Cape Town based Giltedge Travel has been singled out as South Africa's Leading Luxury Tour Operator for the second consecutive year at an impressive ceremony held at Soho Square in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
World Travel Awards (www.worldtravelawards.com) serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel, tourism and hospitality industry. The Wall Street Journal describes the awards as the 'Oscars' of the travel industry. 180,000 industry professionals from around the world participated in the voting process for their preferred companies and organisations over the past four months and Giltedge Travel was nominated alongside some of the most respected names in the travel industry for the most sought-after prizes in the tourism world. Other nominees included &Beyond, New Frontiers Tours & Travel, Personal Africa, Trans Africa Safaris and Wilderness Safaris.
Speaking from Cape Town, Giltedge Director, Murray Gardiner comments, "Achieving top spot is a real achievement and to do it two years in a row, is a real testament to a dedicated and hardworking Giltedge team." Giltedge Director, Sean Kritzinger says "It is incredibly humbling to see the motivation within our diverse and extremely knowledgeable group of consultants."
This award comes as the Giltedge Travel group of companies launches a new sports company - Giltedge Golf & Sport and also look to establish a new office in the USA with director and co-owner, Murray Gardiner taking up a post there for a period of 12-months in early October 2011.
Giltedge Travel consists of 5 travel divisions. Giltedge Africa operates primarily with the inbound international market offering innovative itineraries to Southern Africa, East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands to a discerning, upscale clientele. Giltedge DMC is your premier inbound DMC solution for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. Giltedge International is a leading supplier of travel management solutions and leisure travel services in Southern Africa. Giltedge Incentives offers specialist services to South African corporate clients wishing to reward their staff with lifetime travel experiences both in Africa and around the world. Giltedge Golf & Sport incorporates a specialist golf travel business that offers clients the ultimate in luxury travel combined with the opportunity to experience some of Southern Africa’s internationally accredited Championship golf courses. Our sports division offers sports fanatics the opportunity to step backstage and enjoy the worlds legendary sport events from premier viewing locations.
Giltedge Golf & Sport will be attending IGTM in Turkey from 14 – 17 November 2011.
Giltedge Travel: www.giltedgeafrica.com
Giltedge Golf & Sport: www.giltedgegolf.com
