Asia Nominees 2009

Asia nominees

It is with great pleasure that we announce the Asia nominees of the 16th annual World Travel Awards as*:

* Winners are listed first. All other nominees are listed alphabetically.

Air

Asia's Leading Airline 2009Malaysia Airlines
Air China
Air India
Asiana Airlines
Cathay Pacific Airways
China Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Japan Airlines
Korean Air
Royal Brunei Airlines
Singapore Airlines
SriLankan Airlines
Thai Airways International
Asia's Leading Airport 2009Changi Airport, Singapore
Bangkok International Airport, Thailand
Hong Kong International Airport, China
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Seoul Incheon Airport, South Korea
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Tokyo Narita International Airport, Japan

Car

Asia's Leading Car Rental Company 2009Avis
Alamo
Budget
Hertz
Holiday Autos
Sixt

Cruise

Asia's Leading Cruise Line 2009Costa Cruises
Holland America Line Inc
Oceania Cruises
P&O Cruises
Princess Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Silversea
Star Cruises
Asia's Leading Cruise Port 2009Shanghai - China (port)
Bangkok (Laem Chabang)
Chuuk Island (Truk), Micronesia
Dalian, China
Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam
Osaka Port, Japan
Penang Port, Malaysia

Destination

Asia's Leading Destination 2009India
Bangkok
Goa
Hong Kong
Phuket
Shanghai
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Tokyo
Asia's Leading Tourist Board 2009Incredible India
China National Tourism Administration
Japan National Toursit Organization
Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia
Philippines
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau
Tourism Malaysia
Tourism Thailand
Uniquely Singapore

General

Asia's Responsible Tourism Award 2009Orange County Resorts
Alila Manggis
Andaman Discoveries
El Nido Lagen Island Resort
Six Senses Hideaway Yao Noi
Spice Village, Thekkady

Hotels & Resorts

Asia's Leading Airport Hotel 2009Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Amari Airport Hotel
Asia Airport Hotel Bangkok
Radisson Hotel, Delhi
Taj Ambassador
The Regal Hong Kong
Asia's Leading Beach Resort 2009Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort
Berjaya Redang Beach Resort
Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket
Majorda Beach Resort
Sanur Beach Hotel
Sokha Beach Resort
The Empire Hotel & Country Club
Asia's Leading Boutique Hotel 2009Lan Kwai Fong Hotel, Hong Kong
Aleenta Phuket-Phangnga
Casa Del Mar Langkawi, Malaysia
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
Kupu-Kupu Barong, Indonesia
Layana Resort & Spa
Malabar House
One Hotel Angkor, Cambodia
Samui Peninsula Koh Samui, Thailand
The Balé
The Chedi Club at Tanah Gajah, Indonesia
The Sarojin Khao Lak, Thailand
Uma Ubud Bali
Asia's Leading Business Hotel 2009Pan Pacific Singapore
Conrad Bangkok, Thailand
Grand Hyatt Beijing, China
Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Japan
Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Nikko Dalian
InterContinental Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
The Imperial New Delhi, India
The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore
The Mandarin Oriental Singapore
The Ritz Carlton Millenia, Singapore
The Shilla Seoul, South Korea
Trident Gurgaon
Asia's Leading Casino Resort 2009Resorts World Genting, Malaysia
Grand Lisboa Hotel, Macau
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, South Korea
The Venetian Macau
Asia's Leading City Hotel 2009Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Grand Hyatt Mumbai
Hilton Tokyo
Hotel Mulia Senayan
Marina Mandarin
Pan Pacific Manila
Pan Pacific Singapore
Sofitel Metropole Hanoi
Swissôtel Grand Shanghai
Swissôtel Nai Lert Park
The Regent Grand Formosa Taipei
The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur
Asia's Leading City Resort 2009Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa
Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Mulia Senayan
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai
Pangu
Sheraton Taipei Hotel
The Fullerton
The Leela Kempinski Bangalore
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Trident Gurgaon
Asia's Leading Conference Hotel 2009Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers
Akasaka Prince Hotel, Japan
Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China
Hotel Equatorial Penang, Malaysia
Hotel Lotte Busan, South Korea
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Center, India
Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore
Taj Palace Hotel New Delhi, India
The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore
The Venetian Macau
Asia's Leading Design Hotel 2009Hilton Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Devi Garh, India
Indigo Pearl, Thailand
Lebua at State Tower, Thailand
Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand
The Lalu Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
Asia's Leading Family Resort 2009Resorts World Genting, Malaysia
Four Seasons Bangkok
Four Seasons Marunouchi Tokyo
JW Marriott Phuket
Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa Langkawi
Plantation Bay
Ramada Resort, Karon Beach
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket
The Excelsior, Hong Kong
Asia's Leading Golf Resort 2009Mission Hills Shenzhen, China
Amanusa Bali, Indonesia
Bandung Giri Gahana Golf Resort, Indonesia
Bintan Lagoon Golf & Beach Resort, Indonesia
Le Meridien Nirwana Golf & Spa Resort, Indonesia
Nexus Resort Karambunai, Malaysia
Phoenix Seagaia Resort, Japan
Spring City Golf & Lake Resort, China
Sutera Harbour Marina, Golf & Country Club, Malaysia
The Datai Langkawi, Malaysia
The Westin Resort Macau
Asia's Leading Green Hotel 2009Banyan Tree Bangkok, Thailand
Kudat Riviera, Borneo
La Résidence d'Angkor Hotel, Cambodia
Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Malaysia
The Orchid Hotel, India
Asia's Leading Hotel 2009Trident Gurgaon, India
Amanpuri, Thailand
Conrad Bangkok, Thailand
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, Japan
Hilton Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
JW Marriott Phuket
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Raffles Singapore
Shangri-la China World Hotel
Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Datai Langkawi, Malaysia
The Imperial New Delhi, India
The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
The Oberoi Rajvilas
The Oberoi Udaivilas
The Peninsula Palace Beijing, China
The Peninsula Tokyo
The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, India
Asia's Leading Hotel Brand 2009Mandarin Oriental
Dusit Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
GHM Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Raffles Hotels & Resorts
Regent International Hotels
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Swissotel Hotels and Resorts
Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
The Peninsula Hotels
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Asia's Leading Hotel Suite 2009Durbar Mahal Suite, The Raj Palace
Emperor Suite, The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei
Fuchun Villa, Fuchun Resort, China
Grand Villa Nathai on Nathai Beach, Aleenta Phuket - Phangnga
Kohinoor Suite, The Oberoi Udaivilas, India
Maharaja Suite, The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore, India
Presidential Suite, The Excelsior, Hong Kong
Presidential Villa, Kumarakom Lake Resort
Royal Imperial Suite, The Imperial New Delhi, India
The Mandarin Suite, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
The Oriental Suite, The Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
The Peninsula Suite, The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Presidential Suite, Conrad Bangkok, Thailand
Asia's Leading Lifestyle Hotel 2009Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Mulia Senayan
InterContinental Hong Kong
Lebua at State Tower
Pangu
The Fullerton
The Regent Grand Formosa Taipei
Asia's Leading Luxury Resort 2009AYANA Resort and Spa Bali
Anantara Phuket
Anantara Resort Hua Hin
Banyan Tree Phuket
JW Marriott Phuket
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket
Asia's Leading New Hotel 2009The St. Regis Singapore
Anantara Phuket, Thailand
Courtyard Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, India
Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, China
Grand Mercure Xidan Beijing, China
Hotel Nikko Tianjin, China
Karma Kandara Bali, Indonesia
Kempinski Hotel Suzhou, China
Millennium Resort Patong Phuket
SALA Phuket Resort and Spa, Thailand
Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Tainan
Swissôtel Grand Shanghai, China
The Peninsula Bangkok, Thailand
The Ritz-Carlton Guangzhou, China
The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, China
The Westin Sohna-Gurgaon, Resort & Spa, India
Asia's Leading Resort 2009Taj Lake Palace, India
Alila Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa, Thailand
Ayurveda Pavilions, Sri Lanka
Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand
Bulgari Hotels and Resorts Bali
Capella Singapore
Conrad Bali Resort & Spa, Indonesia
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, Thailand
Evason Ana Mandara, Vietnam
Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia
Fuchun Resort, China
Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa
Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia
Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa
Resorts World Genting, Malaysia
The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei
The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach Kerala
The Leela, Goa
The Oberoi Udaivilas, India
Asia's Leading Themed Resort 2009Orange County Coorg Resort, India
Bandipur Safari Lodge, India
Orange County Kabini Resort, India
The Dive Safari Company, Thailand
Asia's Leading Villa 2009Fuchun Villa, Fuchun Resort, China
Ayana Villa, Ayana Resort and Spa Bali
Kupu-Kupu Barong
Mountain View Pavilion, Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, Thailand
Napasai
Novus Villa Bali
Rasananda Phangan Island, Koh Phangan
Santiburi Villa, Santiburi Resort Samui, Thailand
Spa Pool Villa, Banyan Tree Bintan, Indonesia

