{"id":140434,"date":"2025-10-23T11:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/140434\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:42:12","slug":"irish-castle-named-as-europes-leading-luxury-wedding-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/140434\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish castle named as Europe&#8217;s leading luxury wedding resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses from across Ireland&#8217;s tourism industry were celebrated at the 2025 World Travel Awards last night.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place at a glittering gala in Sardinia, Italy, the red-carpet event marked the fourth leg of the WTA&#8217;s Grand Tour 2025 \u2013 a global search for the finest travel and tourism organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1993 to &#8220;acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries&#8221;, the World Travel Awards are a staple in the industry&#8217;s calendar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tpe\" data-embed=\"instagram\" data-id=\"DQIR26KiNaJ\">\n<p>As well as awarding the finest businesses in both Ireland and Northern Ireland, the ceremony spotlighted the Irish establishments that have shone through on a European scale.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Ireland home to Europe&#8217;s leading distillery tour and leading academic tourist attraction, but it has Europe&#8217;s leading luxury wedding resort to its name.<\/p>\n<p>See the full list of winners below.<\/p>\n<p><b>Irish winners in Europe 2025:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe&#8217;s Leading Distillery Tour 2025: Teeling Whiskey Distillery, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Europe&#8217;s Leading Whiskey Distillery Tour 2025: Jameson Midleton Distillery Experience, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Europe&#8217;s Leading Luxury Wedding Resort 2025: Luttrellstown Castle Resort, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Europe&#8217;s Leading Meetings &amp; Conference Centre 2025: The Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Europe&#8217;s Leading Academic Tourist Attraction 2025: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tpe\" data-embed=\"instagram\" data-id=\"DPa4mwiCfL8\">\n<p><b>Ireland 2025:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Boutique Hotel 2025: Castle Leslie Estate<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Business Hotel 2025: The Shelbourne<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Car Rental Company 2025: Hertz<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Destination Management Company 2025: Moloney &amp; Kelly<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Hotel 2025: Inchydoney Island Lodge &amp; Spa<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Hotel Suite 2025: House Presidential Suite @ Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Luxury Hotel 2025: Conrad Dublin<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Online Travel Agency 2025: Click&amp;Go Holidays<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Tour Operator 2025: Finn McCools Tours<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Travel Agency 2025: Abbey Travel<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Travel Management Company 2025: Club Travel<\/li>\n<li>Ireland&#8217;s Leading Whiskey Distillery Tour 2025: Teeling Whiskey Distillery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tpe\" data-embed=\"instagram\" data-id=\"DOETa99jKRM\">\n<p><b>Northern Ireland 2025:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Business Hotel 2025: The Merchant Hotel Belfast<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Car Rental Company 2025: Hertz<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Destination Management Company 2025: Tours of Derry<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Hotel 2025: Titanic Hotel Belfast<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Resort 2025: Galgorm Resort<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Serviced Apartments 2025: Central Belfast Apartments<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Tour Operator 2025: Brack Tours<\/li>\n<li>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Leading Travel Agency 2025: Oasis Travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Businesses from across Ireland&#8217;s tourism industry were celebrated at the 2025 World Travel Awards last night. 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