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Swissotel Tallinn received the prestigious award of the World Travel Awards (WTA) in the category Estonia's Leading Hotel second time, the Estonian Convention Bureau reports.

The 20th award ceremony was held in Algarve, Portugal. Swissotel Tallinn received the award in the same category also in 2010, informs LETA.

The World Travel Awards European regional ceremony united senior management and decision makers of Europe's travel and tourism industry to celebrate their achievements. Also referred to as the "Oscars of the travel and tourism industry" by the Wall Street Journal, the World Travel Awards was founded in 1993 and is recognized globally as the foremost recognition of excellence in product and service worldwide.

"Being recognized by the World Travel Awards in this way confirms our company slogan, a passion for perfection, which is based on our warm Swiss hospitality combined with quality, efficiency and reliability", says Bart Westerhout, General Manager of the outstanding property.

"It is pleasing that the Swissotel Tallinn, which is representing Swissotel in this extraordinary destination, has within a few years established a reputation to earn this prestigious award," Westerhout said.

Swissotel Tallinn is a luxury hotel with 238 guestrooms and suites set amidst the business district of Tallinn, boasting unrivalled postcard panoramic views across the UNESCO listed Old Town and the Baltic Sea.