SINGAPORE – Sixty winners of TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2008 were feted in this city last night in an event that drew more 250 of their travel trade peers from all over Asia.
Travel & Meetings Group (TMG) associate publisher, Tis Perera, said the impressive turn-out is another measure of the Awards’ success, which had also garnered a very impressive number of votes using the electronic platform. Perera said that there is always room for improvement and that new features will be introduced in Awards 2009.
The National Tourist Office of Spain and Bar None at the Marriott co-hosted the event.
TMG, which is owned by Reed Business Information Asia, publishes TravelWeekly, TravelWeeklyChina and EVENTS.
Complete list of winners:
2008 TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards Winners List
Category 1 - Tourism Products & Services
Accommodations
C1.1. Best Business Hotel
- The Westin Beijing Financial Street
C1.2. Best Luxury Hotel
- Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong
C1.3. Best Five-star Hotel
- Langham Place Mongkok, Hong Kong
C1.4. Best Resort Hotel
- The Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa
C1.5. Best Independent Hotel
- Harbour Plaza Hong Kong
C1.6. Best Hi-tech Hotel
- Le Meridien Cyberport Hotel, Hong Kong
C1.7. Best Serviced Residence (Property)
- Fraser Place Robertson Walk, Singapore
C1.8. Best Serviced Residence (Group)
- The Ascott Group
C1.8a. Best Executive Club/Floor (property)
- Westin Tokyo
C1.8b. Best Hotel Spa
- InterContinental Hong Kong, “I Spa”
C1.9. Best Airport Hotel
- Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, Bangkok
C1.10. Best New Hotel/Resort (Properties that opened in 2007)
- W Maldives
C1.11. Best Hotel Group (International)
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific
C1.12. Best Hotel Group (Asia Brand)
- Dusit International
Airlines
C1.13. Best Airline
- Singapore Airlines
C1.14. Best Business Class
- Singapore Airlines
C1.15. Best First Class
- Singapore Airlines (A380)
C1.16. Best Airline Lounge
- Singapore Airlines
C1.17. Best Budget Carrier
- Tiger Airways
C1.18. Best International Airport (Asia)
- Changi Airport Singapore
Business Events (MICE)
C1.19. Best Business Events Facility and Service Hotel
- Marina Mandarin Singapore
C1.20. Best Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Cruises
C1.21. Best Luxury Cruise Operator
- Silversea Cruises
C1.22. Best Cruise Operator
- Star Cruises
Destinations
C1.23. Best Destination (Leisure)
- Boracay Island, Philippines
C1.24. Best Business & MICE Destination
- Singapore
C1.25. Best Cultural and Heritage Destination
- Macau
C1.26. Best Medical/Wellness Destination
- Singapore
C1.27. Best Eco-tourism Destination
- Malaysia
C1.28 Best Theme Park
- Macau Fisherman’s Wharf
Car Rental
C1.29 Best Car Rental Company
- Hertz Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Category 2 – Tourism-related Entities
Travel Agencies
C2.1. Best Travel Agency – China
- China Travel Service Head Office
C2.2. Best Travel Agency – Hong Kong
- Swire Travel Ltd
C2.3. Best Travel Agency - India
- American Express Business Travel India
C2.4. Best Travel Agency – Malaysia
- Reliance Pacific Berhad
C2.5. Best Travel Agency – Philippines
- Adventure International Tours Corporation
C2.6. Best Travel Agency – Thailand
- Asian Trails Ltd
C2.7. Best Travel Agency – Singapore
- Tour East Singapore (1966) Pte. Ltd.
C2.8. Best Travel Agency – IndoChina
- Centre of Incentive Tours and Events (CITE), Vietnam
C2.9. Best Travel Agency – Taiwan
- Comfort Travel Services Co. Ltd
C2.10. Best Travel Agency – Indonesia
- PT Pacto Holiday Tours
C2.11. Best Travel Agency – Japan
- JTB Corp
C2.12. Best Travel Agency - Korea
- Aju Incentive Tours
C2.13. Best Travel Agency – MICE
- China Travel Service Head Office- MICE Service
C2.14. Best Online Travel Agency
- CTrip.com International Limited
C2.15. Best Corporate Travel Management Company
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel
National Tourism Organisations
C2.16. Best National Tourism Organisation
- Singapore Tourism Board
Hospitality Organisations
C2.17. Best Independent Hospitality Organisations
- WORLDHOTELS
Category 3 – Personality
C3.1. Agency Chief of the Year
- Andrew Leung, Swire Travel Ltd
C3.2. Hotel Chief of the Year
- Miguel Ko, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific
