Our Services

Award Offering

Established in 2006, World Luxury Hotel Awards is the pinnacle of achievement in the luxury hotel industry offering international recognition as voted by guests, travellers and industry players alike. Over 300 000 international travellers vote each year during a four-week period to select the winners. Luxury hotels have the opportunity to participate in the World Luxury Hotel Awards by entering in hotel categories that showcase their unique selling points and destinations.

Luxury properties of all shapes and sizes participate across 100 different categories. World Luxury Hotel Awards has a spa as well as restaurant division, respectively known as World Luxury Spa Awards and World Luxury Restaurant Awards.

Over 1000 hotels, 400 spas and 300 restaurants participate in the World Luxury Awards association each year. …learn more

The World Luxury Spa and Restaurant Awards are established global organisations providing luxury spas and restaurants with recognition for world class service excellence provided to guests. Awards are presented to luxury spas and restaurants on a country, regional, continent and global basis.

Winners are selected by public vote, providing true recognition that reflects the hard work and dedication exhibited by the staff of all nominees and winners. …learn more

Established in 2019, World Luxury Travel Awards aims to be the pinnacle of achievement for the travel industry, offering international recognition as voted for by guests, travellers and industry players alike. International travellers vote each year, during a four-week period to select the winners. Travel organisations have the opportunity to participate in the World Luxury Travel Awards by entering the awards to highlight and draw attention to their unique selling points with regards to travel destinations, facilities or services offered. …learn more

Why Choose Us

RESPECTED
Lourens International aims to be one of the most respected luxury marketing and management companies in the world.

HAND-PICKED
Our portfolio of hotels will be hand-picked for their exceptional quality, strategic location and their unique selling points

PROFESSIONAL
Our marketing will be professional, highly effective, focused and targeted to produce maximum results.

LEADING
We offer entry into The World Luxury Awards the leading and most prestigious hotel spa and restaurant awards company globally.

Keeping You Informed

  • You will receive monthly call report with requests and comments for you to action.
  • All rate requests received by LI will be handled within 24 hours
  • You will become part of a network in which information is shared, i.e. websites to join, special rates to offer etc.
  • After each show, exhibition or meeting opportunity, we will forward you the list of contacts made / met
  • The marketing director is always available should you have any questions or if you need any assistance when making decisions that you need assistance with
  • A regular visit will be done to your property to make sure that we stay informed as to any changes or new selling points that you might have added to your product.

Group Fees

Once the hotel has confirmed the services required an appropriate fee will be negotiated with the hotel. The fee will include:

1. PR and Marketing as per above points
2. Local representation, within South Africa
3. Contracting
4. Reporting

Other expenses regarding travel arrangements (i.e. air tickets, accommodation and meals while traveling) will be charged separately. Any costs involved at workshops, travel exhibitions and specific hotel events will also be charged accordingly. All these extra costs will be approved by the hotel before the events take place.

An incentive will be introduced to encourage performance, as follows:
Based on the Targeted Budget for the South African market has been established and the services required agreed upon an appropriate fee will be agreed on. Once the Budget has been made then fees will increase accordingly.