PortAventura World accolades

National and international

PortAventura World, the leisure complex located to the south of Barcelona, between the towns of Salou and Vila-seca in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia) is the most visited resort in Spain and the sixth in Europe. Constant innovation and expansion of its areas have been rewarded with various accolades. See the awards received.

See all

09/10/2104

TRAVELIFE GOLD AWARD
PortAventura, Caribe and El Paso hotels have been given the highest accolade in the Travelife awards, the Gold Award.

Travelife awarded the highest classification to the PortAventura hotels after being rated according to their sustainability criteria. A great review for PortAventura and its commitment to the environment.

01/12/2017

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WORLDOFPARKS.EU (2017)
All fans of the leading portal Worldofparks.eu have expressed once again their preferences for the best rides and parks in the whole of Europe.

PortAventura World received the following awards:
BEST AMUSEMENT PARK IN EUROPE 2017 for PortAventura World
BEST EVENT SHOW IN AN EUROPEAN AMUSEMENT PARK 2017 for Dance Revolution for the fourth consecutive time.

More info

16/10/2017

PortAventura World Hotels renew the “Garantia de Qualitat Ambiental” Environmental Quality Seal awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya
We are delighted to inform you that during this February the Hotels PortAventura, El Paso, Caribe and Gold River have renewed their "Garantia de Qualitat Ambiental", an environmental quality seal awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya through its Directorate General for Environmental Quality, which must be reapplied for every three years.

Hotel Mansión de Lucy was awarded the seal for the first time last March, and currently all 5 hotels in the resort hold this quality guarantee.
The Distintiu de Garantia de Qualitat Ambiental (DGQA) is an eco-labelling system for products and services intended to promote the design, production, marketing, use and consumption of products and services that meet certain environmental quality requisites beyond the mandatory requirements established by current regulations. 

13/10/2017

PortAventura World receives a special mention in the Re Think Hotel Awards
PortAventura World Parks & Resort receives a special mention in the 3rd edition of the Re Think Hotel Awards, given out as part of the Fitur tourism fair.

Last Wednesday 18th January, the third edition of the Re Think Hotel Competition took place during the Fitur tourism fair. Among the prize-winners was PortAventura World Parks & Resort, which received a special mention to recognise its hotel project for being developed according to sustainable principles.

04/09/2016

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WORLDOFPARKS.EU (2016)
All fans of the leading portal Worldofparks.eu have expressed once again their preferences for the best rides and parks in the whole of Europe.

PortAventura World received the following awards:
BEST AMUSEMENT PARK IN EUROPE 2016 for PortAventura World
BEST EVENT SHOW IN AN EUROPEAN AMUSEMENT PARK 2016 for Revolution

12/08/2016

TRAVEL BULLETIN START AWARD
PortAventura World & Resorts wins 2016 Travel Bulletin Star Award as Star European Theme Park Or Attraction.

The Travel Bulletin Star Awards is the UK travel trade's most prestigious awards programme rewarding every sector of the tourism industry. They serve to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence by acknowledging those suppliers that have flourished over the last 12 months and have provided the best products and services possible to UK travel agents.

17/08/2016

Hotel Mansión de Lucy was awarded with Generalitat de Catalunya’s Environmental Management Standard
The Environmental Quality Department of the Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge de la Generalitat de Catalunya awards the Environmental Quality Guarantee Seal, a system to identify products or services that meet certain specifications that make them more environmentally-friendly.

15/07/2015

Shambhala receives the accolade of "Best Attraction" at The 2015 Worldwide Attractions Awards.
The Worldwide Attractions Awards recognises excellence of the best attractions in the world. Through hundreds of votes cast by seasoned travellers and the general public in the UK, Shambhala was awarded the title of ‘best attraction of the year’ for 2015.

14/06/2015

Shambhala recognised as the ‘Best European Roller Coaster and PortAventura the ‘Best Theme Park in Europe’
Kirmes & Park Revue, the German specialist amusement park publication, has awarded Shambhala the European Star Award for ‘Best European Roller Coaster’ for the third time.

PortAventura has also been named the ‘Best Theme Park in Europe’ at the WorldofParks awards, which have also chosen its show 'Celebration' as the 'Best Show in a European Theme Park'.

03/06/2015

TRAVELIFE GOLD AWARD
PortAventura, Caribe, El Paso, Gold River and Mansión de Lucy hotels have been given the highest accolade in the Travelife awards, the Gold Award.

