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Dusit Thani Maldives named Asia Pacific Hotel of the Year
Bangkok, 21 February 2013 - The Budgie$ & Travel Awards, held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore earlier this month, have named Dusit Thani Maldives Asia Pacific’s Hotel of the Year.
The Budgie$ & Travel Awards celebrate the leadership efforts, accomplishments and ingenuity of Asia’s low cost aviation and travel industries. The awards are held in conjunction with Travel Distribution World Asia, the leading platform for Asian travel suppliers, travel intermediaries and industry partners to assess & access best practices in the travel sector.
Travel Distribution World Asia invites industry innovators, forward thinkers and revolutionaries to share their expertise and industry know-how through a series of talks and panel discussions. With almost three decades of experience spanning the UK, North America, Africa and Asia, COO of Dusit International, Mr David Shackleton, was invited to deliver the keynote presentation “Applying international practice to local brands for sales growth in Asia.” Mr Shackleton also accepted the Asia Pacific Hotel of the Year award on behalf of the Dusit Thani Maldives team.
Honoured for their exemplary customer service standards, impressive location, outstanding facilities and value-added services, Dusit Thani Maldives was chosen out of five finalist hotels by members of the public through an exclusive online global voting system.
Tourist arrivals from the Middle East to the Maldives increased 49 percent year-on-year from 2011-2012, making the region a significant market for Dusit Thani Maldives. With a variety of airlines offering services from Dubai direct to Malé, the hotel anticipates greater demand in the coming months.
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Photo Caption
Photo 1 – Travel Distribution World participants, left to right: Tran Trong Kien, Chairman & CEO, Thien Minh JSC, Vietnam; Duncan Bureau, Senior Vice President, Sales & Distribution, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia; Ted Fang, President, Days Inn China, China; Sherri Kimes, Professor, Cornell University, USA; David Shackleton, COO, Dusit International, Thailand; Michael Marshall, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Minor Hotel Group, Thailand; Budi Tirtawisata, CEO, Panorama Group, Indonesia.
Photo 2 – Dusit Thani Maldives
Note to editor: Dusit International has more than 60 years' experience in the hotel and hospitality field. Founded in 1949 by Honorary Chairperson Thanpuying Chanut Piyaoui, whose first hotel was the Princess on Bangkok's New Road, Dusit International has since acquired a unique portfolio of distinctive hotels, building upon Thai culture and tradition to create a personalized welcome for all guests made distinctive under the Dusit International brand promise; the delivery of an 'experience that enlivens the individual spirit, no matter the journey’.
Dusit International comprises four hotel brands: Dusit Thani, dusitD2, Dusit Princess and Dusit Devarana. It also operates Dusit Residences and its own signature Devarana Spa.
WORLDWIDE PROPERTIES
Dusit Thani Hotels & Resorts:
Dusit Thani Bangkok, Thailand
Dusit Thani Hua Hin, Thailand
Dusit Thani Pattaya, Thailand
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, Thailand
Dusit Thani Manila, Philippines
Dusit Thani Dubai, U.A.E.
Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo, Egypt
Dusit Thani Maldives
Dusit Island Resort Chiang Rai, Thailand
dusitD2 hotels & resorts:
dusitD2 chiang mai, thailand
dusitD2 baraquda pattaya, thailand
Dusit Princess Hotels and Resorts:
Dusit Princess Srinakarin, Bangkok, Thailand
Dusit Princess Korat, Thailand
Royal Princess Chiang Mai, Thailand
Royal Princess Larn Luang, Bangkok, Thailand
Pathumwan Princess, MBK Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Dusit Residence Serviced Apartments:
Dusit Residence Dubai Marina, U.A.E.
Pearl Coast Premier Hotel Apartments, Dubai,U.A.E.
UPCOMING PROPERTIES
Dusit Thani Hotels & Resorts:
Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Dusit Thani Guam, U.S.A.
Dusit Thani Hainan, China
Dusit Thani Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dusit Devarana Hotels & Resorts:
Dusit Devarana Hainan, China
Dusit Devarana New Delhi, India
dusitD2 hotels & resorts:
dusitD2 khao yai, thailand
dusitD2 nairobi, kenya
dusitD2 new delhi, india
dusitD2 pasadena, u.s.a.
