The Leading Hotels of the World Announces Award Winners During its Annual Convention
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The Leading Hotels of the World Announces Award Winners During its Annual Convention
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Category: Worldwide - Exclusive experiences
- Rewards
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-11-30
Global leader in luxury hospitality honors its members for outstanding achievements.
The Leading Hotels of the World recently announced the winners of a series of prestigious awards during its 2009 Annual Convention, held in Venice, Italy.
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARDS The company presented the Fourth Annual Commitment to Excellence Awards, acknowledging hotels whose concept of service ext beyond their immediate walls, and whose exceptional efforts exert a positive impact on our world in the areas of the environment, community outreach and cultural support.
The winners for 2009 were:
Commitment to the Environment The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland
Commitment to the Community Taj West End, Bangalore, India
Commitment to Culture Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AWARDS The winners of the Eighth Annual Commitment to Quality Awards were also announced, with members in five regions: Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia & Pacific, United States of America & Canada, and Mexico, The Caribbean & South America. The winners were those properties which achieved the highest Leading Quality Assurance scores during the period of July 2008 to June 2009.
The 2009 winners of the Commitment to Quality Awards are:
Europe Villa San Michele, Florence, Fiesole, Italy Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland
Middle East & Africa Le Touessrok, TrouD’Eau Douce, Mauritius Maia Luxury Resort & Spa, Mahé, Republic of Seychelles
Asia & Pacific Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, South Malé Atoll, Republic of Maldives The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam
United States of America & Canada The Hay-Adams, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Mexico, The Caribbean & South America Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico Carlisle Bay, Carlisle Bay, Antigua
LEADERS CLUB AWARDS The winners of the Eleventh Annual Leaders Club Awards were revealed. The principal criteria in determining the winners were responses to post-stay questionnaires and letters received by the Leaders Club Services Department from Club members themselves.
This year’s winners of the Leaders Club Guest Recognition Awards of Excellence were King George Palace, Athens, Greece; Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne, Germany; and Rocco Forte Le Richemond, Geneva, Switzerland.
GRAND PRIZE AWARDS For the first time this year, hotels that ranked number one in each of their categories were honored on the closing night of the convention at a gala dinner held at La Fenice opera house. Each winner received a watch provided by long-time Leading Hotels sponsor and supporter Blancpain, and a special trophy from Tiffany.
The Grand Prize Winners were:
Commitment to Excellence The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland
Commitment to Quality Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, South Malé Atoll, Republic of Maldives
Leaders Club Award King George Palace, Athens, Greece
LEADING LEGENDS AWARD Company President and Chief Executive Officer Ted Teng also announced a new award category, Leading Leg, which will make its debut next year. This award will honor individual hoteliers who have contributed significantly to preserving and advancing independent hotels. The panel of judges will include Leading Hotels Chairman, Jean-Jacques Gauer, designer Donald Goo, Travel + Leisure’s Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director of American Express Publishing Corporation, Nancy Novogrod, as well as renowned hotelier, Georg Rafael.
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