Puerto Vallarta's Tourism Board is proud to announce that Puerto Vallarta has been nominated for four 2017 Travvy Awards, the most nominees given to a Mexican destination at this year’s awards.
Puerto Vallarta has been recognized under Best City Destination – Mexico, Best Culinary Destination – Mexico, Best Family Destination – International and Best LGBTQ Destination– International. The Travvys Awards, held every January in New York City, are known as the Academy Awards of the travel industry and recognize the highest standards of excellence in the travel industry and honor travel companies, travel products, travel agencies, and destinations for their outstanding achievement.
Travel suppliers, destinations, and individuals from all over the world are eligible to vote for the nominees. Last year, nearly 40,000 travel professionals voted on their favorites which determined the 2016 Travvy Awards winners. These winners were honored during an awards dinner and presentation attended by the finalists, industry leaders and travel professionals.
Puerto Vallarta, one of Mexico’s top tourism destination, is known for its 100-year-old historic center, the heart of the destination, where the skirt of the Sierra Madre Mountains meets the waves of the Bay of Banderas. The city is alive with authentic culture, art, nightlife and a range of award-winning traditional and international restaurants. Beyond the downtown area, Puerto Vallarta makes for a vacation full of activities that all can enjoy. From strolling along Puerto Vallarta’s lively Malecón (beach boardwalk), while relishing in free outdoor live entertainment like the nightly Papantla flying dancers, to riding zip lines across tree tops or swimming with dolphins in the wild, taking a cooking class at one of the traditional restaurants or enjoying a guided tour of the local art galleries, visitors of all ages can share memorable moments during their fun-filled visit.
Puerto Vallarta is home to over 22,000 hotel rooms, with more than half of them in 4 and 5 diamond properties. Some of which have also been nominated for the 2017 Travvys, including, Hacienda San Angel which was nominated as Best Boutique Hotel – Mexico and Casa Velas and Velas Vallarta which were nominated as part of the Velas Resort under Best Hotel Chain – Luxury.
The Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta was also nominated under Best All-Inclusive Family Resort – Mexico and Best All-Inclusive Resort – Honeymoons.
In addition, as part of the Now Resorts