BellaTerra Travel wins France Best Website Award

San Francisco, CA, October 29, 2008 – BellaTerra Travel won the “Best Website Award” on October 27, at the annual French Affairs convention, organized by Maison de la France.
 
French Affairs took place October 26 to October 28 near Chicago, Illinois to unite US tour operators selling France as a destination and French suppliers. The event included an awards ceremony on Sunday night to acknowledge the accomplishments of the best tour operators selling France, with several different categories including “Best Website.”
 
BellaTerra Travel, a boutique tour operator competing for the prize against big names such as Air France Holidays, was honored with “Best Website award” for its outstanding Internet presentation and travel offers to France. The San Francisco-based company, run by a total of four partners, was one of the four tour operators nominated for the award, among 115 present at the event. “This is a very special honor, and a big accomplishment especially for such a small company as BellaTerra,” says Celia Coene, Director of Products. “We believe that a website should have as much information as possible for an important decision such as choosing a vacation. Our designers worked very hard to make BellaTerraTravel.com the best site on the internet for planning a trip to France, and we are thrilled that Maison de la France agreed.”
 
The award was based on criteria such as user-friendliness, quality of pictures and design, interactivity, quality of the information and diversity of the offerings.
 
BellaTerra Travel offers custom trips to France and themed hosted vacations to individuals and travel agents. “We focus on bringing French authenticity to our clients by putting together typical stays that include boutique hotels and activities that get our clients to meet real French people,” says Beth Reid, Director of Marketing. “We want our customers to get the most genuine experience as well as personalized service.”
 
For more information, contact:
Célia Coene, Director of Products
BellaTerra Travel
4104 24th Street, #406
San Francisco, CA 94114
510-384-4678
http://www.bellaterratravel.com
 
You can also find more information on BellaTerra Travel or the travel industry in general on Célia's blog.