World Ski Awards News
Kitzbühel prepares to welcome return of World Ski Awards
The leading figureheads, decision-makers and innovators of the ski industry are heading to the legendary Austrian resort of Kitzbühel for the World Ski Awards 2018.
Ignacio de Saralegui, general manager, Middle East, Natura Bissé
Picking up the title for World’s Best Spa Brand at the World Spa Awards Gala Ceremony 2018, Ignacio de Saralegui, general manager in the Middle East for Natura Bissé, tells Breaking Travel News what the honour means to him and his company.
Sixth annual World Ski Awards issues call for entries
The application process for the sixth annual World Ski Awards – the premier awards programme in ski tourism – is now open. The shortlist of 2018 World Ski Awards finalists will be published on May 28th, ahead of the opening of the crucial 16-week voting window which will run from June 1st.
Val Thorens leads winners at 2017 World Ski Awards
Val Thorens has taken the title of World’s Best Ski Resort at the 2017 World Ski Awards. The legendary French resort - the highest in Europe - was the big winner at ski tourism’s event of the year which took place at the five-star A-ROSA Kitzbühel for the fifth consecutive year, welcoming the elite of the ski hospitality industry to Austria.
Nisade launches new property, Vale Rusutsu, following World Ski Awards triumph
Hokkaido is already famous for its mountain splendour, and the future of the landscape just got rosier. Fresh from victory at the World Ski Awards, Kamori Kanko and Nisade have announced a partnership that will launch a multi-million-dollar makeover of Rusutsu Resort.
Final preparations put in place for fifth annual World Ski Awards
Leaders of the ski industry are arriving in Kitzbühel, Austria, as the final preparations are put in place for the fifth annual World Ski Awards. Ski tourism’s event of the year will be staged at the five star A-ROSA Kitzbühel for the fifth consecutive year from the November 17th-19th.
LEITNER ropeways unveils new Symphony 10 gondola in Val Gardena
Passengers riding the new Piz Seteur ten-passenger lift in Val Gardena will be the first to experience the new Symphony 10 gondola. The location has been selected for the debut of the new top product from LEITNER ropeways, where it will be premièred in the upcoming winter season.
World Ski Awards signs LEITNER as platinum partner
The premier annual forum for celebrating new standards of ski tourism excellence, sharing principles of best practice, and for unrivalled peer-to-peer networking has re-signed LEITNER ropeways – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ropeway systems – as a platinum partner for its fifth annual World Ski Awards.
Rosa Khutor welcomes 800,000 tourists during winter 2017
Rosa Khutor ski resort, located in Sochi, Russia, received over 800,000 tourists during the winter season 2017. The figure makes the resort the most visited in Russia.
Fifth annual World Ski Awards finalists unveiled
World Ski Awards - the only global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in ski tourism - has today announced the finalists for its prestigious 2017 programme.
World Ski Awards to return to A-ROSA Kitzbühel for 2017 Gala Ceremony
World Ski Awards has revealed that the five star A-ROSA Kitzbühel will host its 2017 Gala Ceremony. The most prestigious awards programme in the ski tourism industry will return to the resort for the fifth consecutive year, for three action packed days of unrivalled networking events, dinners and exclusive ski experience activities.
Josef Burger, chief executive, Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel
Josef Burger, chief executive of Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel, talks to Breaking Travel News during preparations for the 2016 World Ski Awards Gala Ceremony. Speaking from the famous starters hut at the top of the Hahnenkamm race course, he tells Breaking Travel News about the significance of the ski season to the destination, how the organisation continues to drive visitor numbers ever higher, and what his hopes are for the winter ahead.