The Westin Melbourne wins top hotel gong
The Westin Melbourne has capped off an impressive twelve months by winning the award for the country’s best Luxury Accommodation property at the 2006 Australian Tourism Awards held in Sydney over the weekend.
The Westin Melbourne was entered into the national awards after winning the Luxury Accommodation mantle at the Victorian Tourism Awards in November and was crowned National Winner of the Luxury Accommodation category at a ceremony in Sydney against five other state representatives from around the country.
Hailed as the “Oscar” of the tourism industry, the prestigious Australian Tourism Awards are presented to winners following a rigorous entry and judging process reviewing all facets of the tourism operation from guest and employee satisfaction, financial performance and marketing strategy to social and environmental contribution as well as business planning.
This latest accolade creates an unprecedented string of awards that has seen The Westin Melbourne take out the industry’s most coveted national and state titles in the past year.
The hotel now boasts awards and accolades across all areas of hotel operation – including: –
** The Australian Hotels Association “Best Overall Hotel”;
** Meetings Events Australia “Nations Best Meeting Venue – 150 Delegates or less”; and
** Victoria’s “Best Financially Performing Hotel” at the MAXXotel Awards.
Also in the awards collection for the last 12 months are:
** “Leading Corporate Hotel in Australasia” at the 2006 World Travel Awards;
** “Best Deluxe Hotel” and “Best Accommodation Restaurant” for Allegro in Victoria at the Australian Hotel Association’s state awards; and
** “Accommodation Division Excellence in Service” at the AHA’s 2006 National Awards.
Westin GM Rudy Markl following the Australian Tourism Awards win said, “To be awarded such a prestigious national accolade is a credit to our team of associates who take great pride in delivering personal service and sharing our outstanding product,” adding, “We’ve worked earnestly to create a property that makes guests feel better than when they arrived through our re-engineered brand values of “personal, instinctive and renewal”.
“This national award truly recognises our hotels efforts to be the best in the business and market leaders”.
Report by The Mole
John Alwyn-Jones
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