain's hospitality market is one of Europe's largest and most competitive. International Travel Awards recognition helps Spanish brands differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace and reach the ultra-high-value travellers choosing between Spain's extraordinary diversity of experiences for their luxury holidays.
Premium Media Coverage
Award recognition generates high-quality coverage in global luxury travel publications. Spain's extraordinary diversity — island ultra-luxury, urban design hotels, culinary tourism, and heritage experiences — gives award-winning Spanish brands compelling stories that resonate with different international luxury audience segments.
Increased Bookings
International award credentials drive premium bookings from the high-value travellers who choose quality indicators over price. For Ibiza's luxury villas, Mallorca's finca hotels, Barcelona's design properties, and the Costa del Sol's five-star resorts, award recognition directly improves ADR performance and international agent relationships.
Industry Networking
The International Travel Awards ceremony connects Spanish hospitality leaders with global peers. Building agent partnerships with luxury travel specialists from the USA, Middle East, and Asia — Spain's fastest-growing ultra-luxury source markets — helps Spanish brands capture the highest-spending international visitor segments.
How to Nominate — Spain Guide
Check Eligibility
Review award categories to confirm your Spain hotel, island resort, restaurant, or travel brand qualifies for the 2025 programme.
Submit Nomination
Complete the form at goldentreeawards.com showcasing your Spain brand's unique hospitality excellence and exceptional guest experience standards.
Expert Judging
International travel experts evaluate Spanish nominations against global standards, with appreciation for Spain's extraordinary diversity from island luxury to urban design and the world's most acclaimed culinary tourism scene.
Celebrate at Ceremony
Winners join the global travel elite at our ceremony. Represent Spain's extraordinary contribution to global tourism — from the world's culinary capital to Europe's most exclusive islands.
Who Can Participate in Spain Travel Awards?
The International Travel Awards is open to every organisation operating within the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector — from globally recognised hotel chains to innovative travel startups based in Spain. If you deliver excellence in travel or hospitality, you are eligible to nominate.
Luxury Hotels
Five-star and seven-star properties, palace hotels, and boutique luxury residences worldwide.
Resorts & Spas
Beach resorts, mountain retreats, wellness sanctuaries, and all-inclusive luxury resorts.
Airlines
International carriers, regional airlines, low-cost carriers, private aviation, and charter operators.
Cruise Lines
Ocean cruise lines, river cruise operators, expedition cruises, and luxury yacht charter companies.
Travel Agencies
Luxury travel agencies, bespoke holiday specialists, OTAs, and corporate travel management companies.
Tour Operators
Adventure tour operators, cultural tour companies, destination specialists, and group travel organisers.
Tourism Boards
National tourism organisations, city tourism bureaus, and destination marketing organisations globally.
DMCs
Destination management companies, inbound operators, MICE specialists, and local ground handlers.
Travel Technology
Travel tech startups, GDS platforms, booking engines, travel apps, and hospitality software companies.
Car Rental & Transport
Luxury car rental, chauffeur services, airport transfers, and premium ground transportation providers.
Yacht & Marine
Superyacht operators, sailing charter companies, diving resorts, and marine tourism specialists.
Eco & Sustainable Tourism
Eco-lodges, responsible tour operators, conservation-driven resorts, and sustainable destination pioneers.
Hear From Our Award-Winning Community
Travel and hospitality leaders share how International Travel Awards recognition transformed their brands, boosted revenue, and opened global opportunities.
How Winning Changed Our Business
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Relive the International Travel Awards Gala
Watch highlights from our prestigious gala ceremonies where the world's finest travel and hospitality brands are honoured for extraordinary excellence.
International Travel Awards Categories for Spain
From luxury accommodation and premium airlines to travel technology and sustainable tourism, the International Travel Awards covers every segment of the Spain travel and hospitality industry. Click any category to begin your nomination.
Four Prestigious Hospitality Awards Programmes
The International Travel Awards is part of a world-class suite of hospitality recognition programmes, each dedicated to celebrating a specific dimension of excellence within the global travel and hospitality industry.
International Travel Awards
The world's most prestigious recognition programme for excellence in global travel and hospitality — celebrating 150+ countries and 60+ award categories across every sector of the industry.
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Join Spain's Award-Winning Travel Brands
From Barcelona's Gaudí hotels to Ibiza's island luxury and San Sebastián's world-class cuisine, Spain's hospitality is extraordinary. Nominate today.
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