Vote for Chile: The country is seeking the title of World’s Leading Destination

Chile is once again leading the nominations for the ‘Tourism Oscars,’ the World Travel Awards, which name the world’s leading tourist attractions by popular vote. This year Chile is defending its wins in the categories of adventure tourism, green destination and most romantic destination, for the Atacama Desert. In addition, Chile has added a new nomination this year. It is competing for World’s Leading Destination for the first time.

Voting for the global World Travel Awards runs through Sunday, October 25 online at www.worldtravelawards.com/vote.

Tourism Undersecretary José Luis Uriarte stated that these nominations are “very good news for the country and send a strong message regarding Chile's great potential for attracting tourists and reactivating this important economic sector once the health conditions allow for it. This is the first time that Chile has been nominated for World’s Leading Tourist Destination. As such, we are inviting everyone to vote for our country and to continue to show the world all of the marvelous things we have to offer.”

For her part, SERNATUR National Director Andrea Wolleter highlighted the fact that winning these new titles would further strengthen Chile’s position in the international context given that “post-pandemic tourism will demand experiences associated with nature and open-air activities. Chile can develop a new type of tourism that considers health safety measures, which will allow us to put our best foot forward when we are able to reactivate national tourism.”

Vote for Chile in the World Travel Awards

In response to these new nominations, the Office of the Undersecretary of Tourism and SERNATUR have launched the social media campaign  #VotaPorChile with the goal of maintaining the country’s leadership at the global level and inviting Chileans and foreign nationals alike to remember the natural gifts that Chile has to offer.

This year, Chile was nominated in a total of six categories for world titles in the World Travel Awards: World’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination, which Chile has won for the past four years; Best Green Destination, which it won in 2019; Most Romantic Destination for the Atacama Desert, which it won for the past two years; World's Leading Destination 2020; World’s Leading Nature Destination; and World's Leading Festival & Event Destination, for the city of Santiago.

The invitation of the officials reinforces the call to make traveling to Chile a plan again. How do I vote? Cast your vote for Chile online at www.worldtravelawards.com/vote by Sunday, October 25.

Chile is seeking to position itself as a world leader in the tourism industry in these categories:

1. World’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination

2. Best Green Destination

3. Most Romantic Destination, for the Atacama Desert

4. World’s Leading Destination 2020

5. World’s Leading Nature Destination

6. World's Leading Festival & Event Destination, for the city of Santiago