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Excellence and quality recognition for hotel specialists

The specialist hotel booking company rooms4groups which has helped numerous bands with their needs have been recognised for their excellence by three award givers.

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  The company has been recognised for its excellence and professionalism

The specialist hotel booking company rooms4groups has claimed not one but three business awards recognising their excellence and quality across the travel, tourism and business sectors of the industry.

Awards

They recently won the 2025 'Best Group Travel Company' accolade for the Yorkshire & Humber area at the Northern Enterprise Awards. It recognised what it said was the "exceptional service, innovation, and dedication to providing outstanding group travel solutions across the region"of the company.

In addition, they also claimed a Highly Commended accolade at the 2025 Yorkshire Business Awards in the 'Micro Business of the Year' category, whilst in recent weeks the company has been thrilled to find out that they have been nominated in the 'London For Groups Awards' in the blue-riband 'Best Tour Operator or Service' category.

This a is a public vote where customers can cast a vote to help them.

Valued friends

A spokesperson for rooms4groups told 4BR: "These awards and nominations recognise the quality of the professional service we provide our customers — and that very much includes all the valued friends we have made in the brass band world.

These achievements wouldn't be possible without the loyalty, trust, and enthusiasm of the groups we work with every day. We appreciate you — and we'd love your support once more by casting your vote in the London For Groups Awards.

Thank you for helping us continue to grow, succeed, and deliver exceptional group travel experiences across the UK and beyond."

Vote

Vote for Rooms4Groups here:
https://www.londonforgroupsawards.com/vote-2026

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