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12 August 2009 - PR-GB.com
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil – August 11th, 2009 – One week before the voting deadline for its South and Central America categories on August 17th 2009, the World Travel Awards, widely recognized in the travel and tourism industry, highlights some of this year`s nominees and their. The featured nominees are the award-winning web-based Travel Company Intelligent Leisure Solutions and Discover.Travel Group that creates unique Personalized Luxury Vacation Packages to South and Central America for individual travelers, groups and incentive clients seeking differentiated travel experiences, the Boutique Hotel Ponta dos Ganchos in Brazil, the Spa Resort and Hotel Las Balsas in Argentina, and the Spa Resort Kurotel in Brazil. Access the official World Travel Awards Newsletter on http://www.discover.travel/mailing/2009/august/worldtravelawards.html .
The World Travel Awards are also referred to as the “Oscars of the Travel Industry” by the Wall Street Journal. Since 1993, the World Travel Awards promote excellence in tourism, awarding travel companies of outstanding quality in several categories and regions worldwide with the glamorous prize. This year, voting is open until August 17th 2009. Votes can be cast on www.worldtravelawards.com/vote. The World Travel Award winners will be announced in a glamorous ceremony in Mexico on September 21st 2009 and in London on November 7th, 2009.
In 2009, Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover.Travel Groups are nominated for the World Travel Awards as South America`s Leading Travel Management Company and Central America`s Leading Travel Agency for the third consecutive year. In 2008, Intelligent Leisure Solutions have won both categories (www.worldtravelawards.com/winners2008-12 and www.worldtravelawards.com/winners2008-7). Additionally, Discover Brazil, part of the Discover.Travel Group, is nominated as South America`s Leading Travel Agency.
Ponta dos Ganchos is Brazil`s most exclusive beach resort, located on a private peninsula, surrounded by a fisherman village on Brazil’s south coast. This romantic getaway with contemporary interiors in just 25 beautiful bungalows that mix comfort and refinement in a rustic style with first class service is nominated as South America`s Leading Boutique Hotel.
Las Balsas Gourmet Hotel & Spa, is a unique Relais & Chateaux located in Villa La Angostura, Patagonia in Argentina with a fabulous and awarded spa centre, exquisite gourmet cuisine and magnificent environment. Its nominations are for South America`s Leading Boutique Hotel and Leading Spa Resort, as well as Argentina`s Leading Boutique Hotel, Leading Resort and Leading Spa Resort.
Kurotel celebrates its 27th anniversary still supporting its mission of helping people to achieve better health and a more fulfilling life. The Longevity Medical Center has become a worldwide reference in its segment by using the latest techniques in predictive and preventive medicine. Kurotel is nominated as Brazil`s and South America`s Leading Spa Resort.
Thousands of votes have already been cast by travel professionals from travel agencies, tour and transport companies and tourism organizations in over 160 countries across the globe to elect the winners of the World Travel Awards, and in the last week before the voting deadline there are significant numbers of votes to still to be expected. Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover.Travel Group count on votes from both its partners who appreciate successful business partnerships and excellent service, and independent institutions which recognize the innovative approach and high quality travel products provided by this travel company, promoting individual luxury travel to South and Central America with positive effects for both the destinations and the traveler.
Graham E. Cooke, founder and president of World Travel Awards explained: "World Travel Awards has become respected worldwide by the global industry because our overall objective is to encourage, educate and inspire travel companies and destinations to transform their performance to a completely new level of supreme excellence. The winners named in the World Travel Awards South America Ceremony will be companies that take a balanced view, concentrating on customer engagement and on-going product innovation, while continuing to scrutinize costs and yield. High performance South American companies will differentiate themselves by being highly focused on their individual customers."
Additionally, individual travelers can participate in the voting. This adds an important component to the award. Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover.Travel Group aim at providing a unique and more than satisfactory travel experience to each of their clients. Who else can better assess the travel company’s performance and service than the traveler? Therefore, Intelligent Leisure Solutions also expect numerous votes from clients who enjoyed their tailor-made travel packages in previous years and currently rely on their excellent advice and personal services for planning their future travels to South and Central America.
“When I decided which Travel Agent to book my travels to Chile with, I relied on the World Travel Awards and booked with Intelligent Leisure Solutions, who is recognized as the current Leading Travel Management Company. This was an excellent choice: I received outstanding service and personal advice throughout the planning of my trip, and during the journey everything went smoothly and the trip was exactly what I had dreamt of. Voting for Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover.Travel Group is my way to recommend them to fellow travelers and help them find their dream journey to South America.” said Ms. Thomas, USA.
For further information on travel destinations, services, hotels and contact with a specialized travel consultant please visit the Discover.Travel Group’s websites www.Discover.Travel, www.DiscoverBrazil.com, www.DiscoverSouthAmerica.Travel and www.DiscoverCentralAmerica.Travel.
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