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Websrefresh wins Lawyer International award

The U.K.-based organization recognized the company for website design and development

Websrefresh wins Lawyer International award

HOTEL WEB SOLUTIONS provider Websrefresh recently received the Lawyer International Award for Best Web Design & Web Development Company of the Year for Arizona. The U.K.-based Lawyer International recognizes firms and individuals globally based on their individual areas of specialization within their geographical location.

Recipients of the awards are judged by a panel of in-house counsel in the banking and private equity sectors along with public and private corporations, according to Lawyer International’s website. Criteria include client retention, speed of response and assistance, and the ability to navigate complex situations while ensuring that clients are not concerned about or unsure of the outcome.


“The winners, quite simply, represent those firms and individuals that are instrumental to the businesses that engage them, thus ensuring a swift, positive outcome is always achieved,” Lawyer International said on its website. “These firms and individuals continually go above and beyond, always providing a high degree of demonstrable evidence which is consistent with positive comments from both clients and peers.”

Phoenix-based Websrefresh’s services include website design and development, SEO marketing, social media marketing, content writing, online reputation management, hotel photography and paid advertising. It was founded in 2003 by Nimesh Dinubhai.

“I am humbled to receive this award.  I am thankful for Lord Krishna, for my team working hard and for our customers receiving more direct bookings,” Dinubhai said. “Now we offer 90 days results on direct booking to Independent hoteliers. That gives me more satisfaction and honesty.”

In 2020, Websrefresh won a pair of awards from the Media Innovator Awards program, “Best Hospitality Web Development Company” and “Game-changing Web Developer.”

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