Awards and Accolades
The MBVCA has been recognized by world-renowned entities such as the World Travel Awards™ brand, recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire; Travel Weekly's Magellan Awards, and locally by The Miami Today:
2026
- Merit Award: Multichannel Customer Engagement Innovation, Gold
2025
- Merit Award: Multichannel Customer Engagement Innovation, Gold
- Magellan Travel Weekly Awards GOLD – Destination Marketing: Advertising/Marketing Campaign for Destinations
- Magellan Travel Weekly Awards GOLD – Destination Marketing: Social Media Campaign for Destinations
2024
- World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Honeymoon Destination
- World Travel Awards: North America's Leading City Destination
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Social Media Campaign for Hospitality - Beyond the Beach, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: United States - Overall Destinations-City for Destinations, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Hospitality Marketing-Mobile App for Hospitality, Gold
2023
- World Travel Awards Leading City Destination
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Beach Destination
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Best Beaches, Adventure Destination, Hospitality Social Media, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: LGBTQ+ Destination, Destination App (EXP Miami Beach Tours App), Gold
2022
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading City Destination
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations – Culinary Destination for Destinations – Culinary Mecca, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Hospitality Marketing - Social Media for Hospitality @ExperienceMiamiBeach, Gold
- World Travel Awards: World's Leading Lifestyle Destination 2022
2021
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading City Destination
2020
- Flagler Award-Visit Florida: Creativity in Public Relations
- Travvy Awards: Best Tourism Board U.S. & Canada, Silver
- Travvy Awards: Best Luxury Destination U.S. & Canada, Silver
- Travvy Awards: Best LGBTQ Destination, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations - Honeymoon Destination, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations - Family Destination, Silver
- Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations - Cultural and Arts, Gold
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Destination
- World Travel Awards: World’s Leading Lifestyle Destination
2019
- Travvy Awards: Best Tourism Board, U.S. & Canada, Silver
- Travvy Awards: Best Honeymoon Destination, U.S. & Canada, Gold
- World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Honeymoon Destination
- World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Beach Destination
2018
- Travvy Awards: Miami Beach named Best LGBTQ Destination, Domestic, Gold
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: Leading Honeymoon Destination
- Magellan Awards: Best Overall Spa Destination in the United States & Canada, Silver
- Magellan Awards: Best Overall Beach Destination in the United States & Canada, Silver
- Magellan Awards: Best Overall Honeymoon Destination in the United States & Canada, Gold
2017
- Travvy Awards: Best Luxury Destination, U.S./Canada, Silver
- Travvy Awards: Miami Beach named Best LGBTQ Destination, Domestic, Gold
- Magellan Awards: Miami Beach named Best Overall Beach Destination in U.S./Canada, Gold
- Miami Today: Gold Medal Award
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Beach Destination
2016
- Travvy Awards: Best Wedding Destination in U.S./Canada
- Magellan Awards: Beaches Destinations category in the USA/Canada, Silver
- Magellan Awards: Destination Winner for Overall Destinations, Beaches in U.S./Canada, Silver
- World Travel Awards: World’s Leading Tourist Board
- World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- Travvy Awards: Best Luxury Destinations-US/Canada Category, Silver
- Travvy Awards: Best LGBTQ Destination-Domestic Category, Gold
2015
- Magellan Awards: Spalicious Miami Beach, Overall Best Spa Destination in U.S./Canada, Silver
2014
- Magellan Awards: Miami Beach Information App, Gold