Penticton’s Hooded Merganser restaurant receives international accolades

A Penticton restaurant has made an international profile for itself with a recent honour from an online travel company.

The Penticton Lakeside Resort’s The Hooded Merganser restaurant has been included in this year’s Traveller’s Choice Awards by Tripadvisor.

"Despite the uncertainty of the times, we're happy to announce The Hooded Merganser has received an incredible distinction from Tripadvisor,” the hotel's marketing specialist Francis Dellosa said in a media release.

The farm-to-table restaurant was included in the top ten per cent of all restaurant listings around the world on Tripadvisor.

“We are thrilled to hear that our very own slice of paradise nestled on Okanagan Lake is making a noticeable splash for travellers and locals alike,” reads the release.

Tripadvisor Inc. applies user-generated content to provide comparison shopping, book hotel reservations or comment on travel experiences.

The Travelers Choice award program celebrates traveller's favourite restaurants, hotels and airlines around the world, with winners based on the quality and quantity of the reviews, opinions and ratings collected on Tripadvisor in 2019.

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