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Loveholidays inaugural partner appreciation awards dinner took place last night at the London Marriott Hotel. The night opened with CEO Donat Retif opening the night with startling growth figures and projections for the business. With over 300 guests in attendance the atmosphere was electric as guests gushed about their partnership with the now iconic brand. Clem Walsh told ITTN “It was great to get the opportunity to thank our Irish & International partners at the inaugural Loveholidays Partner Appreciation Awards dinner in London last night. The guest list included a wide range of leading tourist offices, hotel partners, bed banks, airlines & transfer companies. Key Irish Partners present included Ryanair, Aer Lingus & Bookabed” Winners were awarded in 4 distinct categories – Hotel Beds and DMC’S Airlines and Flights Transfers and Ancillaries Tourist Boards The company used the ceremony to launch its Most Loved Hotel Awards, recognising the hotels its customers love the most, based on genuine reviews from over 215,000 holidaymakers over the last 12 months. Customers were asked to rate hotels on a variety of quality factors – covering facilities, cleanliness, food and drink, location, staff, location, expectations and value for money, with each hotel given an average score out of five. The honoured hotels represent those that consistently create outstanding and memorable experiences for loveholidays’ customers. The awards were presented across two categories of distinction: The Most Loved in Destination honoured over 1,000 hotels across 40 destinations, representative of the top two percent in the OTA’s portfolio. The exclusive Most Loved Worldwide accolade recognised 275 properties that achieved a near-perfect customer rating of 4.5 out of 5 or higher. This remarkable achievement places them among the elite top 0.6% of all hotels that loveholidays sells worldwide. These properties will benefit from enhanced visibility on loveholidays’ platform, thanks to a new ‘Most Loved’ filter enabling loveholidays customers to search specifically for recognised hotels. Special Recognition Awards were also presented to 38 partners on the night, including flight, ancillary and transfer suppliers, in recognition of their invaluable contributions to their joint success with loveholidays. Donat Rétif, Chief Executive Officer at loveholidays, commented, “Our inaugural Partner Appreciation Awards recognise the fundamental role our partners play in ensuring our customers have holiday experiences they love. Working collaboratively with our hotels and airlines, we’ve expanded our offering to over 50,000 properties and flights from 140 carriers whilst maintaining the quality standards our customers expect. “A huge congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for your continued support. We look forward to continuing to trailblaze the travel industry alongside you all.” The online travel agent has significantly scaled its city break and long haul offering whilst doubling down on growing its core short haul beach product. In June, loveholidays entered its fifth market, The Netherlands, as part of its continued expansion strategy. The full list of special recognition award winners can be found below. Virgin Atlantic Transfers and ancillaries Rush Insurance Holiday Extras Tourist boards Accommodation Domes Resorts Hotel Brain Hotels & Resorts Grecotel – Hotels & Resorts To Live White Olive Hotels Atrium Hotels And Resorts Lindos Hotels Rodos Palace Hotel Mar-Bella Collection Minos Imperial Luxury Beach Resort & Spa Kanika Hotels & Resorts Sun International For Tourism Delta Wings Leisure Summertimes Melia Hotels International Barcelo Hotel Group Iberostar Hotels & Resorts Bluesea Hotels Hyatt Inclusive Collection LATAM Hoteles Lopez Servatur Hotels & Resorts MGM Muthu Hotels Congratulations to all the winners from ITTN!
