Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, is honoured to receive a total of 21 World Travel Awards for its hotels in Europe and Africa.
Celebrating its 23rd anniversary this year, the World Travel Awards is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate accolade. The World Travel Awards are voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide. Attended by senior executives from major travel companies, operators, destinations, WTA events are universally respected as providing established, top level networking opportunities, regionally and globally. The brand aims to celebrate those organizations who push the boundaries of industry excellence.
Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO of Rezidor commented: “We are delighted and proud to win 21 awards this year, for our flagship hotels and new properties. We are particularly honoured to receive the recognition of Africa’s Leading New Hotel for our Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper hill, Nairobi, Kenya and Africa’s Leading Conference Hotel for Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa – signalling our commitment to Africa. The World Travel Awards are a testament of the outstanding level of service across frontiers that our hotels provide and the commitment from all of our employees to maintain our industry leading ‘Yes I Can!’ service ethos that allows us to provide unique hospitality to our guests.”
European Winners:
Belgium’s Leading Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels
Bulgaria’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Grand Hotel, Sofia
Denmark’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen
Denmark’s Leading Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen
Estonia’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Sky Hotel, Tallinn
Estonia’s Leading Hotel Suite 2016: Presidential Suite @ Radisson Blu Sky Hotel, Tallinn
Georgia’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi
Georgia’s Leading Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Hotel, Batumi
Iceland’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Saga Hotel, Reykjavik
Jersey’s Leading Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Jersey
Lithuania’s Leading Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, Vilnius
Malta’s Leading Resort 2016: Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands
Romania’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest
Russia’s Leading Hotel Residences 2016: Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
Russia’s Leading Spa Resort 2016: Radisson Blu Paradise Resort & Spa, Sochi
Serbia’s Leading Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel, Belgrade
Slovakia’s Leading Business Hotel 2016: Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel, Bratislava
African Winners:
Africa’s Leading Conference Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Africa’s Leading New Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper hill, Nairobi, Kenya
Gabon’s Leading Hotel: Radisson Blu Okoume Palace Hotel, Libreville
Senegal’s Leading Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar
A full list of winners can be viewed at www.worldtravelawards.com/winners.
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups and includes 1,400 hotels in operation and under development with more than 220,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 115 countries and territories. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes a powerful set of global brands: Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites by CarlsonSM. In most hotels, guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, one of the 2015 – 2016 “Top Three Hotel Rewards Programs” as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 90,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium. For more information, visit www.carlsonrezidor.com and follow on Twitter @carlsonrezidor andlinkedin.com/company/2364.
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