Tourism
Rotana wins big at World Travel Awards 2017 with 19 Awards
Making a clean sweep of 19 awards at the Middle East Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2017, in addition to safeguarding the coveted "Middle East's Leading Hotel Brand" title for the 11 th year in a row, Rotana, one of the leading hotel administration business in the region with resorts across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, has strongly combined its leadership position in the region's tourist and hospitality field.
The awards, billed as the ""Oscars of the travel world," were presented at a flashing ceremony went to by industry leaders in Dubai on October 29. Now in its 24 th year, the World Traveling Honors is the most prestigious awards programme for the global travel industry, rewarding leaders in the tourism, airline company, hotel and hospitality sectors around the world.
In addition to winning four significant regional honors-- consisting of Middle East's Leading Hotel Brand; Middle East's Leading City Hotel for Amwaj Rotana, Dubai; Middle East's Leading Corporate Resort for Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi; and Middle East's Leading Luxury Hotel Apartments for Arjan Dubai by Rotana, the company took home 15 accolades in country- and city-based categories at this years awards.
The award coincides with the brand's completion of 25 successful years in business, coming to be the leading hotel management company in the region, with 55 operating properties in 21 cities throughout 13 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
" We are deeply humbled to accept the coveted awards, which stand testimony to our efforts in achieving excellence in solution and offerings. Rotana's extraordinary success at the World Travel Awards is the success of our hardworking and devoted teams whose contributions have caused the brand Rotana becoming truly associated with remarkable hospitality and treatment. We thank our guests from throughout the region and beyond for making us their hospitality partner of option and trusting us with their travel needs. Along with making our 25 th anniversary celebrations a lot more unique, the awards serve as a strong motivation for us to continue supplying on our assurance of Treasured Time to our visitors, employees and partners-- who are the key pillars of our continual growth and growth," said Man Hutchinson, COO, Rotana Hotel Administration Corporation.
The full list of awards won by Rotana at World Travel Awards 2017 is as follows:
1. Middle East's Leading Hotel Brand 2017: Rotana Hotels
2. Middle East's Leading City Hotel 2017: Amwaj Rotana, Dubai
3. Middle East's Leading Business Hotel 2017: Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi
4. Middle East's Leading Luxury Hotel Apartments 2017: Arjaan Dubai by Rotana
5. Bahrain's Leading Hotel 2017: ART Rotana, Amwaj Island, Manama
6. Iraq's Leading Hotel 2017: Erbil Rotana
7. Jordan's Leading Seminar Hotel 2017: Amman Rotana
8. Jordan's Leading Serviced Apartments 2017: The Boulevard Arjaan by Rotana
9. Lebanon's Leading Business Hotel 2017: Gefinor Rotana
10. Oman's Leading Coastline Resort 2017: Salalah Rotana Resort
11. Qatar's Leading City Hotel 2017: City Centre Rotana Doha 12. Saudi Arabia' s Leading City Hotel 2017: Rosh Rayhaan by Rotana
13. Saudi Arabia's Leading New Hotel 2017: Centro Shaheen by Rotana
14. United Arab Emirates'; Leading Business Hotel 2017: Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi
15. United Arab Emirates'; Leading Family Hotel 2017: The Cove Rotana Resort
16. Abu Dhabi's Leading Serviced Apartments 2017: Park Arjaan by Rotana
17. Al Ain's Leading Hotel 2017: Al Ain Rotana
18. Dubai's Leading Luxury City Hotel 2017: Media Rotana
19. Makkah's Leading Hotel 2017: Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana
Consistently recognized for its dedication to raising the criteria within the hotel industry by frequently advancing its service offering, Rotana has obtained greater than 350 regional and worldwide awards to the day.
Building on the success of its 25 years of procedures in the region, Rotana is expecting its next phase of development and growth with an energetic pipeline of upcoming developments including 49 properties located in 26 locations within the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
The company expects to open up 15 of these hotels before completion of 2018, which would certainly boost its current inventory by over 3,800 keys.