Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #40
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ELITE TRAVEL TRENDS<br />
<strong>Hotel</strong> & <strong>Tourism</strong><br />
<strong>SMARTreport</strong> <strong>#40</strong><br />
2018 Autumn Edition 25<br />
Adare Manor<br />
WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO…<br />
Adare Manor, Limerick, Ireland wins Virtuoso “best of best” award<br />
The 2018 Virtuoso Best of the Best award winners were honoured<br />
at the 30 th annual Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas in August.<br />
The most coveted prize – “<strong>Hotel</strong> of the Year” – went to Adare<br />
Manor, Limerick, Ireland.<br />
OTHER PRIZE-WINNERS<br />
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN<br />
The Silo <strong>Hotel</strong>, Cape Town, South Africa<br />
Commenting on the award, Adare<br />
Manor’s CEO, Colm Hannon said: “This<br />
award gives us great encouragement<br />
in the product and quality of guest<br />
service that we have created and reenforces<br />
our ongoing commitment to<br />
continuous improvement in reaching<br />
our vision of ‘Beyond Everything’.”<br />
Adare Manor reopened last November<br />
after an extensive restoration,<br />
refurbishment and expansion<br />
programme over 21 months. The<br />
resort has been meticulously restored<br />
to its former splendour, and with<br />
the addition of the very best of the<br />
newly designed features, ensures that<br />
Adare Manor can be experienced and<br />
enjoyed now for generations to come.<br />
The newly designed luxury resort now<br />
features a new 42-bedroom wing,<br />
bringing the total number to 104<br />
bedrooms. Adare Manor recently<br />
opened its newly rebuilt, redesigned<br />
and remodeled golf course, which<br />
was led by world-renowned golf<br />
course architect Tom Fazio and is<br />
fast becoming regarded among the<br />
top golfing resorts in Europe and<br />
worldwide.<br />
Virtuoso’s voting public included<br />
its 1,000-plus travel agency members<br />
and their 17,500 professional<br />
travel advisors from 50 countries.<br />
“This year’s Best of the Best winners<br />
are a beautifully diverse group with<br />
worldwide appeal, showcasing<br />
hotels that are historic and<br />
contemporary, small and large,<br />
and boutique properties alongside<br />
well-known luxury brands,” said<br />
Albert Herrera, Senior Vice President<br />
of Global Product Partnerships for<br />
Virtuoso. “These properties set<br />
a standard of the highest quality for<br />
the entire Virtuoso portfolio with their<br />
commitment to innovating constantly<br />
to improve the guest experience. We<br />
are proud to call these world’s-finest<br />
properties our own and are inspired<br />
by their creativity in breaking new<br />
ground for the luxury hospitality<br />
industry”<br />
BEST DINING EXPERIENCE<br />
Meadowood Napa Valley - The Restaurant,<br />
St. Helena, California, U.S.<br />
BEST BAR<br />
Brown’s <strong>Hotel</strong>, A Rocco Forte <strong>Hotel</strong> –<br />
The Donovan Bar, London, U.K.<br />
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LEADERSHIP<br />
Six Senses Douro Valley – Lamego, Portugal<br />
BEST FAMILY PROGRAM<br />
The Ranch at Rock Creek – Philipsburg,<br />
Montana<br />
BEST WELLNESS PROGRAM<br />
BodyHoliday Saint Lucia – Castries, St. Lucia<br />
BEST VIRTUOSO NEWCOMER<br />
Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood <strong>Hotel</strong><br />
– Paris, France<br />
BEST VIRTUOSO HOTEL AMBASSADOR<br />
Andrea Filippi, Belmond<br />
HOTELIER OF THE YEAR<br />
Patrizio Cipollini, Four Seasons <strong>Hotel</strong> Firenze,<br />
Florence, Italy
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