Torres del Paine is in the running for the "Tourism Oscars":

Torres del Paine, June 4, 2026 – Torres del Paine is once again competing for a spot among the world’s leading destinations for sustainable tourism. Las Torres Patagonia, a natural and cultural reserve located in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park, has been nominated in two categories of the World Travel Awards (WTA), known as the “Oscars of Tourism”: it is once again vying for the title of South America’s Leading Green Hotel—which it won in the previous edition—and is also among the nominees for the South America Responsible Tourism Award.

This nomination is awarded by a panel of experts that recognizes leading companies in responsible tourism. This double nomination once again puts Chile—and specifically Torres del Paine—on the global map of conservation and responsible tourism. The recognition comes after a year of tangible work within the park. The winners are determined by a public vote on the awards website.

 

Conservation by the Numbers in the Park

Wildlife monitoring is one of the main conservation priorities at Las Torres Patagonia. The organization has been tracking the behavior of the Andean condor for more than 14 years and, using camera traps, recorded 296 puma sightings during the last season.

Restoration and prevention efforts are also a key part of the work on the ground. Reconstruction of the Base Torres trail is underway, with 3.3 kilometers of new trail, and starting in 2024, the park will have its first fire brigade and its own fire station. Added to this is the circular economy: the biointensive garden produced more than 330 kilograms of food for the hotel’s operations, and glass recycling made it possible to manufacture nearly 2,000 glasses from used bottles.

In the field of education, students from the University of Magallanes are participating as scientific volunteers in the monitoring efforts, while a free environmental education agreement signed in 2025 will welcome between 4,500 and 5,000 schoolchildren from Magallanes over the next ten years.

“Competing in two categories at once confirms that conservation has moved beyond mere rhetoric and has become an integral part of how we operate every day in the park,” explains Josian Yaksic, general manager of Las Torres Patagonia.

“The fact that the vote is public is also important. Anyone can help ensure that Chile and Torres del Paine remain a model of responsible tourism in the region,” he adds.

For Las Torres Patagonia, these nominations reinforce a long-term commitment: to uphold a model of nature-based tourism that preserves the park while making it accessible to visitors, and to maintain Torres del Paine as a global leader in conservation.

How to vote?

To support Las Torres Patagonia at the World Travel Awards:

• Go to www.worldtravelawards.com/vote
• Sign up on the website or log in if you already have an account.
• Select the South America region.
• In the " South America’s Leading Green Hotel" category, vote for Hotel Las Torres Patagonia.
• In the South America’s Responsible Tourism Award category, vote for Hotel Las Torres Patagonia.