The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa Named “ California ’s Leading Spa Resort” at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards
San Francisco, October 16, 2007 – The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa was honored with the title of “ California ’s Leading Spa Resort” by the World Travel Awards at a recent gala ceremony held in New York City . More than 250 top executives from the travel industry celebrated their achievements as more than 20 awards were presented to winners at the celebrity-hosted ceremony.
“We’re extremely excited about being named California ’s Leading Spa Resort by the World Travel Awards,” stated Gail Isono, General Manager of the Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa. “As a first-time nominee and category winner, we’re thrilled to be recognized for excellence considering that we are an urban resort – which serves as a strong reminder that the resort experience can be achieved in a metropolitan setting. We’re very proud of our recognition as California ’s best, and we’ll continue to provide stellar service in a luxury city setting to our cherished guests.”
Information from the World Travel Awards…
With thousands of votes cast by travel professionals from 167,000 travel agencies and tourism organizations in over 160 countries across the globe, winning a World Travel Award has become one of the highest accolades a travel product or organization can achieve. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the “Travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars”, the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and most prestigious awards program in the global travel industry.
Voting for the Americas categories started in March of this year and ended in August. The winners of The Americas Awards Ceremony will automatically be put forward as nominees in their respective global categories. The world winners will be announced at the grand final, the Annual World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony in the Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean on December 12th this year.
For the first time in 14 years, the World Travel Awards has covered the various country and regional level awards by recognizing award winners in their own territory. Other chosen locations for this year’s grand tour include Newcastle Gateshead in North East England for the European & Green Awards and Bangalore in India for the Asia , Australasia & Indian Ocean Awards.
About the Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa
Located atop San Francisco ’s famed Nob Hill at California and Taylor streets where cable cars glide past, the Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa is a family-owned and operated landmark known for a long-standing tradition of high standards, gracious service, and quiet, understated luxury. The 135 spacious rooms are richly appointed in both traditional and contemporary styles, while the award-winning ‘Big 4 Restaurant’ serves contemporary American cuisine in an elegant club-like setting. The three-level Nob Hill Spa boasts ten treatment rooms, saunas, steam rooms, an indoor infinity pool, whirlpool, and a fitness and yoga studio. The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and is the sister property of La Playa Hotel in Carmel.
About the World Travel Awards
The World Travel Awards were conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world’s travel and tourism industry. Now in their fourteenth year, travel professionals and discerning travelers have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the very best endorsement that a travel product could hope to receive. With thousands of votes cast by travel professionals from 167,000 travel agencies, tour & transport companies and tourism organizations in over 160 countries across the globe, winning a World Travel Award has become one of the highest accolades a travel product or organization can achieve. World Travel Awards are especially coveted as, uniquely, the votes are cast globally by fellow professionals. With trophies awarded in over 1,000 different categories, the World Travel Awards are undoubtedly the world’s most comprehensive awards celebration. Attended by top executives of winning companies, the events are highly regarded and well-established as a forum that brings together all areas of travel and tourism in recognition of their achievements. The complete winners’ list is now available on the official WTA website www.worldtravelawards.com.
