PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Nov. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5-star award-winning One World Hotel once again is overwhelmed and excited to be celebrating two wins within a week at two separate glitzy ceremonies across two continents; The 23rd World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016 in Vietnam and the inaugural Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards in the United Arab Emirates respectively.
One World Hotel, represented by the hotel director, YBHG Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong, took home the Asia's Leading Meeting & Conference Hotel award for the third time on October 15, at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016, hosted by the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort. Despite intense competition from 10 other renowned establishments in Asia, the hotel walked away with the prestigious award, and clinched a spot in the Grand Finale scheduled to take place on December 2, 2016 in the "Paradise on Earth", The Maldives. The event was attended by 200 hospitality leaders from across the region.
The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to epitomise outstanding achievements as well as celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. They are widely known to be among the leading accolades in the travel and tourism industry where the industry's most elite leaders gather to witness the presentation of the highly-esteemed awards. Each year the World Travel Awards cover the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to acknowledge individuals within each key geographical region.
The winners are selected based upon votes received from thousands of travel and tourism industry professionals and consumers during a year-long campaign and online voting process.
On October 20, 2016, YBhg Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong was onsite at The Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards Gala Ceremony to accept two debut awards; Best Convention Hotel (in the Continent level) and Best Eco-Friendly Hotel (in the Country level). The glamorous black-tie event took place at the magnificent Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi.
The Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards celebrate the very best in hospitality experts across 7 continents, 172 countries and 94 categories. Some of the world's top global luxury hotel and resort brands competed for the most-sought after accolade in overall excellence and greatest contribution to the industry over the past year. Association with Haute Grandeur ensures that participating establishments are perceived as benchmarks in the industry. Winners are selected through a rigorous rating process, taking various factors into account; rooms, food, service, overall hotel facilities, bar and beverages, price, Internet, location, ambience, grounds, wellness area, efficiency, social responsibility and environmental participation.
"We are honoured to be bestowed with these accolades for they are acknowledgements of our hallmark of quality in the travel and hospitality industry internationally. These awards are great affirmations of our continued commitment to sustainable business practices in retaining our position as a leading hotel, made possible by the team's collective efforts. Working hard together as a team with one vision is truly a rewarding effort in the end," says Ho Hoy Sum, the hotel's general manager.
"On behalf of the entire team, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all our valued guests, esteemed business partners and supporters for voting for and believing in us. We vow to continue our endeavour to lift the One World experience to greater heights," added Ho.
Visit https://www.worldtravelawards.com/winners/2016/asia and https://hautegrandeur.com/hotels/winners/ for full winners' list and further information.
About One World Hotel
The 5-star One World Hotel features 438 newly-refurbished contemporary guest rooms and suites emphasising sophistication, elegance and innovation complete with luxurious amenities, facilities and services. Adjoined to the award-winning 1 Utama Shopping Centre, the hotel is nestled in the heart of Petaling Jaya's business district and just minutes away from downtown Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The hotel showcases unparalleled world-class conference and recreation facilities with a total of 5,000 sqm of space comprising the Imperial Ballroom that can accommodate 2,000 persons banquet style and 15 other function rooms to choose from. The opulent ballroom is further enhanced with a retractable giant 13.5ft x 32ft LED display screen to enrich a conference's visual experience.
One World Hotel displays a fine culinary parade of six innovative restaurants and bars, skillfully fusing the creativity of cuisines of both the East and the West.
Luxuriate at our Fitness Centre, where you can work-out in a sophisticated gymnasium then indulge with a relaxing massage at sanctuary@one spa.
Contact:
Feryal Mufti
Public Relations Manager
Phone: +603 7681 1007 / +603 7681 1005
E-mail: feryal_k@oneworldhotel.com.my
