TOKYO, Nikko Hotels International was selected as Best Regional Hotel Chain at the 18th TTG Travel Awards 2007, an award bestowed by the vote of travel agents, tour operators and destination management company readers of TTG publications. The award was presented by TTG to JAL Hotels Co., Inc., operator of the Nikko Hotels International group of luxury hotels, at The TTG Travel Awards 2007 Ceremony and Gala Dinner yesterday in Bangkok. The awards are considered the most coveted and influential in the Asia Pacific's travel industry.
There was only one recipient for the award. Readers were allowed only one vote per person during a three-month period. The voting was based on the following criteria: providing the best service, network and schedules; most agent-friendly in terms of reservations, confirmations and commission payments; and most professional sales and marketing team in terms of innovative ideas, incentive programs and servicing.
About Nikko Hotels
Nikko Hotels International is an international luxury hotel group operated by JAL Hotels Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to Nikko Hotels International, JAL Hotels also operates Hotel JAL City, a chain of 14 mid-priced hotels for business travelers in Japan. As of October 20, 2007, JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. has 65 hotels with 21,022 rooms worldwide, in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and throughout Japan and the Asia/Pacific region.
This year, the company opened the 171-room Hotel Nikko Northland Obihiro on April 1st, the 373-room Hotel Nikko Tianjin in Tianjin, China on April 11th, and the 257-room Hotel JAL Fujairah Resort & Spa, a five-star Nikko Hotels International property, in Fujairah, UAE, on May 15th. Future openings include the 478-room Hotel JAL Tower Dubai, in Dubai, UAE, in 2008, and the 300-room Hotel JAL Bahrain Resort & Spa, in 2009, both to be new members of the Nikko Hotels International group.
Abby Ray
