NEW
YORK, July 14, 2010 – Travel +
Leisure magazine has recently published
the results of its 15th annual readers survey of the “World’s Best”
hotels, resorts and cruise lines. Among the winners are 20 clients of Lou Hammond & Associates, a
New
York-based public relations agency that has specialized in travel and
tourism
for the past 25 years.
“If it’s possible to judge someone by the company they keep, we are
very proud
to be affiliated with our clients that have won for 2010,” stated Lou
Rena
Hammond, the firm’s founder and chairman. “The management and staff at
these
hotels, resorts and cruise lines demonstrate daily that they understand
every
nuance of the word hospitality.”
Winners were chosen by Travel +
Leisure readers. A questionnaire
developed by the editors, in association with ROI Research Inc., was
made
available at TLWorldsBest.com from Dec. 15, 2009, to March 31, 2010.
The
categories and characteristics readers rated were:
|
Chairman/Founder
Lou Hammond
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- Hotels/resorts – rooms/facilities, location,
service, restaurants/food, value
- Cruise lines – cabins, food, service,
itineraries/destinations, activities, value
Award-winning agency clients include one of the top 10 hotels in
Central/South
America, Europe and the U.S./Canada, respectively; two of the top 10
large-ship
cruise lines; one of the top 15 resorts in Asia; four of the top 25
resorts in
the Caribbean as well as in Asia; four of the top 50 large-city hotels;
and one
of the top 50 resorts in the U.S./Canada. (See list below.)
Additionally, a Hammond client made the “20 to Watch” list created by Travel
+ Leisure editors as part of the 2010 World’s Best Awards
report. The list
highlights standout properties that editors expect will appear on
World’s Best
Awards lists in years to come.
L-R:
Senior Vice President Terry Gallagher, Vice President Cathy Decker,
Chairman
and Founder Lou Hammond, Vice President Katie Barr-Cornish,
President Stephen
Hammond and Vice President Emily Santos
celebrate accolades at the HSMAI Awards
held this past February in New York.
Lou Hammond & Associates,
consistently ranked one of the nation’s top PR firms, is known for
producing
creative and effective travel public relations and marketing
communications
programs for destinations, airlines, hotels/resorts, spas and cruise
lines
worldwide. Hammond proudly serves more luxury and premium travel
clients than
any other agency. For client press releases and downloadable
photography, media
may access www.louhammond.com.
TRAVEL + LEISURE 2010
WORLD’S BEST
AWARDS WINNERS
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Lou
Hammond & Associates Client
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Ranking
|
Category
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Mandarin
Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai
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9
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Top 15
Resorts in Asia
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Mandarin
Oriental, Bangkok
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7
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Top 25
City Hotels in Asia
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Mandarin
Oriental, Barcelona
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20 to
Watch
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Mandarin
Oriental, Hong Kong
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9
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Top 25
City Hotels in Asia
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Mandarin
Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
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24
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Top 25
City Hotels in Asia
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Mandarin
Oriental, New York
|
45
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Top 50
Large City Hotels in US/Canada
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Mandarin
Oriental, Prague
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2
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Top 10
Small City Hotels in Europe
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Mandarin
Oriental, San Francisco
|
41
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Top 50
Large City Hotels in US/Canada
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Oceania
Cruises
|
3
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Large-Ship
Cruise Lines
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Planters
Inn, Charleston
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6
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Top 10
Small City Hotels in US/Canada
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Reefs
Hotel & Club, Bermuda
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15
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Top 25
Resorts in Caribbean, Bermuda, Bahamas
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Regent
Seven Seas Cruises
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2
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Large-Ship
Cruise Lines
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Sandals
Regency La Toc Golf Resort & Spa, St. Lucia
|
24
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Top 25
Resorts in Caribbean, Bermuda, Bahamas
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Sandals
Whitehouse European Village & Spa, Jamaica
|
18
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Top 25
Resorts in Caribbean, Bermuda, Bahamas
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Sofitel
Buenos Aires
|
9
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Top 10
City Hotels in Central/South America
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Sofitel
Chicago Water Tower
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43
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Top 50
Large City Hotels in US/Canada
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Sofitel
Lafayette Sqare, Washington, DC
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8
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Top 50
Large City Hotels in US/Canada
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Sofitel
Legend Metropole Hanoi
|
14
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Top 25
Hotels in Asia
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The
Atlantic Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
|
45
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Top 50
Resorts in US/Canada
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Tucker's
Point Hotel & Spa, Bermuda
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7
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Top 25
Resorts in Caribbean, Bermuda, Bahamas
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