Venetian Macao Earns Coveted Hotel Industry Award

Winner of the 2011 Five-Star Hotel of the Year

The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel is the recipient of this year’s highly-anticipated Five-Star Hotel of the Year award, given annually by TravelWeekly China. This is the first time that The Venetian Macao has earned this particular distinction.

The honor is a part of the China Travel & Meetings Industry Awards, which aims to recognize the best enterprises in China's travel, meeting and incentive industry. Organized by a leading trade publication of the travel industry in China, the event has won recognition from the industry for its fairness, transparency, and creativity since its debut in 2002.

Gunther Hatt, Executive Vice President - Operations, Venetian Macau Ltd. said, “We are delighted to receive this Five-Star Hotel of the Year award. The Venetian Macao strives to be the leader in its field when it comes to service and innovation. It’s a welcome endorsement from our guests and visitors, as well as our peers and professionals in the MICE industry, and we accept it with gratitude. We look forward to many more years of providing the unmatched quality and attention to detail that our guests and visitors have come to expect and enjoy.”

Over 100,000 votes were cast during the voting phase, with finalists in each category having been selected by a panel of top industry experts. The judging of the awards included criteria such as superior product and excellent service, wide industry recognition and public popularity, and guaranteed fulfillment of promises to both customers and partners, among many other factors.

The Venetian Macao is the winner of numerous industry awards, including Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Macau (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Best Integrated Resort in Asia Pacific (2008, 2009), Best MICE Hotel in Asia (2008, 2009), Best Business Hotel in Macau (2009, 2010), and parent company Sands China Ltd. Chairman Sheldon G. Adelson is the recipient of Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific’s Innovation Award (2010).