Singita Game Reserve has picked up three major international travel awards when it was named Best Hotel in the World, Best Small Hotel in the World and Best Hotel in Africa and the Middle East in the US Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2008.

It is the first South African property to have won three times, since the travel awards were introduced 13 years ago. Singita private game lodge took the award in 2004, 2006 and 2008.

These results are from an extensive reader’s survey, the Travel + Leisure winners were announced earlier in the USA on NBC’s Today Show.

Luke Bailes, CEO of Singita Game Reserves said that it was a rare honour and an extraordinary tribute for Singita to be voted their guests’ number one hotel experience world-wide.

“At Singita, which means ‘place of miracles’ in Shangaan, we set out to create an unforgettable safari experience for our guests in a world-class eco-environment of luxury and high design. Winning 3 of the world’s leading travel awards for the third time, serves as a true inspiration for us to continue doing so.”

Winners were selected via a questionnaire developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure magazine, in association with Harris Interactive, which was made available to Travel + Leisure subscribers during the first quarter of this year.

Readers reported where they had travelled worldwide and rated only the destinations, properties, and companies that were relevant to their recent travel experiences.

To view The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards go online to www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest.

Winners will be honoured at a Travel + Leisure awards ceremony in New York City on July 24th.

MORE ABOUT SINGITA

In South Africa Singita Game Reserves consist of five iconic, low-impact, high-end lodges;

Singita Boulders, Singita Ebony and Singita Castleton Camp in the game-rich Sabi Sand Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park, as well as Singita Lebombo and Singita Sweni lodges, situated on a private concession in the Kruger National Park.

Singita has also expanded its ecological footprint in Southern Africa with the recent re-opening of Singita Pamushana Lodge in the Malilangwe Private Wildlife Reserve (South Eastern Zimbabwe).

In addition, Singita Grumeti Reserves’ award-winning operation in East Africa includes three spectacular lodges in Tanzania: Singita Sasakwa Lodge, Singita Faru Faru Lodge and Singita Sabora Tented Camp - situated on the famous migratory route in the Serengeti.

The wonderful Singita Ebony and Boulders; Singita Lebombo and Sweni; Singita Grumeti Reserves Sasakwa Lodge and Singita Pamushana are members of Relais & Chateaux.


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