ZAP WANDERLUST: A Note from the Team & Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers' Choice Awards

At a time when so many variables in our lives are uncertain, our love for travel is not. And if you’ve been following along with Zapwater’s evolution and clients throughout the years, we’ll assume that travel holds a special place in your heart, too.   

The past few weeks have changed how we operate as an agency. Aside from the transition to working from home, getting accustomed to Zoom, and enlisting our pets as co-workers, we took a pause on our social pages and blog. A pause that was much needed. As an agency that works with countless travel, hospitality, destination and consumer brands, our team has never worked quicker to ensure messages of hope, inspiration and understanding were at the forefront of how our valued clients are approaching the current situation.   

And while we all continue through this new normal, we want to get back to discussing something that inspires us personally—travel. Travel invigorates us. Shows us the rich diversity of cultures near and far and allows us to bring that sense of wonder and creativity to our own campaigns. In the midst of all the developments around this world pandemic, Condé Nast Traveler launched one of our favorite social media campaigns— #StillATraveler – a declaration of love for travel and a promise to get back on the road, in the air, or on the sea when the time is right. 

Throughout the next few weeks, we hope you’ll join us as we bring some of that spirit back to our pages. We’ll share how our clients are inviting you to their destinations and providing you with cultural experiences that can be easily explored from home. 

 Until you can embark on your next trip, we also hope you’ll join us in celebrating the destinations and resorts that may have been a part of your travels in years past. Several of Zapwater’s clients are nominated for the Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards. We hope you’ll consider voting by visiting: https://bit.ly/ZAPCNTVoting2020

 The complete list of Zapwater clients (as well as the categories) included this year are: 

• The Bristol Panama (Hotels & Resorts, Panama)

• The Buenaventura Golf & Beach Resort (Hotels & Resorts, Panama)

• Cayo Espanto (Hotels & Resorts, Belize)

• Coco Bodu Hithi (Hotels & Resorts, Maldives)

• Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu (Hotels & Resorts, Maldives)

• Fairmont Mayakoba (Hotels & Resorts, Quintana Roo/Mexico)

• Finnair (Airlines)

• Frangipani Beach Resort (Hotels & Resorts, Anguilla)

• Grenada (Countries and Islands, Grenada)

• Harbour Village Beach Club (Hotels & Resorts, Bonaire)

• Hawks Cay Resort (Hotels & Resorts, Duck Key/Florida)

• Hotel Zachary (Hotels & Resorts, Chicago)

• The Kinney Venice Beach (Hotels & Resorts, Los Angeles)

• Mount Cinnamon (Hotels & Resorts, St. George’s/Grenada)

• Ocean Club West (Hotels & Resorts, Grace Bay/Turks & Caicos)

• The Santa Maria (Hotels & Resorts, Panama)

• Swissotel Chicago (Hotels & Resorts, Chicago)

• Tourisme Montreal (Cities, Montreal)

• Visit Finland (Countries, Finland)

• Visit Maldives (Countries and Islands, Maldives)

• Winnipeg/Travel Manitoba (Cities, Winnipeg)

Please note, if you should want to support any of our clients, voting takes place through June 30. Each month of voting, there will be a new travel-related prize randomly given out to someone who participates on behalf of Condé Nast Traveler.

Thank you for continuing to support Zapwater and our clients as we all collectively navigate the times. We wish you all nothing but health and wellness, and safe travels ahead.

- The Zapwater Team