Discover The Palm Beaches Announces Open Call for Providencia Award Nominations
Award honors an organization that has significantly impacted tourism in Palm Beach County
Presented in conjunction with Travel Rally Day (May 10, 2019)
Boca Raton, FL – Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), the tourism marketing organization for Palm Beach County, is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual Providencia Award. The award is presented to a local business, organization or individual that is making an extraordinary contribution to the vitality and prosperity of Palm Beach County as a desirable tourist destination. Nominations may be made online through Friday, March 15, 2019 atwww.ThePalmBeaches.com/Providencia-Award
All nominations will be reviewed by the DTPB Providencia Committee, comprised of tourism professionals throughout the county, ultimately narrowing the list to three final candidates. The public will be invited to select the Providencia Award winner by voting online, beginning Monday, April 8, 2019 through Monday, April 29. This year’s Providencia Award winner will be announced during DTPB’s Travel Rally Daycelebration on Friday, May 10, 2019.
“From retail centers to hotels to attractions and so many hospitality businesses, travel to The Palm Beaches strengthens every facet of our local community,” explained Jorge Pesquera, president and CEO for DTPB. “We’re proud to continue our tradition of honoring outstanding leaders and entities contributing to tourism with the prestigious 28th Annual Providencia Award.”
Nominations are based on several criteria: contributing to the growth of the local tourism industry, implementing innovative sales, marketing, public relations and social media initiatives, and creating awareness of Palm Beach County as a premier tourist destination.
As the top non-agricultural economic driver in The Palm Beaches, tourism activity generates employment in all industry sectors beyond hospitality and provides tax savings for every household in the community. Nearly 70,000 people are employed by the Palm Beach County tourism industry. The industry provides $7.1 billion in economic impact, generates $101.2 million in local sales tax revenue returned to Palm Beach County, and generates $141 million in local property taxes.
The Providencia Award is named after the Spanish ship that sank off Palm Beach’s coast in the 1880s. Its crew salvaged the cargo of 20,000 Trinidad coconuts and sold them to local residents, who planted them along the waterfront, eventually inspiring the town’s name.
Previous Providencia Award winners include the following: Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, Lion Country Safari, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, The Honda Classic, International Polo Club Palm Beach, Mr. James Ponce, Delray Beach International Tennis Championship, The Colony Hotel Palm Beach, Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Marathon of the Palm Beaches, South Florida Fair, Mr. Patrick Rooney, Sr. and the Norton Museum of Art.