Bermuda won the 2011 Top Destination of the Year Award from Expedia Inc at at a marketing event held at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas on Saturday night [Jan.21]. Expedia is one of the world’s largest and foremost online travel sites.
On hand to accept the award on behalf of Bermuda was the Minister of Business Development and Tourism Wayne Furbert, who is currently in Bahamas participating in the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Council of Ministers meeting.
Prior to bestowing the award on Bermuda, Trish Korzeniowski, Market Manager of Expedia said, “Since we began to work with Bermuda in 2001, this destination has managed to have the motivation, commitment and partnership of those destinations ten times bigger.
“With coordinated seasonal offers, annual marketing presence in US, Canada and UK, a consistent branding look and feel, a try something new attitude and an amazingly focused team, Bermuda is the epitome of the Destination of the Year.”
