Birmingham’s Staying Cool at the Rotunda won a Silver Award in the Self Catering Holiday of the Year category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony this week.

The Silver Award is one of the highest accolades in tourism in England. Staying Cool was presented with its Silver Award at a glittering awards ceremony held on 20 May, 2013 at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester.

Staying Cool sees this shortlisting as a defining moment in the history of the serviced apartment sector in the UK. Co-founder and Managing Director Tracey Stephenson said, “I am incredibly proud of our team in Birmingham. This is the first time that a city-centre operator has now won silver in Visit England’s self-catering category, which I think also reflects the growth and status of the sector to the visitor economy in Britain.”

Commenting on the Award James Berresford, VisitEngland’s Chief Executive, said, "The quality of the 320 applications we received this year was extremely high. Winning silver was therefore a considerable achievement. Staying Cool has achieved one of the highest accolades for excellence in tourism.  I warmly congratulate them".

Wendy Halliday, Property Operations Director, The Hoseasons Group, sponsors - as Cottages 4 You - of the Self Catering Holiday of the Year Award said: “As an established company, with over 30 years' experience within the self-catering holiday industry, we are very proud to be this year's Self Catering Holiday of the Year Sponsor. It is a fantastic achievement by Staying Cool to gain their prestigious Award and we look forward to their continued success".

Kim Richards, manager of Staying Cool at the Rotunda, said “We were thrilled to win silver at the Visit England awards. I am immensely proud of the team here in Birmingham as they have all worked so hard for this.”

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For further information please contact:
Janie French
Tel: +44 (0)776 1970964
Email: janie@stayingcool.com