SCEPTRE TOURS NAMED "BEST OVERALL PROVIDER OF OUTSTANDING TRAVEL DEALS"

Sceptre Tours was named "Best Overall Provider of Outstanding Travel Deals – North America" at the 2010 TravelZoo Awards this past month. Sceptre Tours took home the top honor in their category, beating out competitors including Friendly Planet Travel, Gate 1 Travel, go-today.com, and smarTours. This is the third nomination for Sceptre Tours and their second consecutive win. In 2009, Sceptre Tours won as the "Best Overall Provider of Vacation Deals to Europe or Asia." The "Tzoo" Awards, from the largest publisher of online travel deals, celebrate the companies behind the best travel and entertainment deals of the of year.

According to Ciaran Barry, Director of Marketing and Promotions at Sceptre Tours, "Our philosophy has always been to provide travelers an incredible vacation experience, at the best value wit h first-rate customer service and this year's award is the ultimate stamp of approval that we are doing it right. After undergoing TravelZoo's stringent evaluation process of over 80,000 offers this year to be recognized as providing deals that are the 'best of the best' is a great honor and shows that we are consistently improving on the great deals we offer." Only 17 companies took home a Tzoo Award.

In announcing the winners, Shirley Tafoya, President, TravelZoo North America noted, "Over the past 12 months, these companies consistently passed TravelZoo's strict deal qualification process by providing the most exceptional deals week after week. Their deals enticed millions of people to take trips they may not have originally considered."

To determine the Travelzoo Award winners of 2010, Travelzoo's deal experts evaluated deals published in the United States and Canada in a 12-month period on the following criteria: quality, reliability, consistency, competitiveness, and appeal.