Novotel Suvarnabhumi bags 'Best Airport Hotel' award

Singapore, 18 July 2008 - Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel was voted the ‘Best Airport Hotel' in the recent TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2008. The awards ceremony, which was held on Thursday, 17 July at The Marriott Hotel in Singapore, recognized the best in the Asian travel industry, acknowledging their contributions to tourism and hospitality.

The TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards selection process starts with nominations by a distinguished panel of judges who are experts and veterans in the industry. The awardees from each category are selected based on the total number of votes garnered from TravelWeekly readers and industry peers. This year, the winners were chosen from a total of 2.2 million votes registered for all categories.

Tristan Beau de Lomenie, General Manager of Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel personally received the award in Singapore. "It is a great honour for our hotel to receive such a high profile award. Although we have been in operation for less than two years, I personally believe that our uniqueness in facilities and, more importantly, service quality has distinguished us as an outstanding airport hotel. This award is the encouragement for us to maintain our service excellence and strive to improve it even further," he said.  

Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel was open on 28 September 2006 to coincide with the inauguration of Suvarnabhumi Airport, the new international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Located within the airport's vicinity, the hotel is easily accessible to business travellers via a pleasant 10-minute walk or the hotel's 24-hour airport shuttle service that departs every 10 minutes from Gate 4 Level 2 of the main passenger terminal. The hotel features a pillar-less grand ballroom for up to 1,000 participants, 6 meeting and function rooms and a business centre. Boasting 612 comfortable and contemporary rooms, the hotel also offers 2 bars, 4 restaurants and Vous Spa, a luxurious urban spa from France. In 2007, Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel was chosen as one of the three ‘Best Airport Hotels in Asia Pacific for Meeting & Conference' by CEI Asia Pacific.