AWARDS AND ACCOLADES – 2015/2014 HIGHLIGHTS
2015 TRIPADVISOR TRAVELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
26 FRHI properties were honored in TripAdvisor’s 2015 Travelers’ Choice Awards.
Best Service: Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv Fairmont Makati Fairmont Peace Hotel Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris Raffles Dubai Raffles Singapore Raffles Makkah Palace Swissôtel Dresden Am Schloss Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow Swissôtel Lima Swissôtel Makkah Swissôtel Tallinn
Family: Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower Swissôtel Resort Phuket
Luxury: Fairmont Pacific Rim Fairmont Waterfront Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Fairmont Beijing Raffles Makati Swissôtel Büyük Efes Izmir Swissôtel Quito
Top Hotels – Kenya & Cambodia: Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Raffles Hotel Le Royal
Romance: Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Raffles Praslin
2015 TRAVEL + LEISURE 500 THE WORLD’S BEST HOTELS
10 Fairmont properties and one Raffles property made the 2015 Travel + Leisure 500
World’s Best Hotels list. The top scoring properties included:
Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
Fairmont Mara Safari Club Fairmont The Norfolk
Fairmont Kea Lani Fairmont Copley Plaza
Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Fairmont Pacific Rim Fairmont Waterfront
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Raffles Hotel Le Royal
2015 TRAVEL + LEISURE IT LIST: THE BEST NEW HOTELS
Travel + Leisure magazine recognized Raffles Istanbul as an Instant Classic in the 2015 It List: The Best New Hotels, highlighting the hotel’s impressive contemporary art
collection and breathtaking Bosphorus views.
2014 TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
15 Fairmont hotels and two Raffles properties were recognized in the Travel + Leisure 2014 World’s Best Awards.
Highly ranked properties included: Fairmont Mayakoba; Fairmont Kea Lani; Fairmont Orchid; The Plaza, A Fairmont Managed Hotel; Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square; Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle; Fairmont Banff Springs; Fairmont Chateau Whistler; Fairmont Pacific Rim; Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise; Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge; Fairmont Waterfront; Fairmont Monte Carlo; The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel; Fairmont The Norfolk; Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor; and Raffles Singapore.
2015 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER GOLD LIST
Raffles Singapore was honored in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2015 Gold List.
The hotel was highlighted by Condé Nast Traveler’s editors, writers and network of influencers for demonstrating a high standard of service, luxury and beauty.
2014 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Fairmont Pacific Rim was named the #1 Business Hotel in the World by Condé Nast Traveler
readers in 2014. In taking home the top spot, the hotel beat out some of the world’s most notable hotels, such as the Four Seasons Hotel George V
in Paris and the Peninsula, Hong Kong.
2015 BRAND KEYS CUSTOMER LOYALTY ENGAGEMENT INDEX
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts was the highest rated brand in the Hotel (Luxury) category,
as part of the 2015 Brand Keys study. The Brand Keys data paints a detailed picture of the category drivers that engage customers, engender loyalty and drive real profits. The Customer Loyalty Engagement Index examines customers’ relationships with 540 brands in 64 categories.
2015 AAA FIVE DIAMOND RATING
Fairmont Mayakoba in the Riviera Maya and Fairmont Scottsdale Princess were awarded the prestigious AAA Five Diamond Rating. Fairmont Mayakoba has received the award for eight consecutive years and Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has continued to receive this rating since 1990.
2014 FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE AWARDS
Eight Fairmont hotels were awarded Four Stars in the Forbes Travel Guide Awards including: Fairmont Peace Hotel; Fairmont Banff Springs; Fairmont Hotel Vancouver; Fairmont Pacific Rim; Fairmont Beijing; Fairmont Singapore; Fairmont Scottsdale Princess; and Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle.
2014 ASIA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS LIST
Swissôtel The Stamford’s JAAN restaurant was awarded the 17th spot on Asia’s 50 Best
Restaurants List in 2014, published by William Reed Business Media.
This highly prestigious list is an annual
ranking that is based on the opinions and experiences of over 900 international
restaurant industry experts.
2014 ENSEMBLE TRAVEL GROUP PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts won the Ensemble Travel Group Partner of the Year for 2014.
2014 NORTH AMERICAN TRAVEL JOURNALIST AWARDS
Fairmont Magazine won two notable awards at the North American Travel Journalist Association Awards Competition.
The magazine received a gold medal in the Photography category for its “Big Bold Baku” cover illustration and in the Culinary Travel category, Remy Scalza received a silver medal for “Perfecting Pinoy.”
2014 CVENT TOP 100 MEETING HOTELS
Swissôtel Chicago was recognized as one of the Top 100 US hotels for meetings by the Cvent Supplier Network in 2014, an online marketplace connecting corporate meeting
and event planners with venues around the world.