Ian Anderson's Cave Branch Lodge, the premier jungle lodge in central Belize, has just been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for the year 2017 from the travel site TripAdvisor. The Certificate of Excellence program was founded in 2010 by TripAdvisor to award hospitality and travel businesses that have earned outstanding reviews on the TripAdvisor website for an entire year.
TripAdvisor awards the Certificate of Excellence solely based on the cumulation of guest experiences and user feedback provided to the TripAdvisor website. Commercial relationships to businesses play no role in determining the eligibility of being awarded a Certificate of Excellence, only the number and quality of user ratings. All Certificate of Excellence award winners have at least a four (out of five) rating on TripAdvisor, have exceeded the minimum threshold of the number of reviews, and have been rated continuously for at least the 12 months preceding. Winners of the Certificate of Excellence are entitled to display a window sticker describing their status, and the business will have a prominent badge displayed on the TripAdvisor website.
"We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence," said Rhoda Gill, marketing director at Ian Anderson's Caves Branch Lodge. "Every day, we strive to provide a unique adventure vacation experience for travelers from around the world, and we are grateful to all of the satisfied guests who left feedback and reviews on TripAdvisor."
Ian Anderson's Caves Branch Lodge was established more than 20 years ago when the eponymous founder traveled to Belize to work in the hospitality industry. Drawn to the unique beauty and pristine bounty of the jungles and rivers of Belize, Ian Anderson began offering adventure tours on the weekend, a side occupation that soon became a full-time job. Today, Ian Anderson's Caves Branch Lodge is the premier jungle company in Belize and specializes in helping visitors experience and better understand the animals and plants that make Belize such a biodiverse and beautiful country.
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