As Tanzania gets to host the prestigious World Travel Awards 2025 gala ceremony for the first time since the awards sailed over 32 years ago, a five-star hotel in the country’s commercial capital of Dar-Es-salaam gets the honor of playing venue.
Official statement from the World Travel Awards (WTA) organizers confirms that the Johari Rotana Business Hotel will be the venue of the Gala Ceremony for Africa and Indian Ocean winners in 2025.
The Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony takes place on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Johari Rotana Hotel, a 5-star business property located along the Indian Ocean shoreline of Dar-es-salaam City. It is not among the nominees of the WTA awards.
This is the first time that Tanzania gets to host the World Travel Awards (WTA), albeit the Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, where all the winners from the continent will be announced.
This year, Tanzania has a total of 35 nominated entries into the World Travel Awards in almost all categories.
Incumbent attractions such as Serengeti National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Tanzania Tourist Board, Zanzibar and Ngorongoro Conservation are also lining up for the awards once more.
The WTA event of Dar-Es-Salaam will kick off at 19:00 hours in the evening of Saturday, June 28. The main Gala Dinner and Ceremony starts at 20:00 hours and goes on for three hours as winners are awarded accolades until sometimes shortly before midnight when the entire event will draw into a close.
For those who will be attending the World Travel Awards ceremony in Dar-Es-salaam, are expected to either be clad in National Dress or if they chose formal attire then a black tie should be mandatory.
After the Africa and Indian Ocean awards are read in Dar-Es-Salaam, the WTA will move to Cancún, Mexico for the Latin America Gala Ceremony to be held on the 27th of September 2025.
Later, the World Travel Award fete will again be held in Saint Lucia for the Caribbean and North America Gala Ceremony to be staged on the 3rd of October 2025.
The WTA Gala Ceremony for Asia and Oceania winners comes up on 13th of October 2025 in Hong Kong.
Italy will host the WTA Europe Gala Ceremony on the 22nd of October 2025, in Sardinia.
The WTA Gala Ceremony for the Middle East winners will be held in the Dubai City of United Arab Emirates on the 27th of October 2025.
WTA Grand Finale
The Grand Final Gala Ceremony, for the global winners is scheduled for December 9, 2025, at the Exhibition World Bahrain.
This prestigious event will celebrate excellence in the global travel and tourism industry, bringing together leaders and innovators from various sectors.
World Travel Awards has announced plans to stage the first-ever WTA ceremony in Bahrain.
The WTA Grand Final Gala Ceremony will take place at the landmark Exhibition World Bahrain on 9 December 2025, bringing together global travel and tourism leaders to recognise and celebrate the industry’s best of the best.
Latin America Gala Ceremony: Set to take place in Cancún, Mexico, on September 27, 2025. This event will also recognize outstanding contributions in the travel sector within the Latin American region.
World Travel Awards has announced that Cancún, Mexico has been selected to host its Latin America Gala Ceremony 2025.
The world-class city will welcome travel and tourism figureheads for the red-carpet event on 27 September. The announcement was made at a VIP signing in Madrid, organised by Secretaría Municipal de Turismo Cancún, on the eve of FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair 2025.
The nominees for the 32nd annual World Travel Awards have been announced. Voting exercise was conducted for various categories across regions, including Africa, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, and North America.