The Red Carnation Hotel Collection has just been listed Second Place in this year's Sunday Times “100 Best Companies to Work For.” It is the fourth time Red Carnation Hotels have been included in this prestigious list – in 2012 they entered at number 71, rose swiftly to 26 in 2013, and ranked in eighth last year. This year, Red Carnation Hotels were also presented with an award for “Best Improver.” The results of this esteemed and highly sought-after accolade were announced at an award ceremony at Battersea Evolution in London last week.

The prominent list is compiled annually, and hundreds of companies apply from a giant cross section of industries in the UK. The final list was derived from The Sunday Times survey of employee opinion polls and an evaluation of each organization's key statistics, processes and policies.

With 17 luxury boutique hotels in London, Dorset, Guernsey, Ireland, Geneva, South Africa and Florida, the family-run hotel group is the creation of Beatrice Tollman, Founder and President and "European Hotelier of the Year" in 2012. Tollman has created hotels with a classic British style and elegant décor that offer genuine hospitality and impeccable service. Her ongoing involvement with the front line of her hotels is an inspiration to each member of staff, and she places great importance on investing in her team. She provides staff members with the highest levels of training and nurturing development to ensure employee satisfaction, engagement, and impressive staff retention rate.

“We are truly delighted to be recognized as 'Best Improver' and to be ranked as number two overall in The Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For',” said Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director of The Red Carnation Hotel Collection. “We believe our service proposition is what sets us apart; that is our loyalty program, and clearly it's our people who deliver that. If they're not happy or don't have a clear vision of what the company stands for, it falls down.

“At Red Carnation Hotels, the care, passion and enthusiasm come from the top. We couldn't hope for a more hands-on, thoughtful, and incredibly passionate and interested leader than Beatrice Tollman. The Collection is a reflection of her lifetime of dedication to offering the best to her staff and guests. The drive and inspiration for all of us comes from her.”

About The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection is an award-winning collection of five- and four-star family-run boutique hotels in London, Dorset, Guernsey, Geneva, Palm Beach, South Africa and Ireland. Each property has its own individual character and unique location that reflects the local environment, culture and cuisine. They all share the qualities central to the Red Carnation's ethos that win them so many prestigious awards – splendid luxury, generous hospitality, inventive and traditional cuisine, private art collections, passionate service and loyal staff committed to creating richly rewarding experiences for all their guests.

For more information about The Red Carnation Hotel Collection, please visit us at www.redcarnationhotels.com or email book@rchmail.com.

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About The TreadRight Foundation
At The Red Carnation Hotel Collection and parent company The Travel Corporation, we understand that travel matters; it allows us to explore the world and gain a deeper understanding of each destination, its history and culture, through enriching experiences. We also recognize that it is our responsibility to help protect the places we visit and take care of the world around us.

Created as a joint initiative between The Travel Corporation's family of brands, The TreadRight Foundation is a not-for-profit that works to help ensure the environment and communities we visit remain vibrant and preserved for generations to come. To date, TreadRight has donated more than USD 2.5 million to sustainable tourism projects worldwide. The Red Carnation Hotel Collection is proud to be active founder and supporter of TreadRight's projects and work. Go to www.redcarnationhotels.com/responsibilities/treadright to learn more.

TreadRight's guiding principle is to encourage sustainable tourism development through conservation, leadership and support for communities. We encourage each of our partners to use this principle to guide all of their actions, whether at our regional offices or when taking guests around the world. By providing grants to organizations that encourage sustainability in different destinations, we hope to maintain the natural attractions across the world that defines each unique region. Foundation priorities are set by the Steering Committee, which includes sustainability leaders like Céline Cousteau and Costas Christ.

To learn more about our past and current work at TreadRight, please visit us at TreadRight.org.

Red Carnation Hotels – Because We Care