A pair of locally owned Seychelles hotels
have again earned nominations in one of the travel industry’s most prestigious
international award programmes.
Denis Private Island and CaranaBeach Hotel
have each been nominated in several categories for the World Luxury Hotel
Awards (WLHA), for which the winners are decided online by voters over a
four-week period beginning 1st July.
Denis Private Island has been nominated for
Luxury Beach Hotel, Luxury Romantic Hotel and Luxury Boutique Retreat, while
the CaranaBeach has been nominated for Best Luxury Beach Hotel, Luxury Coastal
Hotel and Luxury Romantic Hotel, for the Indian Ocean region.
The winners will be announced at the annual
WLHA Gala Awards Ceremony on 12th October at the Arctic TreeHouse
Hotel in Finland.
Established in 2006, the WLHA now tallies
more than 300,000 votes every year from international travellers to select its
winners following the nomination process.
The awards generate positive exposure for
not only individual hotels but also for the destination overall, especially
given the online nature of the voting process, according to Nicole St Ange, the
PR, Branding and Communications manager for both properties.
“We’re hoping to get a big push from within
Seychelles as well as our friends and partners overseas to pitch in with their
votes online,” St Ange said. “It’s a great way to highlight the strengths of
our hotels while increasing our visibility on social media platforms.”
Voting can be accessed at https://buff.ly/2Yomluf to vote for Denis Private Island or https://buff.ly/2FVQrhB to vote for CaranaBeach Hotel.
