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WINNERS’ CIRCLE
Best Hotel in Europe
Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Venice
Best Hotel in the Middle East
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
Second Consecutive Year
Best European Hotel Chain
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts
Third Consecutive Year
Best Hotel Chain in Asia
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Best Hotel Chain in Latin America
InterContinental Hotels and Resorts
Second Consecutive Year
Best Hotel Chain in Mexico
Fiesta Americana
Eighth Consecutive Year
Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East
Jumeirah International
Best Overseas Delivery Program
Volvo
Third Consecutive Year
Best Rental Car Company
Hertz
Fifth Consecutive Year
Best Tourism Destination
Kenya
Best MICE City
Seoul
Fourth Consecutive Year
Best WiFi Service
Boingo Wireless
Eighth Consecutive Year
Best Noise-Cancelling Headset
Sony Digital Noise-Cancelling Headphone
MDR1000XM2 Wireless
Best Luggage Brand
Briggs & Riley
Ninth Consecutive Year
Best Ride Share
Lyft
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- Dean Maxwell, sales and
marketing director, Hong Kong
Airlines - Francesca Luce, head of customer
relationship marketing, Alitalia - Sam Shank, CEO, HotelTonight
- Kai Zhao, general manager,
Hainan Airlines - Diederik Scheepstra, commercial
director, USA, Air France - Alexandra Romero, director,
Hilton product management,
American Express; Stephanie
Miller, director, co-brand product
management, American Express - Tanja Dik, director, consumer
products and services, Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol; Andre van den
Berg, chief commercial officer,
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol- Anna Althoff, director, Hyatt
- Gerardo Murray, regional vice
president of marketing, Mexico,
Latin America & the Caribbean,
InterContinental Hotels Group - Frances Tsai, hotel manager,
Mandarin Oriental Taipei;
Luanne Li, director of marketing
communications, Mandarin Oriental
Taipei - Jaesung Rhee, president and
CEO, Seoul Tourism Organization