2012-02-07 13:34:23 - The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., and several of its members, came away with top accolades from the recent World Travel Awards ceremony in Doha.
The company itself was named World’s Leading Hotel Alliance, and was also honored with World’s Leading Luxury Hotel Brand Website.

Member hotels that claimed prizes in the top category were:

Saxon Boutique Hotel & Spa, South Africa – World’s Leading Boutique Hotel
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic – World’s Leading Golf Resort
Hotel Adlon Kempinksi, Germany – World’s Leading Historic Hotel
Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa, Mauritius – World’s Leading Luxury Island Resort
Thanda Private Game Reserve—World’s Leading Luxury Lodge
One&Only The Palm, Dubai—World’s Leading New Resort
Gstaad Palace, Switzerland—World’s Leading Ski Resort

The most important decision-makers in global travel and tourism attended the show, which was held in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority at Katara Cultural Village, Doha’s new arts and exhibitions complex.

Commenting on the awards, Mr. Hatem Chatter, Regional Director, Middle

East for The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., said, “We are delighted that so many of our member hotels were honored among the world’s leading establishments, and that so many more of them claimed top accolades in regional, continental and country categories. These awards validate the fact that each of The Leading Hotels of the World provides its guests with distinctive, unique and authentic travel experiences.”

Hailed as “The Oscars of the Travel Industry” by the Wall Street Journal, WTA is recognized internationally as the ultimate travel accolade. Established 19 years ago, World Travel Awards is committed to raising the standards of customer service and overall business performance throughout the international tourism industry.

The 2011 WTA nominations included more than 5,000 companies in 1,000 categories across 162 countries. The winners were selected by more than 210,000 industry professionals and consumers worldwide.