Luxury hotel brand walks away with 41 award wins in distinguished award ceremony
June 6, 2017 – InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts claimed an astounding 41 award wins at the recent World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2017 held in Shanghai, China.
The InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand, which is owned by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) was presented numerous awards including Asia’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel Brand for the fourth consecutive year, Asia’s Leading Business Hotel Brand and Asia’s Leading Hotel Brand for the sixth year in a row, as well as Australasia’s Leading Business Hotel for the second time.
A plethora of InterContinental hotels and resorts across Asia, Australasia and the Pacific were honoured with award wins in a variety of categories including InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, lauded as Asia’s Leading Luxury Resort, Asia’s Leading Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant, Asia’s Leading Luxury Hotel Villa, and Vietnam’s Leading Resort.
Bruce Ryde, Head of Luxury & Lifestyle Brand Marketing, Asia, Middle East and Africa said; “We are thrilled to announce that we have once again surpassed the previous year’s record number of award wins, with a total of 41 wins this year – five more than last year’s haul.”
“The strong success achieved for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts at such a prestigious event is testament to our dedication in ensuring our guests live the InterContinental Life for over 70 years.
“InterContinental Hotels & Resorts remains a strong focus for our leading group of hotel brands, comprising a significant portion of our development pipeline. As we grow from strength to strength across the region, we will continue to invest in new international destinations, providing world-class luxury travel experiences in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.”
InterContinental hotels and resorts in South East Asia walked away with 20 of the wins on the night. InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort won four major awards, including Thailand’s Leading Beach Resort and Asia’s Most Romantic Resort, while InterContinental Singapore was named Singapore’s Leading Hotel.
The WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry and is now in its 24th year. Awards are presented across three tiers: country, regional and world awards, based on votes by the public and travel professionals worldwide.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts won the following awards at the 2017 WTA Asia & Australasia:
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Brand:
• Asia’s Leading Hotel Brand
• Asia’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel Brand
• Australasia’s Leading Hotel Brand
• Asia’s Leading Business Hotel Brand
Properties in Asia:
InterContinental Sanya Haitang Bay Resort, China
• China’s Leading Resort
• China’s Leading Beach Resort
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Hong Kong’s Leading Business Hotel
• Hong Kong’s Leading Hotel
• Asia’s Leading Business Hotel
InterContinental Bali Resort, Indonesia
• Bali’s Leading MICE Hotel
InterContinental Osaka, Japan
• Asia’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel
• Japan’s Leading City Hotel
ANA InterContinental Tokyo, Japan
• Japan’s Leading Business Hotel
InterContinental Seoul Coex, Korea
• South Korea’s Leading Business Hotel
InterContinental Singapore, Singapore
• Singapore’s Leading Hotel
• Singapore’s Leading Conference Hotel
InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort, Thailand
• Thailand’s Leading Beach Resort
• Asia’s Leading Beach Resort
• Thailand’s Leading Resort
• Asia’s Most Romantic Resort
InterContinental Bangkok, Thailand
• Thailand’s Leading Hotel
• Asia’s Leading City Hotel
• Thailand’s Leading Business Hotel
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam
• Asia’s Leading Luxury Resort
• Asia’s Leading Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant
• Asia’s Leading Luxury Hotel Villa
• Vietnam’s Leading Resort
Intercontinental Saigon, Vietnam
• Vietnam’s Leading Hotel
• Vietnam’s Leading Business Hotel
• Vietnam’s Leading Conference Hotel
• Vietnam’s Leading Hotel Residences
Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake, Vietnam
• Vietnam’s Most Romantic Resort
Intercontinental Nha Trang, Vietnam
• Vietnam’s Leading Luxury Hotel
Properties in Australasia:
InterContinental Sydney, Australia
• Australasia’s Leading Executive Club Lounge
• Australia’s Leading Hotel
• Australasia’s Leading Business Hotel
InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia
• Australasia’s Leading Green Hotel
InterContinental Resort & Spa Moorea, French Polynesia
• French Polynesia’s Leading Resort
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Fiji
• Fiji’s Leading Resort
• Australasia’s Leading Resort
InterContinental Wellington, New Zealand
• Australasia’s Leading Conference Hotel 2017
