Baccarat AsiaSpa Awards 2006 - the results Presented at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

Hong Kong: 17th November 2006: The much-anticipated results of the Baccarat AsiaSpa Awards 2006 were announced tonight, at a glittering black and red-themed cocktail evening at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, and sponsored by Baccarat and Cointreau. Over 180 spa industry VIPs, nominated spa representatives and personalities attended, making it one of the biggest spa parties of the year.

It was an even sweep for most of Asia’s spa destinations, with India, Thailand, Indonesia, The Philippines, The Maldives, Thailand, China, Malaysia and Hong Kong all winning awards.

The Farm at San Benito came out on top, going home with the coveted Medi-Spa of the Year as well as Spa Cuisine of the Year, adding to their awards from 2006. In other categories the big brands did well, with Four Seasons Resorts and Spas winning Exterior Design of the Year for their resort in Langkawi and Marketing of the Year, while Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts collected Spa Treatment of the Year for their Himalayan Healing Stone Massage and Interior Design of the Year at the Shangri-La Pudong, China. Some surprises included Day Spa of the Year going to Kirana Spa in Bali and Spa Capital of the year moving from Bali to the Maldives.

A panel of 26 Asia-based spa experts nominated the spas and resorts for the Baccarat AsiaSpa Awards, which were announced in the November/December 2006 issue of AsiaSpa.

During the ceremony the CEO of publishing company Adkom, Olivier Burlot, announced the upcoming 2007 launches of AsiaSpa Japan and AsiaSpa China, heralding a huge expansion for the AsiaSpa brand, and resulting in the biggest network of spa magazines in Asia.

Baccarat AsiaSpa Awards 2006 results:

	Destination Spa of the Year	Ananda in the Himalayas, India
	Urban Spa of the Year	i.sawan Residential Spa & Club, Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok
	Day Spa of the Year	Kirana Spa, Ubud, Bali
	New Spa of the Year	Quan Spa, JW Marriott Hotel, Mumbai, India
	Spa Retreat of the Year	COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri, Ubud, Bali
	Medi-Spa of the Year	Hippocrates Health Resort of Asia, The Farm at San Benito. Philippines
	Spa Capital of the Year	The Maldives
	Spa Association of the Year	Asia Pacific Spa And Wellness Council
	Spa Event of the Year	I-SPA Asia, Bangkok, Thailand
	Spa Personality of the Year	Sonu Shivdasani, Six Senses Resorts and Spas
	Spa Academy of the Year	Chiva-Som Academy, Thailand
	In-Spa Training of the Year	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
	Spa Interior Design of the Year	Chi, The Spa at the Shangri-la Pudong, Shanghai, China
	Spa Exterior Design of the Year	Four Seasons Resort, Langkawi, Malaysia
	Spa Treatment of the Year	Chi Spa, Shangri-La, Himalayan Healing Stone Massage
	Mens Spa Treatment of the Year	Chuan Spa, Langham Place Hotel, Hong Kong. A Man's World
	Spa Product of the Year	Elemis
	Spa Cuisine of the Year	The Farm at San Benito, Philippines
	Spa Marketing of the Year	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

For high-res photos and information on the awards please contact Adkom: Tel: +852 21656 2800; Email awards@adkom.com

About Adkom Media Group

Adkom Media Group is a leading publisher of high-end leisure and industry magazines, including English-language, Chinese-language and bilingual titles. Distributed around Asia and the globe, the company’s titles include AsiaSpa, Asia-Pacific Boating, China Boating, Jet Asia-Pacific, Action Asia, LP Luxury Properties and Pinnacle (Rolls Royce Magazine). More info on www.adkom.com

Background Note:

Langham Hotels International (LHI) is a dynamic, modern hospitality ownership and management company which operates the luxury Langham Hotels brand and other hospitality interests in prime locations within Hong Kong and overseas.

LHI is wholly owned by the publicly listed Great Eagle Holdings Limited (HKSE: 41), which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.

The Great Eagle Group is one of Hong Kong's leading property and hotel companies. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the Group develops, invests in and manages high quality office, retail, residential and hotel properties in Hong Kong, North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Its commercial property holdings include 2.36 million square feet of Grade-A office space in the prime commercial districts of Hong Kong. In the United States, it owns three office buildings with a total floor area of 685,000 square feet.

In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Group opened Langham Place, a 1.8 million square feet complex in the prime shopping district of Mongkok, Hong Kong. It consists of a 600,000 square feet shopping mall, a 770,000 square feet intelligent office tower and the five-star Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong.

LHI's extensive international hotel portfolio currently comprises eight properties with over 4,760 rooms in six gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong, Toronto, Melbourne and Auckland.

In Hong Kong, LHI owns, manages and operates the luxury 490-room Langham Hotel, Hong Kong, the all new 665-room five-star Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong, and the newly refurbished four-star 468-room Eaton Hotel Hong Kong. Internationally, it owns and operates four luxury hotels, including the 429-room Langham Hotel, London, the 325-room Langham Hotel, Boston, the 387-room Langham Hotel, Melbourne, the 410-room Langham Hotel, Auckland. In Canada, LHI owns and asset manages the four-star 1,590-room Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto.

Under the ownership and management of LHI, five Langham Hotels, namely the Langham Hotel, London, the Langham Hotel, Boston, the Langham Hotel, Hong Kong, the Langham Hotel, Melbourne and the Langham Hotel, Auckland, are accredited by the prestigious "The Leading Hotels of the World¡¨ being some of the world's finest luxury hotels.

LHI's Hong Kong portfolio also comprises three Eaton House furnished apartment buildings and two Yat Tung Heen Chinese Restaurants.

For information of Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong, please visit: hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com



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