Readers of leading UK luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller have voted Voyages Longitude 131 and Lizard Island in the top 10 Australasian and South Pacific resorts in their annual survey of the world’s best luxury properties, with Longitude making the Top 100 overall.

According to Voyages’ Executive General Manager Operations Darren Cann, the ratings are testimony to the standing of both properties as two of Australia’s finest luxury resorts.

“The combination of ultimate luxury and spectacular wilderness destinations such as the Rock and Reef is obviously a winner,” he said.

Voyages were the only operator to feature two properties in the Top 10 ‘Best Hotels – Australasia & South Pacific’, with Sails in the Desert Hotel at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort just missing out in 11th place.

“To have 3 individual properties in the top 15 of such a prestigious magazine’s annual awards is fantastic,” said Mr Cann. “What makes this prestigious accolade so special is that it comes from the magazine’s readers: people who had actually stayed at the resort.”

According to Condé Nast Traveller, the ninth annual awards reveal the best the travel world has to offer. Readers use an index of satisfaction with travel facilities and services, scored out of a maximum of 100. Criteria such as value for money and service, amongst others, were used to calculate an average mark which then determined the overall satisfaction percentage.

For more information visit: http://www.cntraveller.com/ReadersAwards/2006/

Editors note:

Voyages is an Australian travel company, providing experience-based holidays in spectacular wilderness locations including the Red Centre, Queensland, the Kimberley and Tasmania.

www.voyages.com.au