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Maldives named “World’s Most Romantic Destination”

Maldives a longtime favorite destination for honeymooners around the world is named ‘World’s Most Romantic Destination’ at the 2007 World Travel Awards 14th Annual Gala Ceremony held on the islands of Turks & Caicos, Caribbean, on December 12, 2007.

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In addition Maldives won several awards in the Indian Ocean’s category:

The global winners of the World Travel Awards for 2007 were announced at a star-studded ceremony on the island of Providenciales, from votes cast by 167,000 tourism professionals and agents who were asked to vote. Next year’s voting register is likely to be even greater, due to the unprecedented levels of interest and expectation.

Hailed as the ‘Oscars of the travel industry’, World Travel Awards have been attracting media attention from all corners of the globe.

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Maldives nominated in five categories in the 14th Annual World Travel Awards

The Maldives has been nominated in five categories in the 14th Annual World Travel Awards to be held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on the 12th December 2007. The five categories that Maldives got nominated are World’s Leading Destination, World’s Leading Dive Destination, World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination, World’s Leading Romantic Destination and World’s Leading Travel Television Commercial. In addition Maldives Tourism Promotion Board has been nominated in the World’s Leading Tourist and Convention Bureau category.

Furthermore, some of the Maldives tourism industry players have been nominated in important categories. In this regard Inner Maldives has been nominated in the World’s Leading Travel Agency category, Baros Maldives got nominated in World’s Leading Villa and World’s Leading Beach Resort category, Hilton Maldives has been nominated in World’s Leading Resort category and Huvafenfushi has been nominated in World’s Leading Spa Resort category.

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the “Travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars”, the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and most prestigious awards program in the global travel industry. The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world’s travel and tourism industry. With thousands of votes cast by travel professionals from 167,000 travel agencies in over 160 countries across the globe, winning a World Travel Award has become one of the highest accolades a travel product can achieve.

The 2007 World Travel Awards world winners will be announced and presented at the gala ceremony which will take place in the islands of Turks & Caicos on the 12th December 2007. Candidates nomination for world winners categories are based on the results from the four regional ceremonies which took place in Abu Dhabi, New York, NewcastleGateshead and Bangalore in 2007.

MTPB won the Indian Oceans Leading Tourist and Visitor Bureau Award in Bangalore ceremony. Maldives also won the Indian Ocean’s Leading Destinations Award and Indian Ocean’s Leading Dive Destination Award in the same ceremony. During this ceremony Maldives Tourism industry won awards in many categories.

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Maldives wins prestigious award for Best Holiday Destination Worldwide

Maldives has yet again won another prestigious award, the Daily Telegraph’s Ultratravel Award for Best Holiday Destination Worldwide.

The ULTRAs (Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Awards), celebrating the best in luxury travel across the globe, were announced at a ceremony held at InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel on 9th of May 2007. On behalf of the tourism industry of the Maldives the award was received by High Commissioner of Maldives to UK and Northern Ireland, His Excellency Mr Hassan Sobir.

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Ultratravel magazine, published with the Daily Telegraph, was first launched in autumn 2004 and has a circulation of 500,000 readers.

The ULTRA awards were selected based on votes casted by the readers of the UltraTravel magazine over a period of more than 12 months. The ULTRAs consisted, in addition to best holiday destination, the best in airline, airport, tour operator, cruise company, spa, ski resort and hotel.

To win this award Maldives competed with popular destinations such as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Thailand.

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Huvafen Fushi Maldives listed in Condé Nast Traveller 2007 Gold List for Best Service

Condé Nast Traveller has included Huvafen Fushi Maldives in their 2007 Gold List - a compilation of the hotels around the world that have the best service, rooms, food, ambience & design, location and leisure facilities.

Starting with the properties that received the highest ratings in the Readers’ Travel Awards 2006 survey and adding the Editors’ choices and the stand-out quality for each hotel, the result yielded the ultimate guide to the world’s hotels featuring those establishments which set the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List standard.

Mark Hehir, Area General Manager Maldives, commented on this wonderful news: “We are delighted to be recognized in the Gold List, especially in the category for Best Service. It reflects the hard work and dedication of the team at Huvafen Fushi. It is service from the heart. Every hotel operates on service standards and that is what we have implemented here. From Food and Beverage to Housekeeping, Front Office, Kitchen and all other departments, everyone plays a part to ensure the operation is run smoothly and all guests’ needs are met or exceeded in expectation”.

Recently implemented, FISH ( Fast Island Service Host ), which consists of Food and Beverage, Front Office and  Housekeeping specialists, working together as a team to provide our guests with anything, anytime, anywhere”. “With just a touch of a button, expect to get extra towels, pillows, restaurant reservations, pick-up, CD’s & DVD’s, In-Bungalow Dining and so much more!”, says Mark. The Pavilions on the other hand come with a 24-hour Butler service.FISH is conceptualized around the idea of providing guests with a one-touch access to anything, to be delivered anywhere and at anytime. Guests communicate with only one team member and the action takes place behind the scenes to get
the food and beverage request, delivered within 30 minutes and everything else within 10 minutes.

Huvafen Fushi is managed by Per Aquum Resorts ?Spas ?Residences, a division of Universal Enterprises, which is extensively involved in the tourism industry of the Maldives. Tom McLoughlin, CEO of Per Aquum, attributes Huvafen Fushi’s deserved recognition to The Per Aquum Difference. “From the beginning we decided that we didn’t want to be another big brand with ‘cookie-cutter’ resorts. We are a young company with a lot of fresh ideas, passion and enthusiasm and we wanted this zeal to come through in our properties. Our passion is within our belief that we make a difference, not only to guests and shareholders but to our team members as well. This Per Aquum Difference is what really sets us apart. The Per Aquum Difference is made up of four key elements ?Passion, Vision, Naturally Modern Design and Imagination. These elements ensure we offer the utmost in guest experience which in turn means that our partners and stakeholders will realise unprecedented returns from this vision.”

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Hilton Maldives wins more awards!

Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa has won the Best Luxury (4 and 5 star) in the World in www.tripadvisor.com 2006 Traveler’s Choice Awards as well as Best Luxury (4 and 5 star) in Asia.

‘We are very proud to have won these awards because tripadvisor.com reflects the opinions of genuine travellers from around the world who have visited the Hilton Maldives and experienced the resort in person,’said General Manager Carsten Schieck, ‘Our team works hard to provide our guests with the best service possible so we are delighted to be chosen the best luxury hotel in the world.’

The six-star Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa is no stranger to international accolades. Previous awards include Best Hotel in the World 2005 by the Sunday Times, Leading Resort in the Indian Ocean 2006 by the World Travel Awards and Most Exclusive Hotel in the World 2006 by VIP Traveller Magazine. A stunning, romantic resort offering sophisticated barefoot luxury on two tropical islands, the Hilton Maldives offers a sybaritic combination of three distinct resort experiences, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and lagoon. The resort is home to the world’s only all-glass undersea restaurant and the Maldives’ only destination spa.

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