Tuesday November 10, 2009
Malaysia wins more ‘Oscars’
By CHOI TUCK WO
LONDON: Malaysia bagged two world awards at the World Travel Awards 2009 grand finals here on Sunday.
The success came hot on the heels of the seven Asian awards won by Malaysia at the event’s regional finals the night before.
Resorts World Genting scooped the World’s Leading Casino Resort title for the fourth year running, beating 15 other casino resorts, ranging from the likes of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to The Venetian in Macau.
The hilltop resort had picked up Asia’s Leading Family Resort and Asia’s Leading Casino Resort awards on Saturday.
Best of the best: Lee showing the award with Miss World Malaysia 2009 Thanuja Ananthan and reigning Miss World Russia Kseniya Sukhinova in London on Sunday. Pan-Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport Hotel was voted the World’s Leading Airport Hotel for the second year running at the event at Grosvenor House, a JW Marriot Hotel, in London’s Mayfair district.
The night before, the hotel was also named Asia’s Leading Airport Hotel, the second time it had won the title.
Genting Malaysia Bhd president and chief operating officer Datuk Lee Choong Yan and Pan Pacific Hotels group’s global sales manager (UK & Ireland) Sheila Ainscough received their awards from Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar and Miss Spain Estibaliz Pereira respectively.
Lee said they were extremely proud to have won the world title for the fourth time.
“This award is for our 13,000 employees who have worked tirelessly to serve the resort’s 19 million visitors every year,” he said.
Lee added that it was great to be recognised by the global travel and tourism industry which had helped the resort reach out to its customers worldwide.
Ainscough said she was thrilled with the award as it reinforced the perception of the hotel as a prestigious brand in Asia and the international market.
“What set us apart are our service and a dedication to service levels as well as the standards in terms of facilities,” she added.
The event was attended by more than 1,000 senior management and decision-makers from the global travel and tourism industry.
Dubbed the “Oscars”, the awards are recognised as the highest accolade within the travel industry.
Votes are cast globally in 919 categories by travel professionals from 183,000 travel agencies, tour and transport companies and tourism organisations in more than 160 countries.
News Poll
- Court ruling takes bite out of local council summonses
- New evidence on MCA snoop squad case arrives at doorstep
- Girl and stepmum held over bid to kill first wife
- Biggest karaoke session a blast
- Chin Peng apologises for death of innocents
- Teoh’s body exhumed for second autopsy today
- Victim’s dad nabs kidnapper
- Puad faces flak over ‘use Bahasa only’ remark
- Foreigner falls to her death from condominium
- Big impact in ‘small’ man’s win
- Joy for 2,500 housebuyers as SPNB takes over project
- Johor set to be a medical hub
- Indonesia seizes ammonium nitrate shipment from Malaysia
- Court ruling takes bite out of local council summonses
- Same stock, different folk
- It’s still hard to forgive
- Southern sore still needs to heal
- Weapons drawn for new battle
- Draw valuable, life-saving lessons from tragedies
- Lots of smoke and hot air but little bite
RSS
