Travel and golf magazines reward Preferred Hotels

A record number of Preferred Hotel Group members have picked up prestigious travel awards.

A record number of Preferred Hotel Group properties have been awarded high honours from three of the most respected US-based consumer publications, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Golf Digest.

"Awards determined by our customers give us the greatest satisfaction; they validate our commitment to making each guest's stay a memorable experience," said John Ueberroth, chairman and CEO of Preferred Hotel Group.

"We congratulate our members and thank them for their continued dedication to excellence." In the Conde Nast Traveler's "Readers' Choice Awards", rankings are determined by the publication's well-travelled and business-savvy readership.

Some 21,000 responses evaluate 3,120 properties, destinations, airlines, cruise lines and car rental agencies across the globe.

The Readers' Choice Awards are derived from the largest independent poll of travel consumers, second in size only to the US Census.

The following Preferred Hotels and Resorts were honored.

In the United States, The Peninsula, Chicago, IL, Watermark Hotel and Spa, San Antonio, TX, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, AZ, St Regis Hotel, New York, NY, The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, Monterey, CA, Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach, Beach, Monterey, CA, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA, The Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, Monterey, CA, Fifteen Beacon, Boston, MA.

In Asia, The Imperial, New Delhi, India, Fullerton Hotel, Singapore.

In Europe, Palazzo Sasso, Ravello/Amalfi Coast, Italy Conde Nast Traveler's "Readers' Choice Awards" winners are announced each November.

The list is also available online at: www.cntraveller.co.uk/ReadersAwards/2006.

The rankings for Travel + Leisure's "2006 World's Best Business Hotels" were established by the readers of Travel + Leisure, whose votes determined 2006's list of the top business hotel in 103 cities around the world.

The criteria the hotels were evaluated on included: concierge services, Wi-Fi, quality of restaurants, and special amenities.

Preferred Hotel Group's The Peninsula (Chicago, IL, USA) and The Imperial (New Delhi, India) were both placed in the Top Ten Business Hotels Overall.

Various other hotels were also awarded accolades.

Golf Digest's Annual "75 Best Golf Resorts in North America" listed five members of the Preferred Hotel Group.

More than 800 low-handicap golfers evaluated the resorts on criteria such as quality of lodging, dining and golf.

Golf Digest's winners are announced each November and appear in the December issue of the magazine.

The list is available online at: www.golfdigest.com/resorts.

Preferred Hotel Group's new Preferred Golf initiative prominently showcases its member collection of many of the world's premier golf destinations to travel agents, meeting planners, golf tour operators and the traveling public.

An initial roster of 33 resort members is expected to grow in the coming months of the programme.

Learn more about Preferred Golf at: www.preferredgolf.com.

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