New York’s Jumeirah Essex House Takes Top Honors in Two Categories at the 2009 World Travel Awards (United States)
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New York’s Jumeirah Essex House Takes Top Honors in Two Categories at the 2009 World Travel Awards (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Exclusive experiences
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-10-21
Jumeirah Essex House Awarded “North America’s Leading Business Hotel” and “United States’ Leading Business Hotel”
New York City’s iconic Jumeirah Essex House was the proud recipient of two awards at the prestigious 16th Annual Travel Awards. The Jumeirah Essex House won the titles of “North America’s Leading Business Hotel” and “United States’ Leading Business Hotel” for the fourth consecutive year.
Representatives from more than 500 leading hotel companies traveled to Yucatan, Mexico on Monday, September 21 for a celebration of leadership in the hospitality industry in North and Central America. The World Travel Awards recognizes and upholds excellence and innovation in travel and tourism, making it one of the most esteemed travel accolades.
“We are delighted and honored to have received an award in two prestigious categories,” said Gary Schweikert, Vice President, Operations-Americas and General Manager of the Jumeirah Essex House. “We are proud that Jumeirah's continuous customer focus and our commitment to exceptional service and innovative practices have been recognized within our industry.”
Voting for the Americas categories started in March of this year and ended in August. The winners of The Americas Awards Ceremony will automatically be put forward as nominees in their respective global categories. The world winners will be announced at the Annual World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony in London this November.
The complete winners' list and pictures from the event are now available on the official WTA website www.worldtravelawards.com
About the World Travel Awards
The World Travel Awards were conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. Now in their sixteenth year, travel professionals and discerning travelers have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the very best endorsement that a travel product could hope to receive. With thousands of votes cast by travel professionals from 170,000 travel agencies, tour & transport companies and tourism organizations in over 160 countries across the globe, winning a World Travel Award has become one of the highest accolades a travel product or organization can achieve. Attended by top executives of winning companies, the events are highly regarded and well-established as a forum that brings together all areas of travel and tourism in recognition of achievements of the industry.
WTA's sponsors include BBC World News, Virgin Atlantic, Hacienda Tres Rios, Europcar, South Africa, The Travel Foundation, Eurostar, ICC Durban, Mitt 2009, Praia D’El Rey Gold & Beach Resort, Safar Jow Travel & Tourism, Virtually, VLM Direct, World.Mobi and Yucatán Holidays. www.worldtravelawards.com
About Jumeirah Essex House
The 509-room Jumeirah Essex House celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007 by completing a major $90 million refurbishment project to pay homage to the glamour and elegance of its original design. This historic New York City hotel, with a coveted Central Park address, is ideally located in the heart of Manhattan. Jumeirah Essex House is part of the Dubai-based international hospitality group, and sister to the world’s most luxurious hotel, Burj Al Arab. Features of the hotel include breathtaking views, outstanding dining and unrivalled conference and banqueting facilities. South Gate, the hotel’s spectacular Tony Chi-designed restaurant, featuring renowned chef Kerry Heffernan, has received rave reviews from customers and critics alike.
The Jumeirah Essex House is a recipient of both the Michelin Guide’s 2008 “Five Pavilions Award,” and the 2008 AAA Four-Diamond Award. The hotel garnered three awards at the 2007 Annual World Travel Awards in New York including “North America’s Leading Hotel,” “North America’s Leading Business Hotel” and “New York’s Leading Business Hotel” voted by travel agents worldwide and was ranked second in the “Best Hotel in the U.S.” category in Global Traveler Magazine’s 2006 GT Tested Awards.
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