The Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo is named after the 15th edition of the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards, the largest national tourist prize, whose prizes are awarded on 21 September at the Aqualuz Hotel in Tróia.

In the race for the Institution of Education Award, the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo has the company of the University of Aveiro, School of Hospitality and Tourism of Porto, School of Education of Coimbra, School of Technology and Sea of ​​Peniche, Polytechnic Institute from Viana do Castelo, University of Évora and Universidade Lusófona.

The Publituris Travel Awards, already known as the Oscars of Tourism & # 39; in Portugal, are an initiative of the newspaper Publituris, in collaboration with the Hotel Aqualuz Tróia, and have the support of the Regional Tourist Authority of Alentejo and Ribatejo and the municipality of Grândola.