The 2011 TTG China Travel Awards features a brand new category: Best Hotels in Other Regions Within China – and within it, six new awards. Winners in this category include smaller and less-publicized Chinese cities such as Chongqing, Guilin and Dalian. This addition recognises the increasing popularity of these secondary cities among international tourists. According to TTG China, both international and domestic visitorship to second-tier cities like Zhongshan, Wuhan, Wuxi and Xiamen, rose sharply by over 30% as compared to 2009. This percentage is much higher than the 23% average growth of visitors in China.“It is therefore appropriate and fitting that the awards acknowledge these rising stars within the Chinese travel industry,” said TTG Asia Media’s Managing Director, Darren Ng. As a result of the enhancements, this year’s awards ceremony comprises a total of 60 awards and winning organisations. The list of award winners can be found on Annex A.
In addition, four awards have been renamed and introduced within the Airline category to better reflect the representation of carriers from various continents that are serving and operating in China. Associate Publisher of TTG China & TTG-BTmice China, Chimmy Tsui praises, “Exceptional leaders like Air China, Garden Hotel Guangzhou, Banyan Tree Lijiang and the city of Shanghai have consistently been four-time champions in their respective award categories since the inception of TTG China Travel Awards.”
The TTG China Travel Awards plays a crucial and essential role in crediting outstanding travel organisations that have achieved the benchmark for service excellence and professionalism in China. These milestones of accomplishments will inspire and contribute to the shaping of the Chinese travel industry’s future. China’s travel industry drew in almost 1.44 billion RMB in total revenue last year, making the country one of the world’s burgeoning leisure and MICE destinations.
Winners of the TTG China Travel Awards are nominated by more than 32,000 readers of TTG China, TTG Asia, TTGmice and TTG-BTmice China through online and print voting. The nomination period was held early in the year between January and March 2011.
About TTG Asia Media
Established in Singapore since 1974, TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd is the leading publisher and organiser of events in travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region. Its publications and trade shows provide the best access and solutions to marketing travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific.
Publications are targeted at distinct segments: TTG Asia for travel agents and tour operators; TTG China (Chinese edition) for the travel trade and travel agents in China; TTGmice for the meetings, incentive, convention and exhibition planners (MICE); and TTG-BTmice China (Chinese edition) for both MICE planners and corporate travel buyers in China.
TTG Asia Media is also the leading organiser and manager of two major travel events in Asia and China dedicated to MICE – IT&CMA (Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia) and IT&CM China (Incentive Travel & Conventions Meetings China).
CTW (Corporate Travel World Asia-Pacific) and CT&TW China (Corporate Travel & Technology World China) are conferences and exhibitions that focus on the management of business travel and entertainment expenditure.
For more information on TTG Asia Media, visit www.ttgasiamedia.com
About TTG China Travel Awards
The TTG China Travel Awards is proudly organised by TTG Publishing – a division of TTG Asia Media, with the region’s leading travel trade titles such as TTG China, TTG-BTmice China, TTG Asia and TTGmice. The TTG China Travel Awards 2011 is in its fourth consecutive run since its inauguration in 2008.
This year, the awards ceremony and gala dinner were held at the Shanghai World Financial Centre on 14 April 2011. The acclaimed annual event commends China’s finest travel and tourism organisations. Starting with 39 awards, 2011 now witnesses a total of 60 awards conferred to international and Chinese organisations that have contributed to China’s tourism landscape.
Winners are voted in by readers of TTG China, TTG Asia, TTGmice and TTG-BTmice China via an online and print voting poll held over a period of two months.
