15 Hotels from Hong Kong and Macau Recognised in the 2010 HotelClub Hotel Awards

October 7, 2010, Hong Kong – HotelClub (www.hotelclub.com), a world-leading global accommodation website offering hotel and accommodation bookings, today announced 15 winners from Hong Kong and Macau in the HotelClub Hotel Awards 2010.

HotelClub Hotel Awards is a flagship programme from HotelClub that will this year honour outstanding hotels via two award types – the Popular Destinations awards and the Best Kept Secrets awards. The Popular Destinations awards are split into categories for Outstanding Value, Outstanding Service and Outstanding Luxury, honouring HotelClub's most outstanding hotels in the most popular hotel destinations around the world. In contrast, the Best Kept Secrets awards are divided into Outstanding Beach Resort, Outstanding Secluded Boutique Hotel and Top Hotel on a Shoestring Budget categories that give recognition to the most outstanding hotels in the hottest up-and-coming destinations for 2010.

This year, 7 award-winning Hong Kong hotels and 8 Macau hotels have been recognised under the Popular Destinations awards. They are as follows:

Winners in the Outstanding Value category

Hong Kong
B P International Hotel Hong Kong
Butterfly On Prat Hong Kong Hotel
Salisbury YMCA Of Hong Kong

Macau
Royal Hotel Macau
Beverly Plaza Hotel Macau
Hotel Sintra Macau


Winners in the Outstanding Service category

Hong Kong
W Hong Kong Hotel
Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong
Royal Plaza Hotel Hong Kong

Macau
Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16
The Venetian Resort Macau
Casa Real Hotel Macau

Winners in the Outstanding Luxury category

Hong Kong
W Hong Kong Hotel
Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong
Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel

Macau
Grand Hyatt Macau Hotel
MGM Macau Hotel
The Venetian Resort Macau


The winners have been selected based on genuine guest reviews posted on www.hotelclub.com, as well as assessments by HotelClub's on-the-ground team of hotel experts.

The 15 winning hotels in Hong Kong and Macau in each category will receive a beautifully designed certificate for their lobby or reception area. Furthermore, they will enjoy extensive promotion by HotelClub over the next 12 months.

For example, the 15 hotels from Hong Kong and Macau in each category will be listed on HotelClub's brand-new Hotel Awards mini-site and will be flagged in HotelClub's search results with a special hotel awards ribbon. HotelClub will also promote the hotels through social media including blogs, Facebook and Twitter. The extensive awards promotion ultimately benefits travellers in helping them make better informed choices on their hotel bookings. Travellers are further rewarded when booking with HotelClub through the pioneering HotelClub Rewards Program, where every booking made earns them HotelClub Member Dollars, which can be used on their next booking.

Said Timothy Hughes, HotelClub's Vice President of Hotel Services for Asia Pacific: "HotelClub sends our heartiest congratulations to all the winners of the Hotel Awards 2010. They have risen to the top based on unbiased reviews by guests, as well as objective assessments by HotelClub's team of experts. We look forward to enduring partnerships with the winners over the next 12 months and beyond."

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