Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group scooped four awards at the World Travel Awards Africa Gala Ceremony, which took place on 10 October at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda

In the hotel category, Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre kigali scooped three awards, being named Africa’s Leading Conference Hotel, Africa’s Leading New Hotel and Rwanda’s Leading Conference Hotel.

Another Carlson Rezidor African gem, Radisson Blu Okoume Palace Hotel, Libreville received their country’s hotel award and was named Gabon’s Leading Hotel.

This year’s World Travel Awards Africa Gala Ceremony took place concurrently with the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Kigali, Rwanda.

World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

The international event is the continent’s most prestigious travel and tourism event of the year, bringing together the leading figure heads and VIPs from across Africa.

World Travel Awards is voted by travel and tourism professionals and business and leisure consumers worldwide, and these accolades recognise the commitment to excellence which the hotels have demonstrated in the last twelve months.

The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the most dynamic hotel companies in the world, and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. The group has a portfolio of 480 hotels, with over 106,000 rooms in operation or under development in over 80.