Awarded to just one London hotel each year, Hotel of the Year is the industry’s most significant prize. 2012-09-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane Named Hotel of the Year for London 2012-2013 by the UK Automobile Association. Introduced in 1992, this is the most significant award for hotels in England, given to only one… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Travel Awards
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle Tops Condé Nast Traveler’s 15th Annual Business Travel Awards
Annual business poll reveals “The Best Business Hotels in 15 Cities” by travel readers. 2012-09-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Condé Nast Traveler, the world’s premier travel magazine, nationally recognized Four Seasons Hotel Seattle as one of The Best Business Hotels in 15 Cities in 2012. Voted on by the magazine’s readers identified as business travellers, the annual poll captured more than 46,000… Read the full press release
GBTA Recognises “Innovative and Passionate” Volunteer
Services to European Travel & Meetings Management Appreciated BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA today announced Ms. Caroline Strachan, Global Travel Lead for Astra Zeneca and GBTA’s former European advisory board chair, as the winner of the GBTA Luoma Award. The GBTA Luoma Award was created in 2011 in honour of Jutta Luoma, the Executive Director… Read the full press release
Virgin Trains does the business
2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — On the same day as MPs at Westminster were debating the Government’s decision not to award the new West Coast franchise to Virgin Trains, readers of Business Traveller magazine have for the sixth year in succession voted the company Best UK Domestic Rail Operator. Tony Collins, Chief Executive Virgin Rail Group, said… Read the full press release
Eurostar 2013 Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel opens for entries
2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — The search is on for the best sustainable travel initiatives in Europe as the 2013 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel opens for entries. The Award, which is free to enter, recognises pioneering sustainable travel schemes from Belgium, France and the UK that are leading the way in encouraging people to adopt… Read the full press release
Savvy Business Travellers Rank Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong #1 in the World
Hotel wins Best Business Hotel Worldwide at 2012 Business Traveller Awards 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Readers of Business Traveller (UK) have just named Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong the Best Business Hotel Worldwide in the annual Business Traveller Awards, and also voted Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts the #1 Business Hotel Chain Worldwide. Whether a final destination or a stopover on the way to… Read the full press release
Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris Voted Best Business Hotel in Western Europe by Readers of Business Traveller
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts also voted #1 Business Hotel Chain Worldwide, and #1 Luxury Hotel Chain. 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — The readers of the UK magazine Business Travellerhave again voted to elect their favourite hotels in the 2012 edition of the Business Traveller Awards, published annually.Four Seasons Hotel George V was voted for the third consecutive year Best Business… Read the full press release
LOT chosen the best airline in Central and Eastern Europe!
Warsaw, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Readers of the British prestigious magazine – “Business Traveller” – have appreciated the LOT Polish Airlines again. The Polish airlines received an award in the category of the best airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The ceremony of giving the statues was held at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London… Read the full press release
Home2 Suites by Hilton® Takes Four Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
Brand Recognized in Hospitality Category for Excellence in Advertising, Marketing & Web Marketing MCLEAN, Va., 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Home2 Suites by Hilton, the award-winning mid-tier, all-suite hotel brand designed for modern business travelers and extended-stay guests, was recently recognized by Travel Weekly with a total of four 2012 Magellan Awards.Travel Weekly is among the most influential business news resources for… Read the full press release
Hilton Lake Taupo Named Best New Zealand Regional Property Two Years Running At The HM Awards 2012
Multi-Award-Winning Hilton Lake Taupo Has Added Yet Another Award To Its Impressive Line Up, HM Magazines Best New Zealand Regional Property Award 2012 TAUPO, New Zealand, 2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Lake Taupo has won the coveted award for Best New Zealand Regional property for the second year in a row at the tenth annual HM Awards for… Read the full press release
Two Grand Jersey employees are shortlisted for prestigious Hotel Cateys awards
2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The shortlist of nominations for this year’s respected Hotel Cateys award has been announced and features two names from Grand Jersey. The awards, organised by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine, were launched in 2007 and are designed for hoteliers to celebrate the achievements of their staff and give them the recognition they deserve…. Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide and Global Soap Project “Best Partnership” Finalist in 2012 Corporate Citizenship Award
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center Names Finalists, Initiates Public Vote for Winner MCLEAN, Va., 2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide and nonprofit partner, the Global Soap Project, are finalists for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center’s Best Partnership Award, a category in the Center’s prestigious annual Corporate Citizenship Awards program. The Best Partnership category focuses… Read the full press release
Tourism Australia campaign awarded “Australia’s Favourite TV Ad”
Key facts Tourism Australia’s latest broadcast ad has been voted “Australia’s Favourite Ad” at the 2012 Mumbrella Awards. Key quotes “In the three months since the global launch of our latest broadcast ad it has gained a huge groundswell of support and this latest award is further testimony to its global appeal and the high… Read the full press release
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. Wins Coveted Conde Nast Traveler World Savers Award for ‘Doing It All’
Presented to Herve Humler at star-studded Visionaries’ event in New York. CHEVY CHASE, MD, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. was the proud recipient of a Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award as the winner in the large hotel chain category. In the September 2012 edition of Condé Nast Traveler magazine in the… Read the full press release
China Airlines Receives Sports Activists Award from Sports Affairs Council
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — China Airlines received the “Sports Activists Award” from the Sports Affairs Council on September 7 for its contribution to the development of sports in Taiwan. As a first-time nominee, China Airlines was recognized by the judging panel for its long-term sponsorship of golf in Taiwan. Sports Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan… Read the full press release
EVA Wins Two Prestigious Travel Industry Awards, Magellan Gold and Silver New Royal Laurel Class, Hello Kitty program take top honors
