Bangkok--21 Oct--Minor International
Minor International (MINT) is pleased to announce that Conde Nast Traveler has named MINT’s Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle as the #1 resort in Asia and #1 resort in the world in the magazine’s 21st Annual Reader’s Choice Awards.
The 15 room Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle which caters to only 30 guests at a time opened to great reviews in January 2006 in the Golden Triangle Region of Chiang Rai on a remote site along the Mekong River where the borders of Thailand, Lao and Myanmar intersect. This premier luxury resort, which is accessible only by riverboat in the jungles of northern Thailand, provides guests with an experience unlike any available at other resorts in the world.
With over 32,000 passionate and sophisticated travelers voting for resorts that offer destinations, lodgings and modes of transportation that exceed expectations, Conde Nast’s Readers’ Choice Survey is the world’s largest independent poll of consumers’ preferences. In addition to winning the top award for the Four Seasons Tented Camp, MINT’s other hotels are received strong recognition from Conde Nast’s readers.
- MINT’s Four Seasons in Chiang Mai was recognized as the #8 resort in Asia.
- MINT’s JW Marriott was voted # 14 in Asia
- MINT’s Four Seasons Samui was selected as the #17 resort in Asia.
- MINT’s Anantara Resort and Spa Golden Triangle was #24 in Asia.
- MINT’s Four Seasons hotel in Bangkok was the #41 hotel in Asia.
Wiliam E. Heinecke, Chairman and CEO of Minor International, said “our Four Seasons Resort Golden Triangle is one of the many great hotels we own in Asia. In developing hotels, we select unique locations, design luxury facilities and offer services that exceed customer expectations. We are delighted to have four Four Seasons resorts among the 29 resorts we have worldwide as it make us one of the leading luxury hotel companies in Asia.”
About Conde Nast Traveler
In 2008, Conde Nast Traveler was named one of the top 10 magazines in the U.S. by both Adweek and Advertising Age - one of only three magazines in the U.S. to be named on both lists. Conde Nast has an audience of 3.1 million and is published by Cond? Nast Publications, Inc. Many travel publications accept free travel and accommodations. Cond? Nast Traveler does not, and its correspondents, as far as possible, travel anonymously. They experience travel the way consumers do, both the good and the bad, and report on it fairly and honestly. Results of the Readers’ Choice Awards can be found in the November issue of Conde Nast Traveler.
About Minor International
Minor International (MINT) are hotel owners, operators and investors with a portfolio of 29 hotels under the Anantara, Marriott, Four Seasons, and Minor International brands in Thailand, the Maldives, Vietnam, Africa, the Middle East and Indonesia. It is also one of the largest spa operators in the Asia Pacific region with more than 29 spas in Thailand, China, the Middle East, Turkey and India under the Mandara and Anantara brands. MINT is also Thailand’s largest food service operator with more than 1000 outlets system wide under The Pizza Company, Swensen’s, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Thai Express and the Coffee Club brands. In January 2007, MINT was recognized by Asia Money magazine as Thailand’s Best Managed Small Cap Company for financial and business performance, management strategy and vision, and shareholder value creation. For more information, please visit www.minornet.com
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