Bagging the award for ‘Best Luxury Wine Travel Event in Europe’ at Luxury Lifestyle Awards, organisers of Wine & Travel Week say the second edition would be held in Porto from February 19-25, 2024.

The second edition of Portugal’s premiere oenotourism event, Wine & Travel Week will be held in Porto from February 19-25. According to a press statement issued by the organisers, during the event, the B2B meetings, which will bring together buyers and tour operators with companies, projects, wine and tourism routes, services and products from more than a dozen countries, will be held at the Soares dos Reis National Museum.

The programme will also include a set of experiences and programmes reserved for participants, which will be announced in due time, they say.

The statement adds that Wine & Travel Week has received a new international award, ‘Best Luxury Wine Travel Event in Europe’, at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2023.

The organisers go on to say that the award honours the event for “the impeccable reputation and professional performance” of the event. The statement adds that Luxury Lifestyle Awards have been distinguishing an exclusive set of luxury goods and services for 15 years.

Based in New York, it evaluates more than 5,000 goods and services in 400 categories, in a total of 120 world regions. ‘‘This is yet another recognition that comes as a result of our tireless commitment to position Portugal as a reference destination in wine, gastronomy and wine tourism,’’ explains Nuno Guedes Vaz Pires Pires, founder of Essência Co, the company that organises Wine & Travel Week, an event supported by Turismo de Portugal and Great Wine Capitals, the network of internationally renowned wine regions.

The statement adds that the new international distinction follows the “Best Drinks Event 2023” award, recently awarded to Wine & Travel Week by British publication The Drinks Business.

‘‘Wine & Travel Week is an innovative event, dedicated to the world of wine.  In 2023 India was represented  by a well known luxury segment tour operator. We expect in 2024 edition to have a much more relevant presence coming from India,’’ Claudia Matias, Director- India at Turismo de Portugal tells India Outbound.

‘‘Having the biggest international players in this segment in Wine & Travel Week, we give full meaning to the defined vision. Make Portugal a Must See and Sustainable wine tourism destination,” she adds.