Reader’s travel awards

After making us proud by winning the title of “4^th Safest City in India” our “City Of Lakes” gave us another reason to cheer upon.

The beauty, heritage, hotels and environment of Udaipur has made it win the title of “India’s best Leisure Destination“ Yipppe!! 😀

Also The Best Leisure hotels in India was awarded to : The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur and The Leela Palace, Udaipur. Devi Garh Fort Palace, Udaipur won the Best Boutique hotel in India. ESPA at The Leela Palace, Udaipur also won the Best Spas in India.

Based upon the survey by one of the World’s Leading Travel Magazine ‘Conde Nast Traveller’, Udaipur proved out to be the India’s best Leisure Destination. This award was presented by Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay at a function held in Delhi on Thursday where this award was received by Rajasthan Tourism Minister Bina Kak.

Results For Readers’ Travel Awards 2011 :

Contries

1	Thailand	96.11
2	United Kingdom	92.59

Overseas cities

1	London	94.31
2	Paris	93.0

Indian cities

1	Mumbai	94.22
2	New Delhi	91.31

Indian leisure destinations

1	Udaipur	93.55
2	Kerala	92.90

Emerging overseas destination

1	Turkey	93.03
2	The Maldives	91.85

Emerging Indian destinations

1	Leh, Ladakh	90.63
2	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	89.54

Overseas business hotels

1	Grand Hyatt Dubai	91.42
2	Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong	90.50

Business hotels in India

1	The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai	94.81
2	The Oberoi, New Delhi	91.16

Overseas leisure hotels

1	Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa	94.50
2	Armani Hotel Dubai	91.09

Leisure hotels in India

1	The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur	95.16
2	The Leela Palace Udaipur	93.11

New overseas hotels

1	W London – Leicester Square	91.09
2	The Chatwal, New York	89.06

New hotels in India

1	Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad	91.66
2	Trident, Bandra Kurla, Mumbai	89.80

Boutique hotels in India

1	Devi Garh Fort Palace, Udaipur	93.50
2	The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur	91.61

New hotels in India

1	Taj Inner Circle, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces	89.07
2	Starwood Preferred Guest, Starwood Hotels & Resorts	87.85

Airports

1	Singapore Changi Airport	93.95
2	Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi	91.04

Airlines for business travel outside India

1	Singapore Airlines	95.00
2	Emirates	93.47

Airlines for business travel within India

1	Kingfisher Airlines	93.05
2	Jet Airways	90.80

Airlines for leisure travel outside India

1	Emirates	89.56
2	Singapore Airlines	83.88

Airlines for leisure travel within India

1	Kingfisher Airlines	91.77
2	Jet Airways	91.72

Cruise liners

1	Royal Caribbean International	89.71
2	Princess Cruises	87.40

Specialist tour operators

1	Thomas Cook	90.11
2	Cox & Kings	87.87

Overseas hotel spas

1	CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok	90.66
2	One&Only Spa, One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai	87.50

Hotel spas in India

1	Kaya Kalp – the Royal Spa, ITC Mughal, Agra	92.61
2	ESPA at The Leela Palace Udaipur	90.42

Destination spas

1	Sereno Spa at Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa	92.63
2	Ananda Spa at Ananda in the Himalayas	92.00

Guidelines For Choosing The Best : (Source: www.cntraveller.in)

HOW OUR QUESTIONNAIRE PRODUCED YOUR ‘BEST OF THE BEST’ LIST

Copies of the June-July 2011 issue of Condé Nast Traveller in India, and simultaneously posted online at www.cntraveller.in for the same period. The replies were collated and analysed by an independent market-research company, Market Management, in the UK. The 24 categories for nominations are listed below, with the criteria by which they were judged. Figures for all criteria are percentages representing overall average levels of satisfaction with the facilities or services.

COUNTRIES Culture • Food/restaurants • People/hospitality • Range of accommodation • Value for money • Variety of attractionsOVERSEAS & INDIAN CITIES Aesthetics/architecture • Child-friendliness • Culture • Food/restaurants • Nightlife • People/hospitality • Range of accommodation • Shopping • Value for money • Variety of attractions

LEISURE DESTINATION—INDIA Aesthetics/architecture • Child-friendliness • Climate & scenery • Culture • Food/restaurants • Nightlife • People/hospitality • Range of accommodation • Shopping • Value for money • Variety of attractions

OVERSEAS & INDIAN EMERGING DESTINATIONS Aesthetics/architecture • Child-friendliness • Climate & scenery • Culture • Food/restaurants • Nightlife • People/hospitality • Range of accommodation • Shopping • Value for money • Variety of attractions

OVERSEAS & INDIA BUSINESS HOTELS Ambience/décor • Business systems/facilities available • Conference facilities • Food/restaurants • Leisure facilities • Location • Service/staff • Standard/comfort of accommodation • Value for money

OVERSEAS LEISURE HOTELS Ambience/décor • Family-friendliness • Food/restaurants • Leisure facilities • Location • Service/staff • Standard/comfort of accommodation • Value for money

INDIA LEISURE HOTELS Ambience/décor • Child-friendliness Food/restaurants •Leisure facilities • Location • Service/staff • Standard/comfort of accommodation • Value for money

OVERSEAS & INDIA NEW HOTELS Ambience/décor • Business facilities • Child-friendliness Food/restaurants • Leisure facilities • Location • Service/staff • Standard/comfort of accommodation • Value for money