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Scotland’s Balbirnie House Hotel scoops three international industry awards

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Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 12:07
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The Balbirnie House Hotel in Fife was the recipient of three awards from Haute Grandeur Global Awards Scheme in a ceremony in Thailand on 27 October.

The hotel received the titles of:

  • 2017 Best Function Venue Hotel in Europe
  • 2017 Best Romantic Hotel in Europe
  • 2017 Best Destination Wedding Hotel in Europe

The owners of the hotel – Nicholas and Gaynor Russell – attended the Haute Grandeur awards ceremony last year in Abu Dhabi, where they collected the 2016 award for ‘Europe’s Best Destination Wedding Retreat’.

Nicholas Russell said: ‘It has been an incredible honour for my wife Gaynor and I to represent Balbirnie’s brigade, and Scotland’s amazing hospitality sector. We’re so very proud to be bringing three global awards back to Markinch village, and we dedicate the collection today, to the people who made it happen.

“Our management team, the entire brigade past and present, our many suppliers, and our customers. Congratulations one and all.”

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