Marketing

Asia's Leading Marketing Campaign 2009Malaysia - Truly Asia
Cathay Pacific Airways - Your Needs Come First
China - China Forever
Dusit International - Be My Valentine
India - Incredible India
Singapore Airlines - Singapore Girl, A Great Way to Fly
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau
Thailand - Amazing Thailand Amazing Value

Meetings & Conventions

Asia's Leading Conference Centre 2009Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Coex Convention & Exhibition, Korea
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Putra World Trade Centre, Malaysia
RPM International Exhibition & Conference Centre
Tokyo International Forum, Japan
Asia's Leading Travel Exhibition 2009Asia Luxury Travel Market
China Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition
China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market
Guangzhou International Travel Fair
SATTE Openworld

Spa

Asia's Leading Spa Resort 2009The Oberoi Wildflower Hall, India
Amandari Resort & Spa Bali, Indonesia
Amanpuri, Thailand
Anantara Phuket
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali
Ayurveda Pavilions, Sri Lanka
Banyan Tree Bintan, Indonesia
Evason Ana Mandara, Vietnam
Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia
Grand Hotel Beijing, China
Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa
Layana Resort & Spa
Le Meridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort, Thailand
Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Cambodia
Taj Exotica Goa, India
The Evason Hua Hin Resort & Spa, Thailand

Travel Agencies & Tour Operators

Asia's Leading Tour Operator 2009Diethelm Travel
A&F Tour Travel Co. Ltd
Asia Transpacific
Exotissimo Travel
Experience Travel
Travel Indochina
Asia's Leading Travel Agency 2009Diethelm Travel
Akbar Travels of India
Asiatravel.com
ATE Group
Circle of Asia
Dwidaya Tour & Travel
H.I.S.CO.,Ltd
Indian Horizons
JTB Corp
Kuoni Travel India
Omni Travels & Tours
Passion Asia
Sunflower Travel
Yatra Travel

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