The Sands fronts gorgeous Grace Bay and picked up top honors in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Poll Photo Credit The Sands

THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PICK UP TOP SPOTS IN USA TODAY’S 10BEST READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Turks & Caicos Win Big in the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Travel Awards

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (Jan. 2023)– The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board is ecstatic to announce that 3 entities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have won USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, with an additional 3 being recognized as “10Best” in their categories. “What a fantastic honor for the destination and the individual winners, ” said Melanie Reffes, travel journalist and one of the nominating experts, ” the competition was fierce this year and TCI came out on top, I extend my congratulations to all.” www.10best.com/

The Sands at Grace Bay voted Best Resort in the Caribbean Photo Credit The Sands

Winners from the Turks and Caicos Islands were the Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club, which won Best Golf Course in the Caribbean, The Sands at Grace Bay, which won Best Resort in the Caribbean, and Hemingway’s, which won Best Restaurant in the Caribbean. “This is a fantastic honor for Hemingway’s and The Sands at Grace Bay Da Conch Shack was voted the 6th Best Beach Bar in the Caribbean, The Shore Club was voted the 10th Best Resort in the Caribbean, and Grace Bay Beach was voted the 8th Best Beach in the Caribbean. For the USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, travel experts selected the top 20 nominees in each category and invited the public to vote for their top choices daily. After four weeks of voting, the results of the 2023 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards were finalized.

Hemingway’s was voted the #1 Restaurant by readers of 10Best USA TODAY Photo Credit Hemingways

“The results of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards showcase that the Turks and Caicos Islands and its entities stand out to both travel experts as well as to general visitors to our islands. And this is further emphasized by our islands having 6 nominees across 5 of the 7 categories – and winning 3 of categories,” said Acting Director of Tourism, Mary Lightbourne. “We are extremely proud that 3 entities in the Turks and Caicos Islands were voted as winners and we thank those who took their time to vote for all of our nominees,” added Lightbourne. This is a strong start for tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2023 – following an incredibly impressive 2022. https://turksandcaicostourism.com/

The Sands at Grace Bay picked up the #1 spot in the Best Resort category as voted by USA TODAY 10Best Photo Credit The Sands

“It is evident that the momentum of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ tourism industry in 2022 has carried over into 2023. For this, I thank all of our tourism stakeholders who work tirelessly to continue to elevate the Turks and Caicos Islands’ tourism product to greater heights,” stated Minister of Tourism, Hon. Josephine Connolly. “With our plans for tourism in 2023, the year looks to be extremely promising and exciting. We encourage all Turks and Caicos Islanders, as well as residents and visitors of these islands to facilitate this momentum increasing by voting for the Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2023 Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards,” added Hon. Connolly. For more information on the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board, please call 1-(800) 241-0824 or https://turksandcaicostourism.com/