Great Hotels of the World, the global, luxury hotel marketing alliance, is delighted to announce 10 new member hotels across its five niche collections: family, golf, romantic, spa and incentive & business travel. For a full description of each of the new member hotels please visit www.ghotw.com

The following hotels have recently been announced as members of Great Hotels of the World:

1. Ayurveda Pavilions, Sri Lanka
2. Lighthouse Hotel, Sri Lanka
3. Hillside Su Hotel, Turkey (opened May 2003)
4. Gran Hotel La Florida, Spain (opened 28th April 2003)
5. La Samanna, St. Martin, French West Indies
6. L'Abbaye de Talloires, France
7. Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Crete, Greece (opening 20th June 2003)
8. Hotel Poseidon Resort, Greece
9. Neptune Hotels, Resort, Convention Centre & Spa, Greece
10.The Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort & Golf Club, Puerto Rico

Headquartered in the UK, Great Hotels of the World represents the world's greatest hotels and resorts in five niche market sectors: family, golf, romantic, spa and incentive & business travel. Membership of Great Hotels of the World is by invitation only and is limited to exceptional hotels within the recognised niche lifestyle sectors. All of the hotels that have been selected to join Great Hotels of the World have had to meet certain criteria of minimum operating standards thus ensuring that those included are among the world's most luxurious properties.

Glossy, coffee table style directories are published for each of the five markets. Beautifully illustrated with colour photography, each hotel entry spans two pages and features detailed information on the facilities and activities available.