This announcement came at the WTA Grand Final Gala Ceremony held on 12 January, concluded a year-long search for the very best in travel and tourism in the world and featured the winners from WTA’s regional heats competing head-to-head.

The Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas and Spa was named Africa’s leading boutique hotel, South Africa’s leading boutique hotel and Africa’s leading suite at last year’s World Travel Awards Africa in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

“Words cannot express the pride I feel right now,” says Saxon managing director, George Cohen. “Like the rest of the industry globally, we have had a very challenging year in 2011, but despite this, we have managed to keep our guests happy and our standards world-class. We look forward to continuing this service excellence into 2012 and beyond.”