LUXURY hotel and spa complex The Malvern Spa has won a major industry award.

The venue in Grovewood Road, Malvern Link, has been recognised in the 2016 Luxury Travel Guide Global Awards, which celebrate "excellence across all sectors of the affluent travel and tourism industry in Europe, The Americas, Asia and Australasia, and Africa and the Middle East ".

General manager Lynsey Kettlewell said: "The Luxury Travel Guide Awards represent the pinnacle of travel and tourism achievement, championing the best in their respective fields. Therefore to come out on top is truly an achievement you should be proud of. I am delighted that The Malvern has been recognised for this award.

"We are an independent small business and it is great that we have been selected above a number of larger competitors around the UK. The hotel is currently undergoing a refurbishment and this can only enhance our position in the market. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and it is great that the whole team have been rewarded with this accolade for their ongoing commitment to this’.

"All winners of the Luxury Travel Guide Awards are subject to the same rigorous assessment criteria, carried out by our in-house professionals. This ensures only the most deserving firms and individuals walk away with one of these prestigious accolades and gain a place in the awards winners’ guide, which will be distributed to more than half a million professional and affluent people around the world. Their readership consists of high net worth individuals, members of the business community comprising of CEO’s, CFO’s, MD’s and directors of national and multi national firms as well as professional individuals."

The Luxury Travel Guide has more than 500,000 registered subscribers for its newsletters and digital publications. The printed publication of the Guides Awards is distributed to 10,000 luxury hotels around the world and it will be available at 23 exclusive Aspire airport lounges across Europe.