iafrica.com: iafrica.com

16 May 2008 - iafrica.com

Cape Town’s iconic Mount Nelson Hotel outshone its competitors this week by winning two prestigious travel awards.

World Travel Awards Africa : 'Africa’s Leading Hotel'
The world’s top travel and trade industry professionals agree that Mount Nelson Hotel is Africa’s leading hotel. Now in its 15th year, the World Travel Awards is often referred to as ‘the travel industry’s Oscar’s’.

The event culminated in the announcement of the winner of the ‘Best Hotel in Africa’ award.

‘We’re thrilled that the travel and tourism trade has honoured us with this wonderful accolade’ says Nick Seewer, Managing Director of Mount Nelson Hotel and Orient-Express Africa, who accepted the award on behalf of the hotel.
For more information visit www.worldtravelawards.com.

'Best Hotel in Africa/Indian Ocean': Daily Telegraph’s Ultratravel One Hundred Awards 2008
British luxury travellers would prefer to stay at Mount Nelson Hotel. The hotel was voted ‘Best Hotel in Africa/Indian Ocean’ in The Ultratravel One Hundred list.
Ultratravel is a quarterly consumer travel magazine produced by the Daily Telegraph, one of Britain’s leading newspapers. The Ultratravel One Hundred is an annual listing of the luxury travel industry’s top tour operators, hotels, airlines and destinations, as voted for by Daily Telegraph readers. The winners in each category are awarded an ‘ULTRA’ (Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Awards) at a special presentation lunch held at a premier London hotel.

"This award reflects Mount Nelson Hotel’s popularity amongst British travellers, and proves that Cape Town is still one of Africa’s hottest travel destinations," says Pippa Isbell, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Orient-Express Hotels, who accepted the award on behalf of the hotel.

For more information visit www.ultratravel.telegraph.co.uk.

Source: iafrica.com

Translate

English Spanish Portuguese Chinese (Simplified) German French Russian

Find us on

Newsletter

Subscribe to the World Travel Awards newsletter to keep up to date with our latest news.

Our other awards

World Casino Awards World Cruise Awards World Culinary Awards World Golf Awards World MICE Awards World Ski Awards World Spa Awards World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards World Travel Tech Awards