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — EVA Air’s brand-new Royal Laurel Class business cabin is the 2012 Gold Magellan Award winner in the business class category for international carriers and its innovative Hello Kitty Jet program won the 2012 Silver Magellan Award for Advertising/Marketing campaigns in Travel Weekly’s prestigious annual recognition of the best in travel. Titled Royal… Read the full press release
MICHAEL A. LEVEN TO RECEIVE ALIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Washington, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Michael A. Leven, president/CEO, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, will be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 22-24, 2013, in Los Angeles.Leven is a veteran hospitality executive with more than 50 years in the business who holds a distinguished and well-recognized record of… Read the full press release
ARTHUR J. PACKARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO THREE STUDENTS
Best of the best in hospitality receives Foundation’s most prestigious scholarship Washington, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, awarded three scholarships via its Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship Program, the Foundation’s most prominent and oldest scholarship award. Winning first-place and… Read the full press release
British business travellers vote Schiphol ‘Best European Airport’
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — British business travellers have voted Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the winner of the Business Traveller Award in the category of ‘Best Airport in Europe 2012’. “We are honoured that British business travellers have voted Schiphol best European airport for the 23rd time”, says Maarten de Groof, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial… Read the full press release
Marriott Helps Moms ‘TakeCare’ Every Day
Company Selected as a Working Mother ‘100 Best Company’ for 21st Year. Bethesda, Md., 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Working Mother has named Marriott International as one of the 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies. The companies will be recognized in the October/November issue of the magazine, on www.workingmother.com, and will be honored at the Work Life Congress, to be… Read the full press release
HispanicBusiness Magazine Names Hilton Worldwide One of the ‘Best Companies for Diversity’
Hilton Worldwide’s Diversity and Recruitment Initiatives Ranked Among Top 20 MCLEAN, Va. 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide announced today that it was ranked No. 16 on the HispanicBusiness 2012 Best Companies for Diversity list by HispanicBusiness magazine, up from its No. 26 ranking last year. By sector, Hilton Worldwide scored among the highest in restaurants and resorts. The 2012 Best Companies… Read the full press release
Four Seasons Resorts Maldives Win Prestigious Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awards 2012
“Doing It All” for the environment. 2012-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resorts Maldives have won the Doing It All and Wildlife Conservation categories for large resorts in the Condé Nast Traveler(US) World Savers Awards 2012 – created to honour the travel companies that are doing the most to help protect the planet and give back to their local communities. The Resorts also… Read the full press release
Southwest Airlines Named One Of America’s Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces By Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption
DALLAS – 2012-09-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) was named as one of America’s best adoption-friendly companies by the Dave Thomas foundation for adoption. Southwest Airlines offers Employees up to three weeks of paid leave and $2,000 per adopted child with a $4,000 lifetime maximum amount of financial reimbursement. To see the complete list, visit… Read the full press release
Cape Town International Airport is inducted into the ACI Director General’s Roll of Excellence
2012-09-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town International Airport (ACSA CTIA) is one of five airports for 2012 in the world nominated by the Airports Council International (ACI) to be inducted onto the Director General’s Roll of Excellence. This is for its exceptional achievements in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) surveys conducted over… Read the full press release
Simon Casson of Four Seasons Hotel Doha Recognized Among the Middle East’s Most Powerful Hoteliers in “Hotelier Middle East Power 50” 2012
Annual list reveals the most significant in the industry. 2012-09-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Simon Casson, regional vice president and general manager of Four SeasonsHotel Doha, has been recognized for the second consecutive time among the Middle East’s most powerful hoteliers and most influential industry professionals in the fourth edition of the Hotelier Middle East Power 50. Named among this year’s… Read the full press release
Spa Sirene wins ‘Best Channel Islands Hotel’
2012-09-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spa Sirène at The Royal Yacht Hotel are thrilled to announce that they have been chosen as the winner of the Readers Regional Award for Best Spa in the Channel Islands by the Good Spa Guide. The Good Spa Guide compiles the list of nominees yearly based on their evaluation and subsequent… Read the full press release
Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Voted World’s Best Waterpark For 15th Year In A Row!
Schlitterbahn’s attractions receive three of the five Best Waterpark ride distinctions NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, 2012-09-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark received the top international honor from Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards naming the park as the World’s Best Waterpark for the fifteenth consecutive year in a row. Schlitterbahn New Braunfels is also honored with three of… Read the full press release
Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark’s King Kaw Rapids River Voted The World’s Second Best New Waterpark Ride
Park receives national recognition during the annual Golden Ticket Awards KANSAS CITY, KS 2012-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark received international recognition from Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards naming the King Kaw rapids river as the World’s Second Best New Waterpark Ride. Nicknamed the “Academy Awards of the Amusement Park Industry,” the Golden Ticket… Read the full press release
Condé Nast Traveller Names Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora #1 Resort in Australasia and the South Pacific in Annual “Readers’ Travel Awards
French Polynesian Resort also named to “The World’s Top 100” list. Bora Bora, French Polynesia, 2012-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora was named the #1 resort in Australasia and the South Pacific and #55 on the list of the ‘World’s Top 100″ Hotels in Condé Nast Traveller’s annual Readers’ Travel Awards. “We’re honoured that the distinguished readers of Condé Nast… Read the full press release
Hilton Surfers Paradise Celebrates First Birthday With A Major Award Accolade
SURFERS PARADISE, QLD, Australia, 2012-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Surfers Paradise‘s first birthday celebration has coincided with a major award win for the $700 million property located on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The hotel was awarded the prestigious title of 2012 Hotel Management Awards ‘New Hotel’ of the year at a gala dinner held in Sydney on Friday… Read the full press release