Halifax, Nova Scotia: January 15, 2008 – Ingonish Beach’s Keltic Lodge Resort and Spa has been named in the top 500 hotels in the world according to Travel + Leisure magazine. The distinction also ranks the resort as one of the top 15 hotels in Canada. The award comes as part of the sixth annual T+L 500 which pulls the top 500 hotels from the magazine’s annual readers’ survey.
“It’s fantastic to be recognized by Travel + Leisure magazine,” said Guido Kerpel, vice president, Canadian Region with New Castle Hotels & Resorts. “Keltic Lodge is listed alongside some great hotels and resorts so it’s incredibly rewarding that readers have ranked us so highly.”
The Keltic Lodge Resort and Spa is the only one on the list east of Quebec. The magazine’s survey lists the resort’s competitive edge as being the scenery of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park and urges visitors to enjoy the two-hour hike to Middle Head Peninsula.
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About Keltic Lodge Resort and Spa (www.kelticlodge.ca) is one of 31 resorts and hotels New Castle Hotels & Resorts manages in the United States and Canada. The hotel management company consistently ranks in the country’s top 100 hotel management and development companies in hospitality industry trade publications. New Castle celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005. For more information on New Castle Hotels & Resorts, please contact Gerald P. Chase, president, chief operating officer, at (203) 925-8370, or visit the corporate website at www.newcastlehotels.com.
Contact:
Sandie Currie
Area Director of Marketing
Nova Scotia Signature Resorts
902-496-7415