Raffles Hotel Singapore celebrated her third consecutive Best Hotel in Asia ULTRA - Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Award, at the ceremony held at a luncheon in London, UK on 11 May 2009.

This is yet another prestigious addition to the trove of international accolades conferred upon the hotel in recognition of its inimitable style and enchanting heritage since it welcomed its first guests 122 years ago.

Mr Pierre Jochem, General Manager of Raffles Hotel and Regional Vice President of Operations Asia Pacific, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, said, “We are honoured to be presented with this prestigious award for the third time.  Raffles Hotel’s long and illustrious history gives us the distinct advantage of being completely unique in terms of our product offerings.   Few hotels in the world can lay claim to the numerous legends, myths and stories associated with the Grand Dame”.  

Other recent honours are the inclusion of Raffles Hotel in Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2009 (US); Travel + Leisure’s Top 500 World’s Best Hotels, ranked #11, 2009 (US); and nominated Best Luxury Hotel by Travel Trade Gazette, 2008 (Asia, China).

Organised by the Daily Telegraph’s luxury travel magazine Ultratravel, the Ultratravel 100 award is the result of an extensive consumer-driven survey into the very best in modern luxury travel and consolidates readers’ favourite travel partners worldwide including leading airlines, resorts, hotels and travel companies in 20 ultimate luxury travel categories.

ABOUT RAFFLES HOTEL 

With over 500,000 in circulation, Ultratravel, published by The Daily Telegraph, is an acclaimed luxury travel publication that is referred to by industry peers and consumers for inspiring travel ideas and sojourns. 

Raffles Hotel features 103 elegantly appointed suites, 18 distinctive restaurants and bars, the world-class RafflesAmrita Spa, Raffles Hotel Arcade housing the best in regional specialities and international brand names, including THOS SB Raffles – an incubator shop offering lifestyle concepts and products as well as a purveyor of fine food and wines, the Raffles Hotel Museum, the Jubilee Hall theatre playhouse, the Raffles Culinary Academy and extensive lush gardens and courtyards.

ABOUT RAFFLES HOTELS & RESORTS
Raffles is a collection of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide, each distinguished by its luxury, elegance and residential charm. Each hotel is a landmark in its respective city, positioned at the top of its local market and rated among the very best in the world.

Raffles’ relentless pursuit of service excellence has earned for its hotels and resorts a legion of international accolades, including Condé Nast World’s Best Places to Stay and Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards. Its flagship Raffles Hotel Singapore was voted Best Hotel in Asia in 2007 and 2008 by readers of Ultratravel magazine by The Daily Telegraph while Raffles Beijing Hotel was named Best Luxury Hotel in Beijing by Travel Trade Gazette China in 2008. Raffles Dubai, the latest addition to its portfolio, is recognised among the world’s best new hotels by Conde Nast Traveler’s 2008 Hot List, and was named Best New Hotel Development in the Middle East at the 2008 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference. Raffles Hotels & Resorts is consistently ranked among the world’s top 10 hotel brands in the annual Condé Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts is owned by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, a leading global hotel company with 91 hotels and resorts worldwide under the Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel brands. The company also owns Fairmont and Raffles branded residences, Estates and luxury private residence club properties. For more information, please visit www.raffles.com.

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Raffles Hotels & Resorts’ award-winning collection of legendary hotels includes:

1. Raffles Hotel, Singapore
2. Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
3. Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
4. Raffles Beijing Hotel, People’s Republic of China
5. Raffles L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, United States
6. Raffles Canouan, The Grenadines
7. Raffles Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8. Raffles Konottaa, Maldives (2009)
9. Raffles Tianjin, China (2009)
10. Le Royal Monceau – A Raffles Hotel, Paris, France (2010)
11. Raffles Marrakech, Morocco (2010)
12. Raffles Macao, Cotai Strip (2010)
13. Raffles Makati, Philippines (2010)
14. Raffles Jimbaran, Bali (2010)
15. Raffles Taghazout, Morocco (2010)
16. Raffles Tortola, British Virgin Islands (2011)
17. Raffles Da Nang, Vietnam (2011)
18. Raffles Praslin, Seychelles (2011)
19. Raffles Jakarta, Indonesia (2011)
20. Raffles Moscow, Russia (2011)
21. Raffles Cabo San Cristobal, Los Cabos, Mexico (2011)
22. Raffles Olympia, Greece (2011)
23. Raffles Sanya, Qingshui Bay, China (2011)