Thursday, February 18, 2010

BWI: TripAdvisor Honors India’s Top Hotels with 2010 Travellers’ Choice Awards

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: TripAdvisor Media Network
Thursday, February 18, 2010 02:04 PM IST (08:34 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Travel & tourism; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Travel & tourism; Technology
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TripAdvisor Honors India's Top Hotels with 2010 Travellers' Choice Awards
Announces Top Ten Lists of Hotels Across Categories- Overall Top Ten, Bargain Hotels, Luxury Hotels, Best for Families and Best Service Hotels in India; Details of Worst Hotels in India Also Revealed

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 18, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- TripAdvisor, the world's largest and most popular travel community, today announced the winners of its 2010 Travelers' Choice awards. Unlike any other hotel honours in the world, TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice winners are based on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travellers on TripAdvisor. Having seen significant growth in its Indian audience to almost 2 million monthly Indian visitors, TripAdvisor has announced the first edition of India specific Travellers Choice lists. The global awards feature 719 winning properties including 65 hotels from the India specific list which makes the eighth edition of the awards the largest ever seen by TripAdvisor.

Properties in India received awards in the following categories: Best Bargains, Best Luxury, Best for Families and Best Service. An overall list of top 25 hotels in the country and the worst ten hotels in India were also revealed.

Mr. Sharat Dhall, Managing Director, TripAdvisor India said, "The 2010 Travellers' Choice Awards is a testimony to the power of user generated content and how it is shaping the traveller community. Our awards cut across categories and different kinds of hotels and are based on the actual user experiences of over 30 million users of TripAdvisor. We are sure that these lists will help millions of travellers plan perfect trips across India"

Overall Top 10 Hotels in India:

-- Casa Candolim, Goa
-- Old Harbour Hotel, Cochin
-- Taj Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
-- Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
-- The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata
-- Sajhome, Kochi
-- Ratan Vilas, Jodhpur
-- Camp Noel, Munnar
-- Hotel Victoria, Jaisalmer
-- Amarya Garden, New Delhi

Top Ten Worst hotels in India:

-- Hotel Arma Court, Mumbai
-- Centaur Hotel IGI Airport, New Delhi
-- Raj Residency, Chennai
-- Airport Hotel, New Delhi
-- Hotel New Bengal, Mumbai
-- Hotel Singaar International, Kanyakumari
-- Hotel Delhi City Centre, New Delhi
-- Bentley's Hotel, Mumbai
-- Chancellor Resorts, Munnar
-- Hotel Namaskar, New Delhi

Top Ten Luxury Hotels in India:

-- Taj Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
-- The Oberoi Grand, Kolkatta
-- Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
-- Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
-- Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam
-- Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom
-- Wildflower Hall, Shimla
-- Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, Goa
-- The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur
-- Amanbagh Resort, Alwar

Top Ten Bargain Hotels in India:

-- Sajhome, Kochi
-- Ratan Vilas, Jodhpur
-- Jas Vilas, Jaipur
-- Old Harbour Hotel, Kochi
-- Santana Beach Resort, Goa
-- Sunder Palace Guest House, Jaipur
-- Casa Candolim, Goa
-- Camp Noel, Munnar
-- St Mark's Hotel, Bangalore
-- Hotel Shahi Palace, Jaisalmer

op Ten Hotels for Service in India:

-- Old Harbour Hotel, Kochi
-- Sajhome, Kochi
-- Casa Candolim, Goa
-- Taj Lake Palace Udaipur
-- Taj Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
-- Camp Noel, Goa
-- Lemon Tree Hotel Hinjawadi, Pune
-- The Oberoi Grand, Kolkatta
-- St Mark's Hotel, Bangalore
-- Wildflower Hall, Shimla

Top Ten Family Hotels in India:

-- Old Harbour Hotel, Kochi
-- ITC Mughal, Agra
-- Hotel Victoria, Jaisalmer
-- Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, Goa
-- The Leela Kempinski, Goa
-- Taj Holiday Village, Sinquerim
-- Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom
-- Hotel Killa Bhawan, Jaisalmer
-- Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam
-- Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur

Select 2010 Winners around the globe:

Best Bargain in the World - Arcadia Residence, Prague, Czech Republic
Best Luxury (4&5 star hotels) in the World - Golden Well (U Zlate Studne), Prague, Czech Republic
Best for Families in the World - Sirkeci Konak Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Best for Service in the World - Golden Well (U Zlate Studne), Prague, Czech Republic
Best Inn & B&B in the World - Casa Portagioia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Best for Romance in the World - Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa, Moorea, French Polynesia
Best All-Inclusive in the World - Drowsy Water Ranch, Granby, Colorado
Best Relaxation/Spa in the World - La Amada Hotel, Playa Mujeres, Mexico
Trendiest Hotel in the World - citizenM Amsterdam City, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

For the top hotels by region and the complete 2010 Travelers' Choice list, go to http://www.tripadvisor.in/travelerschoice.

About TripAdvisor Media Network

TripAdvisor® Media Network, operated by TripAdvisor, LLC, attracts more than 36 million monthly visitors* across 15 popular travel brands: TripAdvisor®, www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.frequentflier.com, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com and www.virtualtourist.com. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 25 million monthly visitors*, 15 million registered members and 30 million reviews and opinions. Featuring real advice from real travelers, TripAdvisor-branded sites cover more than one million destinations, hotels, restaurants and attractions and operate in the U.S. (http://www.tripadvisor.com), the U.K. (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk), Ireland (http://www.tripadvisor.ie), France (http://www.tripadvisor.fr), Germany (http://www.tripadvisor.de), Italy (http://www.tripadvisor.it), Spain (http://www.tripadvisor.es), India (http://www.tripadvisor.in), Japan (http://www.tripadvisor.jp), Portugal and Brazil (http://www.tripadvisor.com.br), Sweden (http://www.tripadvisor.se), The Netherlands (http://nl.tripadvisor.com) and Canada (http://www.tripadvisor.ca). TripAdvisor also operates in China under the brand daodao.com (http://www.daodao.com) and Kuxun.cn (http://www.kuxun.cn). TripAdvisor® Media Network provides travel suppliers with graphical advertising opportunities and a cost-per-click marketing platform. Collectively, the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network have won hundreds of awards and accolades from press and industry worldwide. TripAdvisor and the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network are operating companies of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE).

TripAdvisor, Travelers' Choice and the TripAdvisor logo are registered trademarks of TripAdvisor LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners.

©2010 TripAdvisor LLC. All rights reserved.

*Source: comScore Media Metrix, July 2009


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