LATA Awards
Championing Visionary Leaders in Business, Sustainability and Media
The annual series of LATA Awards shine a spotlight on the outstanding achievements within the Latin American travel industry, celebrating the businesses, individuals, and initiatives that drive excellence, innovation, and responsible tourism.
Throughout the year, LATA recognises remarkable contributions across key areas, including business performance, sustainability efforts, impactful media coverage, and the dedication of industry professionals. These awards not only honour success but also inspire continued growth and best practices, reinforcing Latin America’s position as a leading global travel destination.
Membership benefits
- Profile on the LATA website
- Events and networking
- Marketing and communications
- Media exposure
- LATA Safety Scheme
The LATA Excellence Awards
The LATA Excellence Awards recognise innovation and excellence from across the Latin American travel industry. Entries are welcome from all LATA members including tour operators, individual hotels, and destinations as well as global businesses such as airlines and major hotel chains. The awards aim to recognise and highlight true trailblazers, innovators and heroes from the LATA membership.
Click here to see the winners of the LATA Excellence Awards 2026, which were announced during the Gala Dinner at LATA Expo.
The ICRT LATA Responsible Tourism Awards
Championing responsible, ethical and sustainable tourism practices across Latin America. As the regional awards of the Global Responsible Tourism Awards, the primary goal is to discover, acknowledge and highlight exemplary initiatives that can be replicated and scaled across the region. The prestigious awards showcase exemplary businesses, projects and destinations that are delivering measurable impact and pioneering innovative solutions.
The gold winners of the LATA Responsible Tourism Awards 2026 will be automatically entered into the Global Responsible Tourism Awards.
Judging the awards in 2026 were Harold Goodwin, co-founder of The Responsible Tourism Partnership and chair of the judges, Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner, Director of The Long Run, Chris Haslam, Chief Travel Writer at The Sunday Times, Edgar Weggelaar, CEO of Queer Destinations, Maria Emilia Correl, Co-Founder & Senior Strategist at Sistema B, Quinn Meyer, CREES Manu and Katie Cosstick, Head of Member Services at LATA.
The awards were announced during the Gala Dinner at LATA Expo and can be seen in full online here
LATA Media Awards
The LATA Media Awards recognise innovation and excellence across the British travel media landscape with a specific focus on Latin America. The annual awards ceremony recognises and rewards articles, blogs and photography that promote travel to and around Latin America.
Judging the awards for 2026 are Sarah Bradley, Managing Director of Journey Latin America, Frances Tuke, PR & Communications Manager at ATTA, LATA member guest judge Daniel Benians from Distinctive Americas, Stephanie Boyle, Head of Communications and Campaigns at The Safer Tourism Foundation, and LATA’s new vice-chair Kirsty Williams, co-founder of Humboldt Travel.
Following a record number of entries, the shortlist was revealed at the end of June. The awards will be announced at Gaucho Piccadilly on 22 September.
LATA Hall of Fame
Every year at LATA’s prestigious Parliamentary Reception, LATA inducts a maximum of 2 people to the LATA Hall of Fame. It’s one of the most meaningful honours for LATA, with a maximum of two people inducted each year, nominated by LATA members themselves and voted for by the LATA Committee. Inductees are recognised for the mark they’ve left on the Latin American travel industry: a significant contribution to promoting tourism and travel to the region, a hand in LATA’s own growth and development, and — perhaps most significant— the genuine respect, gratitude and admiration of the wider Latin American travel community.
It’s a fitting way to celebrate the people who’ve shaped our community
