The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. Announces Fourth Commitment to Quality Award Winnders

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. October 14, 2008

THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD, LTD. ANNOUNCES FOURTH COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AWARD WINNERS

NEW DELHI, INDIA (October 29, 2005) -The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. yesterday announced the winners of the Fourth Annual Commitment to Quality Awards during its 2005 International Convention, held in New Delhi, India, from October 26 to 30.

These prestigious awards recognize Leading Hotels and Leading Small Hotels in five regions: Africa/Middle East, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Mexico/Caribbean/South America, and the United States of America and Canada. The winners are those properties which achieved the highest scores during their most recent Leading Hotels' impartial, anonymous inspections. At the presentation in New Delhi, a special award was also given to the hotel that achieved the highest inspection score overall.

As the world's foremost authority for grading and inspecting hotels, The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. established the Commitment to Quality Awards as the benchmark for global luxury standards in the hospitality industry.

The awards, which objectively measure the hotels from the traveler's perspective, are based on the results of stringent inspections by Leading Quality Assurance, a joint venture company of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., which provides full-service inspection services and assessment programs. With more than 1,500 criteria, these inspection reports are the most comprehensive in the luxury industry.

Welf Ebeling, Executive Vice President and COO of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. said, "Because they are based on quantitative, as well as qualitative criteria, these prestigious awards are now acknowledged as the benchmark for global standards in assessing the very finest hotels in the world. We sincerely congratulate the winners for their commitment to upholding the standards that have become the hallmark of our organization."

The winners of the 2005 Commitment to Quality Awards are:

Highest Score Overall

One&Only Le Saint G'eran, Pointe de Flacq, Mauritius

Africa/Middle East

One&Only Le Saint G'eran, Pointe de Flacq, Mauritius

The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town, South Africa*

Asia

The Metropolitan, Bangkok, Thailand

The Oberoi, Lombok, Indonesia*

Europe

Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin, Germany

Hotel d'Angleterre, Geneva, Switzerland*

Mexico/Caribbean/South America

Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cotton House, Mustique, St. Vincent & The Grenadines*

United States of America and Canada

Halekulani, Honolulu, Hawaii

Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California*

• denotes a Leading Small Hotel

The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is the prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 430 of the world's finest hotels, resorts and spas, and operator of WWW.LHW.COM - the online source for your luxury lifestyle. For reservations and information, visit WWW.LHW.COM or telephone toll-free from the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, (800) 223-6800.

LHW

October 2005

Contact: Karen Preston, Public Relations Manager

(212) 515-5631, [email protected]