Luxury Travel Advisor's Awards of Excellence

Feb 02, 2010 | By: Luxury Travel Advisor | LuxuryTravelAdvisor | 
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    Aaron Kaupp of the Hotel Palazzo Sasso; Sarah Ball of PURE; Top Concierge, Frank Laino of The Stafford; Andrea Grisdale of IC Bellagio, who received the Top Educator Award; Stuart Procter of The Stafford; Tara Grand of the Maybourne Hotel Group; Ben Provost of The Stafford, who accepted for The Stafford’s American Bar, voted the Best Hotel Bar Worldwide; Karen Fedorko Sefer of Seasong Tours; and Peter Carideo of CRC Travel, who is on the nominating committee for the Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence

    The stars were out in Las Vegas at the Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence ceremony in December. The exclusive event, which was held at The Mirage, drew luxury travel executives from around the globe, including Dubai, Phuket, Italy and South Africa. The awards, which recognize the top travel suppliers in the world, were presented by a host of luxury travel advisors, who also served as the nominating advisory board for the program. The beautiful glass-blown awards were custom designed and handcrafted by glass artist James Stone of Stone and Glass in San Diego.

     

    Ricci Zukerman of Worldview Travel; Kathy and Leo Falkensammer of Prestige Travel and Cruises; Steve Tucker of Silversea; Arie Zukerman of Worldview Travel; and Doug Seagle of Seabourn

    Winners & Sightings

     

    Jeff Johnson of Montage Hotels & Resorts; Ruthanne Terrero of Luxury Travel Advisor; James Bermingham of Montage Laguna Beach; and John McMahon of Luxury Travel Advisor. Montage Laguna Beach won Best Luxury Hotel in North America

     

    The 2009 Awards of Excellence Winners are:

    Airline With The Best First-class Service


    Singapore Airlines

    Airline With The Best Business-class Service


    Virgin Atlantic

    Best Private Jet Company

    Blue Star Jets

    Best Cruise Line For Luxury Ocean Cruises

    Crystal Cruises

    Best Cruise Line For Luxury Small Ships


    Silversea

    Best Hotel Bar Worldwide

    American Bar, The Stafford Hotel, London

    Best Luxury River Cruise Provider


    Viking River Cruises

    Best Luxury Tour Operator/Wholesaler

    Abercrombie & Kent

    Best Luxury Car Rental Company


    Hertz

    Best City Center Luxury Hotel in Europe


    Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris

    Best Luxury Hotel/Resort In North America


    Montage Laguna Beach

    Best Luxury Hotel/Resort in Asia

    Amanpuri Phuket, Thailand

    Best Luxury Hotel/Resort in South Pacific/Australia


    St. Regis Bora Bora

    Best Luxury Hotel/Resort in Caribbean/Bermuda/Bahamas


    One&Only Ocean Club, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

    		  


    Best Luxury Resort Hotel in Mexico/Central/South America


    One&Only Pamilla Resort, Cabo San Lucas

    Best Luxury Hotel/Resort in the Middle East

    Burj Al-Arab, Dubai

    Best Luxury Hotel/Resort in Africa/Indian Ocean

    Cape Grace, Cape Town

    Best Luxury Hotel Group

    Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts

    Best Resort Beach Worldwide


    St. Regis Bora Bora

    Top Luxury Suite in a Hotel/Resort Worldwide


    Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab

    Top Villa in a Luxury Hotel/Resort Worldwide


    The Sanctuary, Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos

    Best City Center Luxury Hotel Spa Worldwide

    Bellagio, Las Vegas

    Top Luxury Destination Management Company Worldwide

    Abercrombie & Kent

    Top Concierge Worldwide


    Frank Laino, The Stafford, London

    Top General Manager of a Luxury Hotel/Resort Worldwide

    Aaron Kaupp, Palazzo Sasso, Ravello, Italy

     

     

    From The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Pauletta Kaufman, national director of sales; Andrew Oxton of Bachelor Gulch; Sue Stephenson of Community Footprints; Megann Spohn of Half Moon Bay and David Taylor of New York’s Central Park South hotel

     

     

    Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay in Oman was nominated for the Best Hotel in Middle East. Shown here are Donnia Shuhaiber and Mahfouz Shuhaiber from Six Senses, with Meredith Strodel and JoAnn Kurtz-Ahlers

     

     

     

     

     




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