Anguilla has been recognised as the Caribbean’s top spot for food at the regional 2024 World Travel Awards.
The island triumphed over the other nominees – Bermuda, Jamaica, St Lucia and the Bahamas – to be named ‘Caribbean’s Leading Culinary Destination’.
On its website, the Tourist Board says Anguilla’s high-end dining establishments, from iconic to upstart, are on the radar of dining enthusiasts worldwide.
“Epicurean talent is indigenous to Anguilla; both locals and international foodies were ordering delicious conch and fish soups from a food truck long before it became a trend in metropolitan centres.
“Now, sophisticated home-grown, as well as top imported chefs, are dazzling diners island-wide – earning Anguilla the title ‘Culinary capital of the Caribbean’,” it reads.
Three Anguillian businesses also walked away with prizes.
The Frangipani Beach Resort was voted ‘Anguilla’s Leading Boutique Hotel 2024’, and The Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla was voted ‘Anguilla’s Leading Resort 2024’.
Malliouhana Travel and Tours received the award for ‘Anguilla’s Leading Tour Operator 2024’.
Graham Cooke, founder of the World Travel Awards, said in a press release that the winners represent the very best in travel and tourism from across the Caribbean and Americas.
“My congratulations to each and every one of them. They are all playing starring roles in driving the regions to even greater heights,” he said.
The announcement was due to be made at the Caribbean and Americas gala ceremony on 1 July in St Vincent and the Grenadines, but the event was cancelled due to the arrival of Hurricane Beryl.
The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
Each year the awards covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies to recognise excellence within each continent.
This culminates with the winners going head-to-head in a grand final at the end of the year.
The 2024 final is taking place at the Savoy Palace in Madeira, Portugal, on 24 November.
