10.11.16 | Par Sébastien | dans LIVE CONTENT, News, English | 0 commentaire
THE WORLD’S FINEST BOUTIQUE HOTELS ARE ANNOUNCED
The ceremony brought together an array of boutique hotel owners, travel and lifestyle press and travel industry influencers from all four corners of the world, including representatives from CNN Travel, Elite Traveler, The Telegraph, Spear’s Magazine, Boat International, Time Out, The Financial Times and hoteliers around the world. This year’s keynote speech was delivered by Tim Dingle, a pre-eminent figure in leadership and motivation training. Other esteemed guest presenters and speakers at the event included Brian McCabe, CEO of JDB Fine Hotels & Resorts, Alex Buchanan representing Best Travel Services, Paolo Macchiaroli, founder of My Private Villas, Elisabeth Visoanska, founder of VISOANSKA PARIS and Brian Froelich, Chairman of JDB Fine Hotels & Resorts. |
Elisabeth Visoanska guest presenter Elisabeth with the Vigilius Mountain Resort |
The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah team Elisabeth with the Borgo Egnazia team |
Visoanska Paris, official sponsor of the ceremony on backstage and with the winners. |
The World Boutique Hotel Awards is the first and only international awards organisation exclusively dedicated to recognising unique excellence among boutique hotels. The Awards, now in its 6th year, honoured the people behind these outstanding properties. The Awards gala dinner also brought together members of The Master Key Society, with guests given a speech by founding member Manolis Vordonis, owner of the Poseidonion Grand Hotel. He and Awards Founder Edward Gabbai shared the concept behind this new collaborative venture, established to create valuable relationships exclusively among the Award Winners by facilitating hotel exchange visits between them. |
‘Quoting Muhammad Ali, Klitschko said, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”. It is what we do in 11 Mirrors, that is what we do all here. To all of the winners congratulations from my side. Thank you for an amazing evening!’
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The World’s Best Wellness Spa goes to … Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy! |
The World’s Most Sustainable Hotel goes to … Vigilius Mountain Resort, South Tyrol, Italy! |
The World’s Best Relaxation Retreat goes to … The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah, Bali, Indonesia! |
WORLD’S BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL |
WORLD'S BEST World’s Best Beach or Coastal Hotel: El Nido, Pangulasian Island, Philippines World’s Best City Hotel: 11 Mirrors, Kiev, Ukraine World’s Best Classic Hotel: Hotel Heritage, Bruges, Belgium World’s Best Culinary Hotel: Vila Joya, Algarve, Portugal World’s Most Inspired Design Hotel: Kau Manor, Estonia World’s Best Honeymoon Hideaway: Punta Tragara, Capri, Italy World’s Best New Hotel: Hotel Gotham, Manchester, United Kingdom World’s Best Relaxation Retreat: The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah, Bali, Indonesia World’s Most Romantic Hotel: Aenaon Villas, Santorini, Greece World’s Most Sustainable Hotel: Vigilius Mountain Resort, South Tyrol, Italy World’s Best Wellness Spa: Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy World’s Best Private Villa: Over Yonder Cay, The Bahamas |