A Gift For All Seasons and Reasons - New Gift Experience Vouchers For The Red Carnation Hotel Collections

    LONDON, ENGLAND, June 23, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Red Carnation, the luxury collection of five and four star family-run boutique hotels, today launches their new Gift Experience Vouchers program to solve the dilemma of gift purchases with a range of over 100 gift ideas for friends, colleagues and loved ones.

Shopping to spoil a loved one or to thank or reward a partner, friend or colleague can be a difficult task, therefore the Red Carnation Gift Experience Vouchers make the perfect gift. Lucky recipients can celebrate and indulge themselves in luxurious surroundings, creating special and unique moments to last a lifetime at any one of their thirteen five and four star family-run boutique hotels around the globe.

Red Carnation Gift Experience Vouchers are ideal for birthday gifts for him, for her, for kids, for individuals, for couples, for families, for anniversaries and even a wedding present. Guests can choose from a tempting selection of experiences such as food and wine discovery evenings at one of the "Best Hotels For Food" by Conde Nast Traveller magazine with one of the world's finest Sommeliers or Traditional Afternoon teas at the winner of the "Award for Excellence" for outstanding Afternoon tea by the Tea Guild. If you are looking to impress, then a relaxing and rejuvenating wellness break in South Africa at Travel + Leisure magazine's "Best Hotel in the World" or a romantic getaway for two in London's No.1 "Best Places to Stay in the World" by Conde Nast Traveller is a sure winner! For those who are still a little undecided on which experience to select, monetary vouchers in four different currencies can be purchased to spend on food, beverage or overnight accommodation when visiting any of the hotels.

Purchased online or at all the hotels, Experience Vouchers are beautifully presented with a personalised voucher and brochure wallet which can be sent directly to the recipient by post, email or can be purchased within the hotels.

Described as an 'innovative voucher scheme' by The Telegraph, June 2008, SK Chase are leaders in providing their online gift voucher application and fulfilment service to luxury hotels and resorts in the UK and Europe. Their web-based application that is masked to mirror hotel websites means the visitors experience is seamless. Visitors can easily view and purchase a range of gifts experiences, which can be dispatched to their recipients in a few clicks, anywhere in the world.

Alexandra Withers, Director of Marketing for Red Carnation Hotels says, "The SK Chase web-based gift voucher system is incredibly flexible to administer and more importantly, very easy to use for the customer. We're increasingly asked to arrange gift vouchers for guests, therefore this new system which features over 100 experiences at all of our thirteen hotels allows us to sell the perfect gift of elegant luxury, personalised service and only the very best of everything at Red Carnation. We're delighted with the system and look forward to adding more experiences for our guests to enjoy in the future."

RED CARNATION is a boutique collection of five and four star family run luxury hotels.

LONDON: The Milestone Hotel near Kensington Palace;
The 41 Hotel by Buckingham Palace's Royal Mews;
The Egerton House Hotel in Knightsbridge;
The Rubens at the Palace Hotel opposite Buckingham Palace;
The Montague on the Gardens Hotel adjacent to the British Museum;
The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel in the heart of Mayfair
DORSET:Summer Lodge Country House Hotel Restaurant & Spa, Evershot
GUERNSEY: The Old Government House Hotel & Spa Channel Islands
GENEVA: Hotel d'Angleterre, overlooking Lake Geneva, Switzerland
PALM BEACH: The Chesterfield Palm Beach Hotel Florida
SOUTH AFRICA: The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town, Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat, in the heart of the Cederberg Mountains in the Western Cape; The Oyster Box, Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu Natal

NOTES TO EDITOR
- The Red Carnation Gift Experience vouchers include overnight stays, wining and dining discovery evenings and wellness packages.
- Experiences are available at all thirteen hotels within the Red Carnation Hotel Collection throughout the year and are subject to availability at the time of booking.
- Please visit www.redcarnationhotels.com/offers-and-gifts/gift-vouchers for more details.

ABOUT THE RED CARNATION HOTEL COLLECTION
Red Carnation is an award-winning collection of thirteen five and four star family-run boutique hotels. Each distinguished by an absolute commitment to attentive service and the comfort of every guest, located in some of the world's most popular destinations. Red Carnation Hotels are regarded as some of the world's finest with accolades including "Best Hotel in the British Isles" in the Conde Nast Traveler magazine's 21st Annual Readers' Choice Awards and "Best Hotel in the World" in the 2009 US Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.
View a complete list of Awards and Accolades for The Red Carnation Hotel Collection.

ABOUT SK CHASE
Launched in 2004, SK Chase provides a unique online gift voucher application and fulfilment service to luxury hotels throughout the UK. The business is steadily expanding and now provides it's service to over 260 hotels in the UK.
Media enquiries to Kaye Taylor, SK Chase - [email protected] / +44 (0)7786 062 300.

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