Travelife awarded the highest classification to the PortAventura hotels after being rated according to their sustainability criteria. A great review for PortAventura and its commitment to the environment.

10/04/2015

TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2015
TripAdvisor’s Travellers' Choice Awards place PortAventura Park as the 2nd best theme park in Europe, and the 10th best in the world.

PortAventura Park has received the Travellers’ Choice Award 2015, the highest award granted by TripAdvisor based on the opinions of millions of travellers.

10/03/2015

TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
TripAdvisor is pleased to award PortAventura Park the Certificate of Excellence 2015.

This achievement is the direct result of having regularly received excellent reviews from TripAdvisor travellers.

20/02/2015

TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
TripAdvisor is pleased to award Costa Caribe Aquatic Park the Certificate of Excellence 2015.

 This achievement is the direct result of having regularly received excellent reviews from TripAdvisor travellers.

14/02/2015

Thomas Cook’s Quality Seal “Proven Quality” for summer 2015
The PortAventura hotels have been awarded “Proven Quality 2015” certification-the Thomas Cook Group Quality Seal-for summer 2015.

PortAventura Resort hotels have received excellent feedback from guests and above average ratings. Thomas Cook awards this accolade on the basis of strict criteria, focusing especially on service, hospitality, cleanliness and value for money.

05/12/2014

Generalitat de Catalunya’s Environmental Management Standard
Recognition of compliance with the Standard in the Hotel Establishment Category for more than ten years has been granted to Hotel El Paso and Hotel PortAventura.

18/09/2014

TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2014
TripAdvisor’s Travellers' Choice Awards place PortAventura Park as the 2nd best theme park in Europe, and the 9th best in the world.

PortAventura Park has received the Travellers’ Choice Award 2014, the highest award granted by TripAdvisor based on the opinions of millions of travellers.

03/08/2014

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WORLDOFPARKS.EU
All fans of the leading portal Worldofparks.eu have expressed once again their preferences for the best rides and parks in the whole of Europe.

PortAventura received the following awards:
BEST AMUSEMENT PARK IN EUROPE 2014 for PortAventura
BEST EVENT IN A EUROPEAN AMUSEMENT PARK 2014 for Music Generation

08/08/2014

TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
TripAdvisor®, one of the largest travel websites in the world, awards TripAdvisor certificates of excellence. This award, which recognises excellence in hospitality, is granted only to establishments that have collected excellent reviews from TripAdvisor users.

PortAventura received the TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE for:
PortAventura Park
Costa Caribe Aquatic Park
Hotel Gold River
Hotel PortAventura
Hotel Caribe
Hotel El Paso

07/09/2013

TRAVELIFE GOLD AWARD
PortAventura, Caribe and El Paso hotels have been given the highest accolade in the Travelife awards, the Gold Award.

Travelife awarded the highest classification to the PortAventura hotels after being rated according to their sustainability criteria. A great review for PortAventura and its commitment to the environment.

13/08/2013

KIRMES & PARKS MAGAZINE (GERMANY)
For yet another year, the magazine Kirmes & Park Revue, has held its “European Star Awards” celebrating the best parks and rides in Europe. This time, the Euro Attractions Show took place in the city of lights - Paris.

PortAventura received the following awards:
EUROPEAN STAR AWARD – 2013 Best Steel Coaster in Europe, for "Shambhala"
2nd EUROPEAN STAR AWARD – Best theme park in Europe

06/07/2013

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WORLDOFPARKS.EU
All fans of the leading portal Worldofparks.eu have expressed once again their preferences for the best rides and parks in the whole of Europe.

PortAventura received the following awards:
BEST AMUSEMENT PARK IN EUROPE 2013 for PortAventura
BEST EVENT IN A EUROPEAN AMUSEMENT PARK 2013 for the Halloween season
BEST EVENT IN A EUROPEAN AMUSEMENT PARK 2013 for Music Generation

09/06/2013

TEZ TOUR (RUSIA)
Tez Tour is a tourist group formed by several companies (issuers and recipients), present not only in Russia but also in the former Soviet republics, including the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia, and in surrounding countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. In addition to having a strong presence in destinations like Spain and Mediterranean countries and the Indian and Caribbean islands.

