Released on: March 28, 2008, 9:47 am

Press Release Author: Mary Stuart-Miller

Industry: Environment

Press Release Summary: AquaCity has been chosen to host the first World Travel Green
Awards in September 2008. The awards recognise the contribution that tourism
organisations make towards conserving the planet and advancing green tourism.

Press Release Body: AquaCity Resort, Slovakia, has been chosen to host the first
World Travel `Green' Awards, to be held in the eco-friendly waterpark and spa over
the weekend of 5th - 7th September 2008.

The Awards recognise the top achievers in the global travel industry, voted for by
travel agents internationally. The Green Awards will recognise the contribution
tourism organisations are making towards conserving the planet and advancing green
tourism.

AquaCity Resort was the first winner of the World's Leading Green Resort and its
British CEO, environmentalist businessman and visionary, Mr. Jan Telensky, was
awarded special recognition as the Travel Industry's Leading Green Personality in
2007.

AquaCity was built to demonstrate Telensky's vision that it is possible to be green,
affordable and still have a business edge, by reducing running costs through using
freely available, natural resources to heat and power the resort. This saves
millions of euros each year and around 27 tonnes of carbon emissions from entering
the atmosphere each day, compared with a resort burning fossil fuels.

The world's first Green Travel Awards at AquaCity will host around 250
representatives from hotels, resorts and destinations worldwide and will honour
those who are making the most effective contribution to green tourism.

Mr. Jan Telensky said "AquaCity is the natural home for the World Travel Green
Awards, having been the first winner of the World's Leading Green Resort. The future
of tourism is bound up in its responsibility towards conserving energy, respecting
our surroundings and not destroying what the tourists are coming to enjoy when they
come on holiday. That is why AquaCity is playing such an important role in
demonstrating to the world's hotels and destinations that they can be green,
affordable and profitable".

Graham Cooke, president and founder of the World Travel Awards said "We're delighted
to be coming to AquaCity for the first ever World Travel Green Awards. The World
Travel Awards is proud of its impartial nature and the comprehensive process of its
voting programme. Votes are cast by 167,000 travel agents and tourism professionals
from 198 participating countries which makes winning an award the greatest form of
recognition in the travel business".

For information about AquaCity visit www.aquacityresort.com or call 0845 272 0300.

For information about the World Travel Awards visit www.worldtravelawards.com or
call 0044 20 7925 0000

Web Site: http://www.aquacityresort.com

Contact Details: Press contact: Mary Stuart-Miller, 0044 1403 738844,
m.stuart-miller@virgin.net