TTG China Travel Awards 2011
List of Awards
| Airline Awards For airlines serving and operating in China |
||
| 1. Best China Airline | Air China | |
| 2. Best Asian Airline | Singapore Airlines | |
| 3. Best European Airline | Air France | |
| 4. Best American Airline | United Airlines | |
| 5. Best Middle Eastern Airline | Emirates Airlines | |
| Travel Services Awards
|
||
| 6. Best Travel Agency in China | China International Travel Service | |
| 7. Best City in China (Leisure Travel) | Beijing | |
| 8. Best City in China (BT-MICE) | Shanghai | |
| 9. Best Convention / Exhibition Centre in China | Shanghai World Financial Center Forum | |
| 10. Best Cruise Operator | Royal Caribbean Cruises | |
| 11. Best Theme Attraction | Hong Kong Disneyland Resort | |
| 12. Best Overseas NTO in China | Hong Kong Tourism Board | |
| 13. Best Overseas NTO in China promoting BT-MICE | Singapore Tourism Board | |
| Hotel Chain Awards
|
||
| 14. Best Global Hotel Chain Operating in Greater China | InterContinental Hotels Group | |
| 15. Best Local Hotel Chain Operating in Greater China | Jin Jiang International Hotel Group | |
| 16. Best Luxury Hotel Brand in Greater China | The Ritz-Carlton | |
| 17. Best Mid-range Hotel Brand in Greater China | Four Points by Sheraton | |
| 18. Best Budget Hotel Brand in Greater China | Ibis | |
| Resort Hotel Awards
|
||
| 19. Best Resort in China | Mandarin Oriental Sanya | |
| 20. Best New Resort in China | InterContinental Sanya Resort | |
| 21. Best Spa Resort in China | Banyan Tree Lijiang | |
| Other Hotel Awards
|
||
| 22. Best Boutique Hotel in China | The Opposite House | |
| 23. Best Theme Hotel in China | Chimelong Hotel Guangzhou | |
| Serviced Residence Award | ||
| 24. Best Serviced Residence Operator in China | Ascott International Management | |
| Individual Hotel Awards | ||
| 25. Best Luxury Hotel in Beijing | Raffles Beijing Hotel | |
| 26. Best Luxury Hotel in Shanghai | Park Hyatt Shanghai | |
| 27. Best Luxury Hotel in Guangzhou | The Ritz-Carlton Guangzhou | |
| 28. Best Luxury Hotel in Shenzhen | InterContinental Shenzhen | |
| 29. Best Luxury Hotel in Hong Kong | The Peninsula Hong Kong | |
| 30. Best Luxury Hotel in Macau | Grand Hyatt Macau | |
| Best Mid-Range Hotel
|
||
| 31. Best Mid-Range Hotel in Beijing | Doubletree by Hilton Beijing | |
| 32. Best Mid-Range Hotel in Shanghai | Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong | |
| 33. Best Mid-Range Hotel in Guangzhou | Holiday Inn Guangzhou Shifu | |
| 34. Best Mid-Range Hotel in Shenzhen | The Pavilion Century Tower | |
| 35. Best Mid-Range Hotel in Hong Kong | Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees Hong Kong | |
| 36. Best Mid-range Hotel in Macau | Holiday Inn Macau | |
| Best Business Hotel
|
||
| 37. Best Business Hotel in Beijing | Grand Millennium Beijing | |
| 38. Best Business Hotel in Shanghai | Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao | |
| 39. Best Business Hotel in Guangzhou | The Garden Hotel Guangzhou | |
| 40. Best Business Hotel in Shenzhen | Crowne Plaza Shenzhen | |
| 41. Best Business Hotel in Hong Kong | Langham Place Mongkok, Hong Kong | |
| 42. Best Business Hotel in Macau | MGM Macau | |
| Meeting & Conventions Hotel | ||
| 43. Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Beijing | The Westin Beijing Financial Street | |
| 44. Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Shanghai | Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel | |
| 45. Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Guangzhou |
Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou | |
| 46. Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Shenzhen | The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan | |
| 47. Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Hong Kong |
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong | |
| 48. Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Macau | The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel | |
| Best New Hotel
|
||
| 49. Best New Hotel in Beijing | Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport | |
| 50. Best New Hotel in Shanghai | Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund | |
| 51. Best New Hotel in Guangzhou | Winton Hotel Guangzhou | |
| 52. Best New Hotel in Shenzhen | Oasis O City Hotel Shenzhen | |
| 53. Best New Hotel in Hong Kong | L’hotel Island South | |
| 54. Best New Hotel in Macau | Mandarin Oriental Macau | |
| Hotel Awards – Other Regions within China
|
||
| 55. Best Hotel in Northeast Province | Kempinski Hotel Dalian | |
| 56. Best Hotel in North China Province | The Westin Tianjin | |
| 57. Best Hotel in Northwest Province | Kempinski Hotel Yinchuan | |
| 58. Best Hotel in East China Province | Fairmont Yangcheng Lake | |
| 59. Best Hotel in Central South Province | Shangri-La Hotel, Guilin | |
| 60. Best Hotel in Southwest Province | Sofitel Forebase Chongqing | |
For more information, visit www.ttgchina.com/ttg-awards
