This morning, the World Travel Awards announced the 2024 Middle East Regional Hotel of Excellence winners. Winners were selected based on reviews from travel agents, industry experts, and tourists from more than 160 countries. The organization, which hosts the “Oscars of Travel” each year, was founded 31 years ago and rates a variety of hotels in a variety of categories, from best business hotel to best boutique hotel.
Notable winners include Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island, named ‘Middle East’s Leading Beach Destination’, and Abu Dhabi as a whole, named ‘Middle East’s Leading Business Travel Destination’. Dubai claimed the title of “Major Destination in the Middle East” and Doha as “Major City in the Middle East.” The main winners were from Qatar and the Emirates, but Israeli hotels also made their mark.
The top hotels in Israel according to WTA are:
1. Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem takes the lead in Israel. Waldorf Astoria took the title from last year’s winner Carlton Tel Aviv.
(Credit: AMIT GIRON)2. Carlton Tel Aviv named Best Business Hotel. This is the eighth time a hotel located on Tel Aviv’s coastline has won the award.
(Credit: AYA BEN-EZRI)3. Norman Tel Aviv maintains its status as a premier boutique hotel.
(Credit: Norman Hotel)4. David InterContinental Tel Aviv won in the “Leading Conference Hotel” category.
(Credit: Adi Cohen Tzedek)5. The best suite in Israel by WTA is located at the Kempinski Hotel in Tel Aviv.
(Credit: Sivan Askayo)
