Often referred to as ‘The Oscars’ of the travel industry, the World Travel Awards are globally recognised and are considered to be the highest achievement in the travel industry.

Adriatic Luxury Hotels’ Dubrovnik Palace Hotel was acknowledged with one of the most prestigious accolades, ‘Europe’s Leading Resort’ in the 2011 awards reinforcing the hotels leading position on Europe’s luxury tourism map.

Rade Malobabic, general manager at the Dubrovnik Palace Hotel, is immensely honoure.

He said: “This award would not be possible without the continuous efforts of our team who constantly strive to create memorable experiences for our guests, whose wishes and needs are our top priority.”

Dubrovnik Palace Hotel is a luxury five star resort, set directly on the water edge, in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The hotel creates a benchmark for luxury and sophistication in the region, often visited by numerous celebrities and royals.