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World Travel Awards Winners Announced

Hotel Booking Hundreds gathered for a glittering event held at the world-renowned Plaza Hotel in New York City for the prestigious 10th Annual World Travel Awards Ceremony.

- Choice Hotels International, Inc. ( CHH) today announced that 14 properties have received honors as the 2007 Inn of the Year award winning hotels. The awards were announced at the company's 53rd annual convention in Orlando, Florida. this year's winners represent the 'best of the best' in the areas of guest satisfaction and brand performance in a worldwide system of over 5, 400 hotels.

Travel Agency During an evening full of surprises, comedy and entertainment, the audience enjoyed an exquisite gala dinner, with lively performances from compere, actor and comic, Louise Pitre and Sam Moore & the John O Hurley, to name but a few. Guests danced until dawn.

"Being recognized as the best really validates all the hard work and creativity we have put into this program, " said Gregory Brown, vice president, Choice Privileges for Choice Hotels. The prestigious Freddie Awards are announced each year by Randy Peterson, publisher of Inside Flyer magazine. This year's award winners were announced at the Freddie Awards ceremony held on April 26, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia. Each year frequent travelers around the world voted for their favorite airline, hotel and credit card loyalty programs.

Cheap Hotel Industry giants gathering to celebrate the success of being the very best were joined by Mayor Bloomberg, "Butch Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts International and Barbados Minister for Tourism, Hon Noel Lynch. And many hundreds of thousands worldwide watched the ceremony on the exclusive webcast.

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Flight Booking The online voting system at www.worldtravelawards.com has once again enabled 160 000 travel agencies worldwide the opportunity to let the world know who they think are the WORLDS BEST in the Travel Industry, further enhancing the value of the World Travel Awards as the professionals choice.

April 13, 2007 @ 51 pm Alcuin Society book design awards by Richard Davies () Last weekend, the Alcuin Society announced the winners of its annual 25th Awards For Excellence in Book Design in Canada.}The judges selected 34 winning books from more than 250}entries from almost 100 publishers in nine provinces. } The Alcuin Society just across the Georgia Strait from us, here in Victoria on Vancouver Island. profit society, it is devoted to the support and appreciation of fine books.

Travel Agent There were numerous awards presented and winners of these accolades included the following Spa Resorts, which are as follows:

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Hotel Chicago * Le Meridien Limassol Spa & Resort - World`s Leading Spa Resort
* Forte Village, Sardinia - Europe`s Leading Spa Resort
* The Residence, Tunis - Africa`s Leading Spa Resort
* Amanpuri, Phuket Asias Leading Spa Resort
* Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast Australia Australasia Leading Spa Resort
* The BodyHoliday at LeSPORT, St. Lucia - Caribbeans Leading Spa Resort
* Casa del Mar Golf Resort & Spa, Cabo - Central & Latin Americas Leading Spa Resort
* Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives - Indian Oceans Leading Spa Resort
* Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai - Middle Easts Leading Spa Resort
* Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai - North Americas Leading Spa Resort
* Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, Uruguay - South Americas Leading Spa Resort
(For a complete list of winners, see WTA website)

Online Booking Host of this year event, Mayor Bloomberg commented, Were delighted to host this prestigious ceremony. I congratulate all of tonights winners for their tremendous efforts on behalf of travel and tourism. The Mayor pointed out the vital role that tourism plays in New York City and cities around the world and stressed that it is important that we recognize the very best the industry has to offer.

Travel Health Insurance The World Travel Awards was conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the worlds travel and tourism industry. Now in its ninth year, travel professionals and discerning travellers have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the very best endorsement that a travel product could hope to receive.

Hotel Reservation The World Travel Awards is highly regarded and established as a forum that brings together all areas of travel and tourism in recognition of achievements. The event also provides formal and informal networking opportunities for leading decision makers and business professionals in the travel industry.

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