Palazzo scoops awards

MONTECASINO HOTEL PAYS OFF BIG TIME FOR GUESTS Accommodation in Fourways, Johannesburg wins four more accolades.

Tsogo Sun’s opulent and stylish Palazzo hotel at Montecasino, already the recipient of a range of industry and consumer awards `(www.tsogosun. com/the-palazzo-hotel/newsand-awards), has been presented with four major awards in recent months – by the Lilizela, Business Traveller Africa, World Travel, and World Luxury Hotel bodies.

At the South African Lilizela Tourism Awards on October 29, the Palazzo was presented with the Regional Service Excellence – Accommodation Award in the Hotel sub-category. Lilizela says the accommodation awards are designed to encourage and motivate hotels to offer the best possible service, facilities, and product, and to celebrate excellence, creativity, and innovation.

It was also voted Best for the Business Traveller in this year’s Business Traveler Africa Awards by a board of experienced travel professionals.

On the global scene, the Palazzo won Africa’s Leading Casino Resort in the World Travel Awards, which acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

The 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards – which will be officially announced on December 2 in Switzerland – has sent a preliminary notification that the Palazzo is a winner. The category details will be revealed on December 2.

Linda Reddy, GM of the Palazzo, is delighted at the awards, “This incredible recognition from so many sectors of our industry is extremely encouraging for all of us at the Palazzo, who constantly strive to exceed our guests’ every expectation. We pride ourselves on setting benchmarks in the industry, and by no means will we rest on our well-earned laurels; we will maintain and even improve our excellent track record as the best hotel for business and leisure travellers."