Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, home to theme parks, racing, shopping, golf, dining, hotels, a beach and more, has picked up a host of awards and accolades in 2019.

At the 2019 World Travel Awards, voters recognised the attraction site as the Middle East’s Leading Tourism Development Project, the World’s Leading Tourism Development Project, the World’s Leading Theme Park and the Middle East’s Leading Theme Park.

Yas Island was also presented awards for boasting the ‘Best Strategic Employee Engagement Initiative’ and the ‘Most Creative Property-Wide Event’ at the IAAPA Brass Ring Awards.

The park’s much-loved annual winter event ‘Winterfest’, also won the Park World Excellence Award for the ‘Seasonal Event of the Year.’

Ferrari World received a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ by TripAdvisor for a third consecutive year in 2019 and also took home the ‘Most Innovative New Product/Indoor’ award at the Middle East and North Africa Leisure (MENALAC) Awards.

The theme park was also given the accolade of being the ‘Theme Park of the Year’ at the Theme Parks and Entertainment Development Awards.

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of project leaders Miral, commented on the year of success for Yas Island: “As we come to the end of another successful year, we are both proud and humbled to be recognised for excellence around the world.

“A decade on, Yas Island has once again cemented its position as a top global destination for entertainment and leisure, with its attractions and developments constantly receiving recognition from global leading industry entities.

“This is yet another testament to the evolution of Yas Island as a destination of choice locally, regionally and internationally,” said Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak.