The Palace of the lost City at Sun City,
Hotel and gaming group Sun International received the prestigious award for South African Chain of the Year at the 2015 Expedia Awards staged at the Indaba tourism trade exhibition in Durban on Sunday, 10 May 2015.
Sun International also won the award for Africa Travel Campaign of the Year and its exquisite The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in the North West Province was ranked as the Top Room Night Producer: Inland.
The Expedia Inc is one of the world’s largest travel companies with an extensive brand portfolio that includes leading online travel brands, such as Expedia.com – a leading full service online travel agency with localised sites in 31 countries, and Hotels.com – the hotel specialist with localised sites in more than 60 countries.
The Expedia Awards are based on stayed production between April 2014 and March 2015, and serve to recognise and honour partners that have excelled on the Expedia Inc and Hotels.com platforms in a variety of categories.
“Sun International is honoured to receive the award for the top hotel chain in South Africa in this year’s Expedia Awards. South Africa’s hospitality industry is competitive with a diverse choice of quality hotels and destinations to choose from, many of which enjoy a presence on Expedia’s online booking platforms.
“We look forward to working with Expedia to notch-up our hotels in Johannesburg and Cape Town as top destination producers,” says Anton Van Wyk, Revenue Manager of Sun International.
“The awards allow us to celebrate those partners who have shared their own challenges and allowed Expedia to assist them to reach the coveted international traveller through its innovative marketing solutions, and drive growth. We congratulate Sun International on achieving three awards in this year’s awards programme,” adds Ross Kata, Expedia Inc’s Area Manager.
