14 October 2005, Singapore & Hot on the heels of its stellar first anniversary bash with the King of Soul, James Brown, Hilton Kuala Lumpur has been named Asia's Best Business Hotel according to the Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) Asia Media Group, publishers of Asia's leading travel trade newspaper TTG Asia.
Mr Paul P. Hutton, the hotel's new General Manager said of the win, "We are honoured to receive this highly-coveted award. To have our hard work, talents and accomplishments acknowledged and applauded by our guests and peers is both gratifying and humbling."
Hilton Kuala Lumpur was the clear choice by some 7,200 of TTG Asia's readers across 17 countries in Asia-Pacific, who voted over a two month period from mid July this year. The Awards were presented at the 16th Annual Travel Awards in Pattaya, Thailand, during the two-day Corporate Travel World industry convention and exhibition organized by TTG.
Accepting the award on behalf of Hilton Kuala Lumpur was the hotel's director for business development Mr Nils-Arne Schroeder. He said, "Apart from the excellent facilities and a comfortable atmosphere, the formula to our success is reflected in the serious commitment of every team member towards delivering the Hilton brand, customer services and hospitality to all our guests and customers alike. We've had a great year and we hope this is an indication of greater things to come."
In its first year of operations, Hilton Kuala Lumpur has won the 5-Star Diamond Award from the American Association of Hospitality Sciences, bagged five awards at the regional Asia Travel and Tourism Creative Awards also nominated as the Best Business Hotel at this year's World Travel Awards 2005 ceremony and now voted as the Best Business Hotel by voters of TTG Asia.
Notes to Editor:
Hilton International (HI), an operating division of the UK based Hilton Group plc, owns the rights to the Hilton brand name throughout the world, with the exception of the USA and Mexico, where the Hilton brand is owned and managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC). Furthermore, Hilton International and Hilton Hotels Corporation share the Hilton brand within Canada. Hilton International operates 403 hotels, with some 261 branded Hilton and 142 under the mid-market Scandic brand. Under a joint venture agreement, Hilton International and the North American based Hilton Hotels Corporation share responsibility for the Conrad brand, which includes 17 hotels in 12 countries. A global marketing alliance between Hilton International and Hilton Hotels Corporation extends the number of hotels operated by both companies worldwide to over 2,700 over 500 of which are branded Hilton. Hilton International employs over 71,000 staff in 80 countries.
Committed to doing business in a responsible way, Hilton International's aim is to bring a positive benefit to the societies in which it operates through high quality services, economic growth, environmental protection, community involvement and employment.
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