In 2015 Rethymno was awarded with the Choice Destination Award from TripAdvisor.TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the results of its 2015 Travellers’ Choice Destinations Awards, honoring the top destinations in the world, which are Europe and Greece as decided by millions of travelers.

Bike Friendly Destination, a network of certified cities  and businesses that provide to locals and visitors cyclyng infrastrure to discover the nature, culture, and architecture  on the wheels of a bike.

Rethymno was given the prize of the Best City Awards 2016 - Livable City- for its efforts to combine its major cultural events with sustainable tourism development.

Rethymno with its 18 sites awarded with Blue Flag certifications representing one of the most important destinations for beach tourism. The Blue Flag award is given out by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN) to beaches that meet EU standards in water quality, information provision, safety, and beach management.

In 2013 the EUROPEAN ENERGY AWARD was granted to the Municipality of Rethymno for its applied policies in energy saving and climate protection.

The Municipality of Rethymno was awarded by TUI with the Blue Award for its excellent performance generating the most satisfied customers in the category Environment Summer 2009.

Modern as well as past Cretans are responsible about water consumption. Only in Rethymnon do the hoteliers in the region submit over 24 Green Keys – this demonstrates, among other things, their respect and proper management ofboth the environment and the drinking water.

GREEK TRAVEL AWARDS is the first important initiative for the international promotion and rewarding of Greek tourist businesses and destinations in the Scandinavian market. The voting procedure provided for 50% of the votes from the public (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) and the remaining 50% from the jury members.