NAANTALI SPA WINS WORLD TRAVEL AWARD

For the second year in a row, the Naantali Spa has won the prestigious award for Finland’s Leading Hotel at the 2020 World Travel Awards. At the awards the Naantali Spa’s new, two-storey theme suites also won the award for Finland’s Best Hotel Suite.

The international World Travel Awards gala was celebrated for the 27th time in 2020. At the “Oscars” of the travel industry, Naantali Spa won two titles, Finland’s Leading Hotel 2020 and Finland’s Leading Hotel Suite 2020. Other hotels nominated for the same categories included Hotel Kämp, Klaus K, Hilton Helsinki Strand and Radisson Blue Seaside Hotel in Helsinki and Snow Village in Lapland. 

The Naantali Spa was also nominated for Finland’s Leading Business Hotel and Europe’s Leading Leisure Resort, representing the Nordics alone among five other resorts from Southern and Eastern Europe.

“Our success this year goes to prove that our determined work with all the renewals and renovations during the past years has paid off. The recognition inspires us to continue onwards, despite the hard times in the travel sector”, comments Joni Hakkarainen, Sales and Marketing Director of Sunborn Saga.

Sunborn Saga CEO Riikka Kuusniemi, expresses her sincere appreciation to not just the voters but the staff – “Without them, the spa would only be an empty shell. It is our staff that creates the unique atmosphere and award-winning customer experience we are so proud of.” 

World Travel Awards 

World Travel Awards was founded in 1993 to celebrate the best of the best in the travel industry. Nowadays it is considered the most prestigious recognition in the world of travel. There are several categories from hotels to travel agents and airlines for which individual travellers and industry professionals can vote.