04 December 2009
Celtic Manor Tops Conference Pole Again in 2009
Celtic Manor Resort has emerged from a difficult year for the entire corporate business sector with another top award for the quality of its conference facilities and service.
The five-star resort in South Wales, which will host golf’s prestigious Ryder Cup in 2010, has been voted the UK’s Best Conference Hotel by industry experts for the fourth time in the last five years.
Having picked up Conference & Incentive Travel magazine’s Top UK Conference Hotel prize in 2005, 2007 and 2008, Celtic Manor has now collected the gold award in the same publication’s inaugural Hot List awards for 2009.
A record year for leisure business has helped the resort battle the economic downturn which has hit the corporate events industry, but this latest award shows that Celtic Manor’s reputation remains unaffected as the leading venue for hosting conferences in Great Britain.
With 400 bedrooms in two hotels, a large and versatile convention centre, three championship golf courses, five restaurants, two luxurious spas and health clubs as well as a host of other activities, The Celtic Manor Resort occupies a unique position in the marketplace.
The venue beat off some strong competition for the prize with London’s Riverbank Park Plaza taking the silver award and The Grove in Hertfordshire claiming bronze.
Explaining Celtic Manor’s success, the magazine commented: “Already established as one of the UK’s leading conference properties, it will strengthen these bonds still further when it hosts the Ryder Cup next year on its spanking new Twenty Ten course, designed and built for the biennial event.”
Celtic Manor Business Development Director Jill Manley said: “We are delighted to have once again been voted the UK’s favourite conference hotel.
“It is particularly satisfying that this accolade comes from the readers of Conference & Incentive Travel, many of whom are the executives who plan and arrange conventions for some of the biggest blue chip companies.
“The award is a reflection not only of the excellent facilities at The Celtic Manor Resort but also the dedication to customer service of our entire staff.”
The resort’s convention centre – one of the largest hotel facilities of its kind in Europe – houses the Caernarfon Suite which can seat 1,500 delegates for a keynote lecture or 800 dining guests for a gala dinner. An additional 31 syndicate and meeting rooms with break-out areas can cater for every event from a small meeting around a table to large presentations for hundreds of people.
The venue was also voted Wales’ Leading Hotel and Wales’ Leading Golf Resort at the 2009 World Travel Awards.
The five-star resort in South Wales, which will host golf’s prestigious Ryder Cup in 2010, has been voted the UK’s Best Conference Hotel by industry experts for the fourth time in the last five years.
Having picked up Conference & Incentive Travel magazine’s Top UK Conference Hotel prize in 2005, 2007 and 2008, Celtic Manor has now collected the gold award in the same publication’s inaugural Hot List awards for 2009.
A record year for leisure business has helped the resort battle the economic downturn which has hit the corporate events industry, but this latest award shows that Celtic Manor’s reputation remains unaffected as the leading venue for hosting conferences in Great Britain.
With 400 bedrooms in two hotels, a large and versatile convention centre, three championship golf courses, five restaurants, two luxurious spas and health clubs as well as a host of other activities, The Celtic Manor Resort occupies a unique position in the marketplace.
The venue beat off some strong competition for the prize with London’s Riverbank Park Plaza taking the silver award and The Grove in Hertfordshire claiming bronze.
Explaining Celtic Manor’s success, the magazine commented: “Already established as one of the UK’s leading conference properties, it will strengthen these bonds still further when it hosts the Ryder Cup next year on its spanking new Twenty Ten course, designed and built for the biennial event.”
Celtic Manor Business Development Director Jill Manley said: “We are delighted to have once again been voted the UK’s favourite conference hotel.
“It is particularly satisfying that this accolade comes from the readers of Conference & Incentive Travel, many of whom are the executives who plan and arrange conventions for some of the biggest blue chip companies.
“The award is a reflection not only of the excellent facilities at The Celtic Manor Resort but also the dedication to customer service of our entire staff.”
The resort’s convention centre – one of the largest hotel facilities of its kind in Europe – houses the Caernarfon Suite which can seat 1,500 delegates for a keynote lecture or 800 dining guests for a gala dinner. An additional 31 syndicate and meeting rooms with break-out areas can cater for every event from a small meeting around a table to large presentations for hundreds of people.
The venue was also voted Wales’ Leading Hotel and Wales’ Leading Golf Resort at the 2009 World Travel Awards.
