The TTG Travel Awards is widely acknowledged to be one of the travel and hospitality industry’s most coveted and influential awards in the region, recognising some of the industry’s finest representatives that have consistently shown an unsurpassable commitment towards service excellence. The BT-MICE Awards category is dedicated to organisations serving the niche markets of business travel and meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE). The key considerations to excelling in this category include outstanding service and facilities, the most professional and innovative sales and marketing team and the most desirable and attractive incentives as well as value added services to business travellers and MICE planners.
“This illustrious accolade is a clear reflection of Swissôtel The Stamford’s unwavering pursuit of excellence in every facet of our service to business as well as leisure travellers, and an affirmation of Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts’ credo - ‘A Passion For Perfection’. We are extremely proud and privileged to have received this recognition particularly as the voters comprised TTG readers as well as industry leaders across the region,” said Aiden McAuley, General Manager of Swissôtel The Stamford and Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.
“This award will cap 2009 on a very high note indeed. Our thanks and gratitude to our valued customers, corporate partners and colleagues whose unwavering efforts have made this outstanding achievement possible,” he said beaming.
Swissôtel The Stamford, recipient of the World Travel Awards Asia 2008 Asia's Leading Conference Hotel and Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel award, is renowned for hosting significant events. Recently, it served as the Official Athletes Hotel for the 1st Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009 (AYG) hosting 1,400 youth athletes from 45 countries in June / July 2009. It was the Official Hotel for the 2008 Singapore Airshow Aviation Summit, which will again take place in 2010. In October 2009, it will host the Interpol General Assembly 2009 where members from 187 countries will gather in Singapore. Swissôtel The Stamford has also been appointed as the Official Hotel for the APEC Leaders Meeting in November 2009 and will host Global Entrepolis @ Singapore 2009, the premier business leaders convention which is part of the APEC CEO Summit 2009 series of meetings.
About TTG Travel Awards
The much coveted annual TTG Travel Awards has been recognising luminaries of the travel industry since 1989, growing from a humble 10 awards to today, honouring 76 winners across four categories. TTG Travel Awards, which has come to serve as a benchmark for industry excellence, is organised by TTG Asia Media.
About Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore
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It also boasts an impressive array of 16 restaurants and bars, including the Equinox Complex, Singapore's most exciting dining and entertainment complex. The hotel also houses the 70,000sqft Raffles City Convention Centre; comprising 27 meeting venues with technologically advanced business facilities and services.
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Corporate Office
Eva-Maria Panzer
Director Communication
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Tel: +41 44 317 6228
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Eva-Maria Lindner
Manager Communication
Tel: +41 44 317 6229
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Asia Pacific
Carolyn Tay
Director Media Relations
Tel: +65 6431 6957
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