Leela Bangalore Wins India's Best Business Hotel
WTA Honors Indian Luxury Hotel for Third Consecutive Year
MUMBAI, India, November 20, 2009 - The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore was recognized as “India's Leading Business Hotel” at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in London on November 8. This is the third consecutive year that The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts' flagship property has received the award.
“We are humbled by this award. This brings the focus back to The Leela mission, to sustain and surpass excellence in service, ambience and performance. We do everything to ensure that our esteemed clients devote their time to the sole purpose of their stay - to conduct business and relax in the most conducive environment”, said Andrew Hendrian, General Manager of The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore.
Located in the “Silicon Valley” of India, The Leela's flagship property is set amidst nine acres of lush tropical gardens. Drawing inspiration from the architectural style of the Royal Palace of Mysore and the palaces of the Vijayanagara empire, the award-winning Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore has 357 rooms and suites. The property boasts the largest rooms in the city, with the average room measuring 575 square feet and Royal Club Suites measuring over 1,000 square feet. The palace hotel has four restaurants, Asia's premier urban spa, a fitness center and a swimming pool. With a total 16,360 square feet of meeting space, The Leela is popular with the many IT, software, aerospace and telecommunications companies that are based in Bangalore.
One of the world's most prestigious awards program in the travel and tourism industry, WTA is recognized as the hallmark of excellence. Given out yearly, in recognition of excellence in all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry, including hotels, resorts, airlines, cruise companies and destinations, the awards are recognized as helping to raise levels of supreme customer service, innovation, and creativity, as well as encouraging high standards of overall business performance.
About The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts
Hotel Leelaventure Ltd. operates The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts in Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa, Kovalam (Kerala), Gurgaon and now in Udaipur. Located in key business and leisure destinations, and charting a pan India presence in the near future, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts are a blend of aesthetic sensibility, modern amenities and truly reflect the essence of India. New hotels will open in Chennai and New Delhi in 2010; with future plans to develop hotels in Agra, Hyderabad and Pune. The group has marketing alliances with Germany based Kempinski (Hoteliers since 1897); US based Preferred Hotel Group and are members of Global Hotel Alliance based in Geneva, Switzerland. For further information, please visit www.theleela.com. For high resolution pictures please visit www.leonardo.com/theleela. Login: Leela Password: corpcom
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