The country - and several of our businesses - are nominees in the World Travel Awards 2012.

Travel agents worldwide vote on the nominees, but the final winners are decided by an audience of 213,000 travel agents and tourism professionals from 164 countries, and visitors to WTA's website who can submit their votes through the online voting system.

The 'Oscars of the travel industry', the awards ceremonies are said to be one of the best networking opportunities, attended by government and industry leaders, as well as international media.

The nominees are as follows:

In the Caribbean category:

• LF Wade International Airport - Caribbean's Leading Airport

• Bermuda - Caribbean's Leading Destination

• Bermuda - Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Destination

• The Fairmont Southampton - Caribbean's Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel

• Cambridge Beaches - Caribbean's Leading Resort

• Pink Beach Club - Caribbean's Leading Resort

• Bermuda - Caribbean's Leading Tourist Board

In the Bermuda category:

Bermuda's Leading Golf Resort:

• Newstead Belmont Hills Resort

• Pompano Beach

• The Fairmont Southampton

• Tucker's Point

Bermuda's Leading Hotel:

• Cambridge Beaches

• Elbow Beach, Bermuda

• Elbow Beach, Bermuda

• Newstead Belmont Hills Resort

• Rosedon Hotel

• The Fairmont Hamilton Princess

• The Reefs

Bermuda's Leading Spa Resort:

• Cambridge Beaches

• Elbow Beach, Bermuda

• The Fairmont Southampton

• The Reefs

• Tucker's Point

Voting ends on August 24. To register to vote go to www.worldtravelawards.com/vote