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The Providencia Award recognizes an individual or entity that has made an
exceptional contribution to tourism, Palm Beach County's number one industry.
The tourism industry in Palm Beach County employs more than 78,000 people and
contributes annual revenues of more than $2.8 billion to the local economy. The
Providencia Award is named for the coconut-laden Spanish brigantine that sank
off the shore of Palm Beach in 1878. What was left of the ship's cargo of
coconuts washed ashore and was planted by the local inhabitants inspiring the
name "Palm Beach".
To read a recent press
release announcing new components of the Providencia Awards, please
visit our press room.
For a list of winners and photos from past events,
visit here.
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