Europe’s finest travel destinations, methods of transportation and various other travel and tourism industry features have been unveiled at the World Travel Awards.
Ireland and Northern Ireland took home a clutch of prestigious gongs at the 25th annual edition of the awards, which took place in Athens, Greece on Saturday night.
Adare Manor in Limerick, a popular awards contender, was crowned Ireland’s Leading Hotel for 2018, while Dublin’s Sandymount Hotel took home Europe’s Leading Green Hotel award.
Elsewhere, the Shelbourne Hotel was named Ireland’s Leading Business Hotel, with Dromoland Castle in County Clare recognised as Ireland’s Leading Boutique Hotel.
Back in the capital, the Conrad Dublin received the honour of Ireland’s Leading Luxury Hotel, with its Presidential Suite also singled out as best in its class.
In Northern Ireland, the Titanic Hotel in Belfast was named as the overall Leading Hotel, while the Radisson Blu in Belfast was honoured as Leading Business Hotel for 2018.
Other related awards saw Norwegian pip both Ryanair and Aer Lingus to the title of Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline, a feat which saw the airline scoop the award for the fourth year in a row, while the Jameson Distillery on Bow Street in Dublin was named Europe’s Leading Distillery Tour.
You can read the full list of winners in the Europe section of the World Travel Awards here.
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