Dusit Thani Manila Named Best City Hotel

CEBU, Philippines - The iconic purveyor of King Rama VI’s wondrous utopian kingdom in Manila, Philippines was once again awarded as the Best City Hotel – Manila during the 20th TTG Annual Travel Awards 2009 at the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Bangkok, Thailand.

All readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTGmice, TTG-BTmice China, and TTG TravelHub.net Daily News were invited to vote their favorite travel and tourism organizations under the Travel Supplier and Travel Agent Awards Category over a period of three months, between June and August, 2009, which received more than 43,000 votes from TTG readers across Asia-Pacific who participated in the print and online voting exercise this year.

“It’s an overwhelming recognition, as there were no pre-nominated contenders for this award,

the readers of TTG simply nominated organizations that they perceived best deserve this award, only basing their judgment on a listed set of criteria. It’s amazing to note that the public has Dusit Thani Manila on top of their minds”, shares general manager Prateek Kumar. 

Unanimously awarded two years in a row by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTGmice and TTG-BTmice China, this award is bestowed to excellent organizations of the travel trade within the Asia Pacific region that have displayed a strengthened thrust towards service excellence.

“Having been awarded for the 2nd time in a row as TTG’s Best City Hotel - Manila is indeed a privilege and a concrete manifestation of our partners’ great confidence in our undisputed high quality of service and product”, added Kumar.

Aside from the remarkable service and product the partners of Dusit Thani Manila are assured of, the hotel is also greatly known for its location where an outstanding business and leisure centre that addresses the prerequisites of any discerning travel agency is also within reach. It is situated in the heart of the premiere financial district, located just 15 minutes away from the Philippines’ major convention centers, 20 minutes from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and just crawling distance to world-class shopping and entertainment centres. Dusit Thani Manila also takes pride in being an active partner of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in promoting the Philippines as an ideal destination for leisure and MICE.