Raffles Hotels and Resorts Voted Among The World`s Top Hotel Chains In 2008 Business Travel Awards By Conde Nast Traveler
Released on: October 16, 2008, 9:35 pm
Press Release Author: Vivian Koh
Industry: Consumer Services
Press Release Summary: Third consecutive top 10 ranking for Raffles Hotels & Resorts
Press Release Body: SINGAPORE, 8 October - Business travellers have voted Raffles Hotels & Resorts fourth among the world's top international hotel chains, in the recent Conde Nast Traveler 2008 Business Travel Awards. This marks the third consecutive year that Raffles has been placed among the world's top 10 international hotel brands. This year's Business Travel Awards saw target="_blank">Raffles Hotels & Resorts emerge with the highest score among all hotel brands in the category of "Front Desk Services", a reflection of the inimitable service Raffles is renowned for. The prestigious annual Business Travel Awards are based on a business poll conducted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine among its discerning and well-travelled readers who travel extensively around the world for business.
This award for the brand comes close on the heels of a recent award which its flagship Raffles Hotel Singapore received, namely Best Boutique Hotel in Asia-Pacific, by Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Magazine. Diana Ee Tan, President, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, said, "To be voted among the world's top international hotel chains for the third consecutive year is testament to the efforts our General Managers and their teams have put in to consistently deliver the service excellence that is synonymous with the name Raffles. We are gratified that the work that we do has been afforded such prestigious recognition from business travellers." Conde Nast Traveler magazine is one of the most widely followed and influential travel publications in the United States. Since 2007, Raffles has rapidly expanded, adding 13 hotels and resorts to its portfolio of landmark and iconic hotels in some of the world's most attractive destinations. The group expects to have a portfolio of 30 hotels by 2012.
Raffles Hotels & Resorts
Raffles is a collection of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide, each distinguished by its luxury, elegance and residential charm. Raffles hotels are resorts are one-of-a-kind properties, each one a landmark in its respective city, positioned at the top of its local market and rated among the very best in the world. Raffles' relentless pursuit of service excellence has earned for its hotels and resorts a legion of international accolades, including Conde Nast World's Best Places to Stay and Travel & Leisure World's Best Awards.