| THE OBEROI UDAIVILAS, UDAIPUR RANKED BEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD
New Delhi, 11 July 2007: The Oberoi Group has scored a first by receiving top honours in the prestigious Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007 readers’ survey. The Oberoi Udaivilas, the luxury hotel in Udaipur, has been ranked the best hotel in the world with the highest overall score of 94.36. This recognition, the most recent in a series of accolades for The Oberoi Group, comes from the readers of Travel + Leisure, in what is acknowledged amongst the most revered ranking in the international travel industry. To arrive at this ranking hotels across the world were evaluated on characteristics ranging from accommodation and service to location.
In the same survey, The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra has been ranked the 10th best hotel in the world and The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur has been rated the 11th best hotel in the world
Ms. Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure said, "This year's results underline Travel + Leisure readers' ever-increasing embrace of global travel in their search for distinctive and authentic experiences. The extraordinary rise of India among the top hotels and resorts in the world is one sure reflection of this tendency, with The Oberoi Udaivilas ranking number one hotel in the world, and The Oberoi Amarvilas and The Oberoi Rajvilas coming in at 10 and 11 overall.
Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman, The Oberoi Group said, "I am happy and proud that an Oberoi hotel has been ranked the best in the world. This is a significant landmark for Indian tourism and will further encourage tourists to visit the country".
Further notes to the Editor:
For the complete listing and further details on the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007 readers’ survey please proceed to the following link: www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest
Travel + Leisure is the world's leading travel magazine and has a circulation of approximately one million.
Methodology of Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007 readers’ survey: A questionnaire developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure, in association with Harris Interactive, was made available to Travel + Leisure subscribers at www.tlworldsbest.com during the first quarter of this year. Respondents reported where they had travelled worldwide and rated only the destinations, properties and companies that were relevant to their recent travel experiences. Respondents were asked to rate hotels, cities, islands, spas, hotel spas, tour operators/safari outfitters, cruise lines, airlines and car rental companies on several characteristics. The scores are indexed averages of responses concerning applicable characteristics. The complete survey methodology is available online at www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest.
Travel + Leisure, published monthly by American Express Publishing Corporation, is the world's leading travel magazine with a circulation of almost a million. The Travel + Leisure 'World's Best Awards' are among the most revered in the international travel industry as it is the readers who define excellence in travel, by rating their experiences at the leading hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines and car-rental agencies across the world.
Methodology of Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards Readers' Survey: A questionnaire developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure, in association with Harris Interactive, is made available to Travel + Leisure subscribers during the first quarter of the year. The respondents report where they had travelled worldwide and how and rated only the destinations, properties and companies that were relevant to their recent travel experiences. Respondents were asked to rate hotels, cities, islands, spas, hotel spas, tour operators/safari outfitters, cruise lines, airlines and car rental companies on several characteristics. The scores ascribed are indexed averages of responses concerning applicable characteristics.
The Oberoi Group operates in five countries.
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