Jun 01, 2014
Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd (Frasers) recently swept five highly coveted awards at the 2014 World Travel Awards and Business Traveller Awards for the Middle East, distinguishing it as the leading serviced apartment and hotel residence provider in the region. These accolades total Frasers’ international awards to date for 2014 to 16, only five months into the year.
For the second consecutive year, travel professionals and high-end tourism consumers voted Frasers as Middle East’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand and conferred Fraser Suites Seef Bahrain, Fraser Suites Doha and Fraser Suites Dubai as Leading Serviced Apartments in the respective territories at the World Travel Awards. Regarded as the most prestigious awards of the travel and tourism industry, the World Travel Awards is the ultimate hallmark of quality that was established to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.
Frasers was also awarded the Best Serviced Apartment Company for the region by Business Traveller Middle East, a title it also bagged in 2012. This accolade was conferred based on votes cast by readers of the magazine who are invited on an annual basis to participate in the prestigious awards.
“There is no greater reward for us than the recognition of travel professionals and consumers who know us best. We are honoured to be conferred such prestigious industry awards and being acknowledged for the second consecutive year by World Travel Awards Middle East reflects our commitment to consistency in maintaining the high service standards our residents have come to expect of us, said Mr Guus Bakker, Chief Operating Officer for Europe and the Middle East, Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd. “The Middle East continues to be an exciting market for us as we further strengthen our presence here over the next few years.”
Other accolades achieved over the past five months include five awards by the 9th China Hotel Starlight Awards, namely Best Serviced Apartments Brand of China for the group, Best Serviced Apartment of China for Fraser Suites Top Glory Shanghai, Best Luxurious Serviced Apartment of China for Fraser Suites Chengdu, Best Newly Open Serviced Apartment of China for Fraser Suites Guangzhou and Best Designed Boutique Hotel Residence of China for Modena Putuo Shanghai. Frasers also won CHIC International Hospitality Excellence Award by China Hotel Investment Conference, Serviced Apartments Special Commendation Award by Scottish Hotel Awards for Fraser Suites Edinburgh, Serviced Apartments Of The Year and Serviced Apartments Hospitality Award by Scottish Hotel Awards for Fraser Suites Glasgow, Best Serviced Apartment for Fraser Suites Suzhou and Top Performing Partner for Fraser Residence Shanghai by Booking.com.
Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd’s portfolio currently stands at 92 properties, in 49 key gateway cities, and more than 15,500 apartments worldwide, including those in the pipeline.