Cond'e Nast Johansens Luxury Hotel Guide Announces 2006 Awards for Excellence Nominations
Winners to be Announced at Gala Ceremony in New York on January 11
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 19, 2005. Cond'e Nast Johansens, the international luxury travel guide of premium resorts, hotels, and spas from the "most trusted name in travel," Cond'e Nast Publications Ltd., today announced the nominations for the 2006 Americas Awards for Excellence. The winners of the prestigious awards will be revealed at the publication's annual awards gala on January 11. Formerly presented in London, this year's ceremony will be held for the first time in New York City. The event brings together the finest hoteliers from the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
Awards will be presented in 18 categories, including Most Excellent Hotel, Most Excellent Resort, and Most Excellent Spa Hotel. This year's nominations also feature new categories created specifically to celebrate the ever-growing diversity of the Guide's offerings, such as Most Excellent Eco Resort, Central & South America; Most Excellent Ranch, USA; and Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. The full list of nominations is included below.
"With more than100 extraordinary new properties in the 2006 Guide and our expanded coverage of Central and South America, I am pleased to say it has been quite a task to select the nominations," said Lesley O'Malley-Keyes, Cond'e Nast Johansens vice president and publishing director for the Americas. "Cond'e Nast Johansens recommends only properties that meet our exemplary standards, so the nominees for the Excellence Awards represent the best of the best, the very finest hotels and resorts in the world."
The nominations have been selected from the 285 properties featured in the 2006 Recommended Hotels, Inns, Resorts & Spa - The Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean, Pacific by the Cond'e Nast Johansens team of inspectors, readers, and hotel guests. Guests made their suggestions online at www.johansens.com or by completing one of the Award for Excellence cards available at all Cond'e Nast Johansens Recommended accommodations.
"The awards represent the wonderfully diverse vacation preferences of our readers," said O'Malley-Keyes. "While each destination has a distinct personality and signature amenities, each must display an exceptional level of accommodation and service, so whether hiking in Brazil or lying by a pool in Caribbean, our readers our assured that the property will meet the most exacting standards."
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