Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya Honored with Coveted 2017 Accolades
Luxury Mexico Resorts Receives AAA Four Diamond, Travel Weekly Magellan and Virtuoso Awards
RIVIERA MAYA, MX. September 20, 2017 - Following the announcement of their inclusion in the 2017 Virtuoso® Best of the Best Awards for the first-ever Best Virtuoso Experience, Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya is honored to announce two additional awards they have just received including the AAA Four Diamond Award and the 2017 Travel Weekly Magellan Award as a Gold Winner in the category of Hospitality: Overall Beach Resort/Hotel. These highly prestigious accolades are given to carefully selected travel entities that represent the highest standard of excellence within the travel industry and are based a variety of rigorous standards.
The AAA Four Diamond Awards are among the most well-known and respected trademarks in the global travel industry. Each year, AAA conducts unannounced, in-person evaluations from professional inspectors at nearly 28,000 AAA Approved hotels throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean to determine which properties will be awarded the prestigious AAA diamond designations. AAA offers the only rating system based on comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations using published guidelines weighted by member priorities. Following the rigorous guidelines from AAA's professional inspectors, only 5.9 percent make the exclusive AAA Four Diamond list. A Four Diamond hotel is classified as refined and stylish, providing upscale physical attributes, extensive amenities and a high degree of hospitality, service and attention to detail. Andaz Mayakoba received this prestigious accolade less than a year after opening.
The Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly is one of the leading awards for the travel industry, distinguishing the best in travel and the outstanding professionals behind it all. Honoring a broad range of industry segments including Hotels and Resorts, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Car Rental Companies, the Magellan Awards offer valuable recognition to travel organizations that represent the best in their industry. Voted on by a distinguished judging panel comprised of top travel industry professionals, all entries are evaluated against a predetermined standard of excellence on a 100-point performance scale. The highest scoring entries are selected as winners of Gold Magellan Awards, the very top honor, which Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya received less than a year after opening. Winners are featured in an October issue of Travel Weekly, one of the most influential B2B news resources for the travel industry, in a section dedicated to this year's winners. They will also receive a custom-produced statuette made by the same company that produces the Oscar® and Emmy® awards.
International luxury travel network Virtuoso surveyed thousands of agencies and elite travel advisors to identify the winners in their 2017 Best of the Best Awards and only a very small fraction of the network's 1,700 partners were recognized at Virtuoso Travel Week. Editors of VIRTUOSO LIFE, the network's multi-award-winning magazine, provided their keen insight and hotel knowledge to identify the nominees from which Virtuoso advisors voted. The 2017 Best of the Best award recipients are featured in the September/October issue of VIRTUOSO LIFE, reaching 200,000 upscale world travelers.
“We are always striving to offer our guests an inspiring and authentic experience during their stay with us,” said General Manager Lin Schatz. “We are very thankful to receive these important recognitions within our first year of opening that showcase the exceptional service, passion, design, culture and more that we infuse into our resort and guest experiences. We hope that these awards will encourage potential new customers or guests to visit and see for themselves what makes this resort so special.”
For more information, visit: https://mayakoba.andaz.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html.
About Andaz Mayakoba Resort Rivera Maya
The newest addition to idyllic Mayakoba, Andaz Mayakoba Resort in Rivera Maya, Mexico invites guests to a hidden paradise - a place where style meets nature in an innovative hospitality experience. The resort's breathtaking design reflects the native Mayan culture and features 214 guestrooms, including 41 luxury suites. Stimulating upscale experiences entertain guests, whether immersing in a lushly preserved mangrove environment, sunbathing in one of two outdoor pools, relaxing in the 10,000-square-foot Naum Wellness and Spa, experiencing the state-of-the-art Kimbo Kid's Club, or unwinding on the pristine white sanded Caribbean beach. Additionally, four unique restaurants and bars offer the distinguished culinary experiences for which Andaz® hotels are known for, and all with stunning views of the pools, lagoon, and ocean. Andaz Mayakoba Resort brings to life locally inspired and indigenous experiences and authentic Mexican hospitality. For more information, please visit andazmayakoba.com and follow at facebook.com/andazmayakoba, twitter.com/andazmayakoba, and instagram.com/andazmayaoba.mx.
About Andaz
Global in scale while local in perspective, Andaz hotels weave the sights, sounds and tastes of their surroundings into each property for an experience that truly immerses guests in the eclectic culture of each local destination. Through personalized, unscripted service, Andaz creates a barrier-free environment where guests are encouraged to explore their personal sense of style and become inspired by the spirit of the culture around them. Sixteen Andaz hotels are currently open: Andaz 5th Avenue and Andaz Wall Street in New York, Andaz San Diego, Andaz West Hollywood, Andaz Napa, Andaz Scottsdale Resort and Spa, Andaz Savannah, Andaz Maui at Wailea, Andaz Ottawa Byward Market, Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya, Andaz Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica, Andaz London Liverpool Street, Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, Andaz Delhi, Andaz Xintiandi in Shanghai, and Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills. For more information, please visit andaz.com. Follow @Andaz on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and tag photos with #WhenInAndaz.
About AAA Diamond
For more than 80 years, AAA has used professional inspectors to conduct anonymous, in-person property evaluations. AAA offers the only rating system using comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations using published guidelines weighted by member priorities. With a far greater inventory than any other rating entity, AAA's rating system covers the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Travelers can find Diamond Rated establishments and inspector insight in AAA's trip planning products: the AAA Mobile app, the online TripTik Travel Planner mapping and routing tool, searchable online AAA Travel Guides and AAA TourBook guides available to members at AAA offices. As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 57 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. Motorists can map a route, identify gas prices, find discounts, book a hotel and access AAA roadside assistance with the AAA Mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android. Learn more at AAA.com/mobile. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA.com.
About Travel Weekly
Travel Weekly and TravelWeekly.com are the most influential B2B news resources for the travel industry. Via a multimedia portfolio of products, Travel Weekly and TravelWeekly.com deliver all the late-breaking news, analysis and research that travel professionals need to succeed. In a rapidly changing and competitive marketplace, Travel Weekly and TravelWeekly.com provide travel professionals with a necessary global perspective through in-depth coverage of every business sector, including airline, car rental, cruise, destination, hotel and tour operator as well as technology, economic and governmental issues. Through its leadership events and key industry alliances, Travel Weekly extends its position as the most influential business publication in the industry.
About Virtuoso
Virtuoso® is the leading international travel agency network specializing in luxury and experiential travel. This by-invitation-only organization comprises over 800 travel agency partners with more than 16,000 elite travel advisors in over 45 countries throughout North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Drawing upon its preferred relationships with 1,700 of the world's best hotels and resorts, cruise lines, airlines, tour companies and premier destinations, the network provides its upscale clientele with exclusive amenities, rare experiences and privileged access. More than (U.S.) $21.2 billion in annual travel sales makes Virtuoso a powerhouse in the luxury travel industry. For more information, visit www.virtuoso.com.
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