Tez Tour holds a contest in which it rewards several different areas within a number of companies.
PortAventura received the following award:
BEST BUSINESS PARTNER 2013

25/05/2013

TOURISM FAIR WORLD TRAVEL MARKET (UK) AND HOSTELTUR (SPANISH TRADE MAGAZINE)
Hundreds of Spanish tourism professionals attended the British capital to hold business meetings and presentations at the WTM (World Travel Market), which involved 189 countries and 4625 exhibitors. A large part of the Spanish contingent were gathered by the Turespaña stand, an area of 1000 m2 where 16 destinations and 26 companies were represented.

WTM held a contest in which companies are awarded in several categories.
PortAventura received the following award:
WTM GLOBAL AWARD in recognition of PortAventura's HR policy

03/04/2013

ZOOVER TRAVEL REVIEW COMMUNITY (BENELUX)
The Zoover Awards, held since 2009, have grown to become an important tourism industry event. Awards are given to accommodations with the highest score within a country. This year the awards were presented in five categories: Hotel, Tourist Park, Campsite, Bed & Breakfast and Apart-Hotel.

PortAventura received the following award:
ZOOVER AWARD– Best Theme Park in Europe «ZOOVER AWARD»– Best Theme Park in Europe

11/04/2013

JET2 HOLIDAYS
PortAventura’s 4-star Hotel El Paso has been awarded one of the Quality Award 2012 by users of the British tour operator Jet2holidays in recognition of the excellence demonstrated in its last season. These awards are based on assessments and surveys on the quality of accommodation, facilities and services used by their customers.

PortAventura received the following award:
QUALITY AWARD 2012 -Awarded by Jet2Holidays users to Hotel El Paso

16/03/2013

WORLDTRAVEL MARKET GLOBAL
PortAventura has received one of the prestigious WTM Global Awards 2014. The UK international trade show par excellence, following a recommendation put forth by the professional journal Hosteltur, wanted to recognise the human resources policy implemented by PortAventura, a company that develops programmes to promote integration in the labour market of groups at risk of social exclusion.

PortAventura received the following award:
WTM GLOBAL AWARDS 2014

21/02/2013

TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
TripAdvisor®, one of the largest travel websites in the world, awards TripAdvisor certificates of excellence. This award, which recognises excellence in hospitality, is granted only to establishments that have collected excellent reviews from TripAdvisor users.

PortAventura received the TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE for:
PortAventura Park
Costa Caribe Aquatic Park
Hotel Gold River
Hotel PortAventura
Hotel Caribe
Hotel El Paso

13/02/2013

ZOOVER AWARD
The biggest platform of opinions of Benelux travelers has awarded to PortAventura the award of European theme park improvement for the second consecutive year.

The choice of this award is based on the scores from Zoover web users, by achieving over 90% rating.

05/02/2013

KIDVAKANIEGIDS
This biannual magazine for parents and children has chosen the Gold River Hotel of PortAventura Resort as one of the best hotels to stay with children.

The award has been earned by the feedback from readers of the magazine.

06/09/2012

TEZ TOUR (RUSIA)
Tez Tour is a tourist group formed by several companies (issuers and recipients), present not only in Russia but also in the former Soviet republics, including the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia, and in surrounding countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. In addition to having a strong presence in destinations like Spain and Mediterranean countries and the Indian and Caribbean islands. Tez Tour holds a contest in which it rewards several different areas within a number of companies.

PortAventura received the following award:
BEST BUSINESS PARTNER 2012

17/06/2012

KIRMES & PARKS MAGAZINE (GERMANY)
In 2010 the German specialist amusement park publication Kirmes & Park Revue, created the “European Star Awards” to celebrate the best parks and rides in Europe. The awards ceremony is usually held during the Euro Attractions Show. The jury was made up of 26 park specialists from around the world, notably "The Theme Park Guy" an expert renowned for having travelled the world visiting amusement parks.

PortAventura received the following award:
EUROPEAN STAR AWARD - Best new European attraction 2012 for “Shambhala”.

12/03/2012

COMMUNITY WORLDOFPARKS.EU (EUROPEAN)
Every year, fans of the website Worldofparks.eu, a major portal in the world of entertainment information, award the best rides and parks in the whole of Europe. Voting is done online between 1st and 10th July. In 2012 more than 20,000 people took part. Voting is free and can be done on the website www.worldofparks.eu

PortAventura received the following awards:
YEAR'S BEST NEW ATTRACTION in a theme park for “Shambhala”
BEST AMUSEMENT PARK IN EUROPE 2012 for PortAventura