Following are a selection of articles and awards which may be of interest when arranging your visit to Claremont Country Estate.

Claremont is New Zealand's only 2008 Grand Award winner in the prestigious Andrew Harper Hideaway Report and was also been nominated twice in the 2007 World Travel Awards for "Australasia's Leading Boutique Resort" and "New Zealand's Leading luxury Lodge".

World Travel Awards Nominee 2009
Claremont Country Estate has been nominated twice in the 2009 World Travel Awards as NZ’s Leading Luxury Lodge and Australasia’s leading Boutique Resort

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "Travel industry's equivalent to the Oscar's", the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and most prestigious awards program in the global travel industry. World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. With thousands of votes cast by travel professionals from 167,000 travel agencies in over 160 countries across the globe, winning a World Travel Award has become one of the highest accolades a travel product can receive.

Nomination are based on the previous year's voting and recommendations made by travel, tourism & hospitality industry professionals. All the nominations can now be viewed on the World Travel website, and are also publicized through the online daily publication Breaking Travel News.

NZ's Only 2008 Andrew Harper Grand Award Winner
Andrew Harper is America’s best known travel writer and for 30 years has been publishing the prestigious Andrew Harper Hideaway Report circulated to discerning travelers by subscription only. Unlike many journalists he travels incognito under an assumed name and pays his own way so he is able to evaluate the guest experience from a truly objective viewpoint.

To feature in the Andrew Harper Hideaway Report is an accolade in itself. To be nominated an Andrew Harper Grand Award winner in any country is a rare privilege and in NZ previous Grand Award Winners have included a select few including iconic Lodges such as Huka Lodge, Blanket Bay, Kauri Cliffs.

Articles:

Air New Zealand Magazine - KiaOra

World Magazine

Avenues Magazine - cover >.....part 1 > ....part 2 >

Andrew Harper Hideaway Report

American Express - the Ultimate To Do List

Angler's Passport Adventure Blog

Greening Waipara Newsletter

Toowoomba Chronical