2009 Nominees

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the nominees of the 2009 World Luxury Travel Awards:

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World

World's Leading Luxury Cruise Line 2009
The Yachts of Seabourn
Azamara Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line
Cunard Line
Princess Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
ResidenSea
Silversea
Star Cruises
Windstar
World's Leading Luxury Hotel Brand 2009
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Amanresorts
Dorchester Collection
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Jumeirah
Kempinski Hotels & Resorts
Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts
Luxury Collection by Starwood Hotels
Mandarin Oriental
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
One&Only Resorts
Six Senses Resorts & Spas
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
The Rocco Forte Collection
World's Leading Luxury Train 2009
The Blue Train
Eastern & Oriental Express
Palace on Wheels
Pride of Africa - Rovos Rail
Rocky Mountaineer
Royal Canadian Pacific
The Queen of Scots Luxury Touring Train
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
World's Leading Luxury Car Rental Company 2009
Avis Prestige
Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car
Churchill Supercars
Exclusive Car Hire
F1 Leisure
Luxury Rent A Car
Prestige Car Hire
Sixt
Sports Car Hire
World's Leading Luxury Tour Operator 2009
Adventures by Disney
Abercrombie & Kent
Elegant Resorts
Hayes and Jarvis
Intrav
ITC Classics
Kuoni
Travcoa
World's Leading Luxury Hotel 2009
Grand Hotel Europe
Burj Al Arab
Emirates Palace
Hotel Avenida Palace
Hotel de Crillon Paris
InterContinental Hong Kong
InterContinental Park Lane
InterContinental The Barclay New York
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
Mardan Palace
Mount Nelson Hotel
Rocco Forte's Hotel Astoria
The Dorchester
The Imperial New Delhi
The Observatory Hotel
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Ritz Carlton - Santiago, Chile
The St Regis New York
World's Leading Luxury Resort 2009
Mardan Palace, Turkey
Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa, South Africa
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali
Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza, Puerto Rico
Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda, Italy
Huvafen Fushi Maldives
Naples Grande Beach Resort, Florida, USA
One&Only Royal Mirage Residence & Spa, Dubai
Rosewood Mayakobá, Riviera Maya , Mexico
Sandy Lane, St James, Barbados
Shangri-La's Villingili Resort
The Chedi Phuket, Thailand
The Residence, Mauritius
World's Leading Luxury Business Hotel 2009
The Monarch Dubai
Four Seasons Hotel Boston
Hotel Baltschug Kempinski
Langham Hotel London
Lebua at State Tower
Pan Pacific Singapore
St Regis Shanghai
The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore
The Ritz Carlton Chicago, USA
The Westin Beijing, Financial Street
Trident Gurgaon
World's Leading Luxury Lodge 2009
Thanda Private Game Reserve
Chobe Game Lodge, Botswana
Huka Lodge
Lake Okareka Lodge
Mnemba Island Lodge
Safari Lodge, Ulusaba Private Game Reserve
Solitaire Lodge
Travel Technology

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Travel Technology

World's Leading Luxury Hotel Website 2009
Small Luxury Hotels of the World www.slh.com
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts www.fairmont.com
Leading Hotels of the World www.lhw.com
Loews Hotels www.loewshotels.com
Mandarin Oriental
Orient Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises www.orient-express.com
The Ritz-Carlton
W Hotels Worldwide www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels
Africa

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Africa

Africa's Leading Luxury Lodge 2009
Thanda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Chobe Game Lodge, Botswana
Mnemba Island Lodge, Tanzania
Phinda Forest Lodge, South Africa
Sabi Sabi, South Africa
Safari Lodge, Ulusaba Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia
Africa's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2009
Queen Cleopatra Villa, Savoy Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Alfajiri Cliff Villa, Kenya
Beachside Villa and Penthouse, South Africa
Birkenhead House, South Africa
The Place on the Bay, South Africa
Africa's Leading Luxury Train 2009
The Blue Train
Rovos Rail
Africa's Leading Luxury Hotel 2009
Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence
Hotel Mansour Eddahbi Marrakech
Le Royal Mansour Meridien
The Palazzo Montecasino
Asia

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Asia

Asia's Leading Luxury Resort 2009
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali
Anantara Phuket
Anantara Resort Hua Hin
Banyan Tree Phuket
JW Marriott Phuket
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket
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China

China's Leading Luxury Hotel 2009
Legendale
Beijing Hotel
Four Seasons Shanghai
Pangu
St Regis Beijing
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India

India's Leading Luxury Hotel 2009
The Claridges New Delhi
Devi Garh
Rambagh Palace
Shangri-La Hotel, New Delhi
Taj Lake Palace
The Claridges, Surajkund
The Leela, Goa
The Oberoi Udaivilas
The Raj Palace
The Taj Mahal Hotel
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Caribbean

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Caribbean

Caribbean's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2009
Raffles Hotel & Villa Canouan
Bluefields Bay
Cap Maison, St Lucia
Coral Sea Villas
Cove Castles Villa Resort
Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Jamaica
Royal Westmoreland
The Palms Villa Resort
Europe

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Europe

Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel Brand 2009
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Baglioni Hotels
Conrad Hotels
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Mandarin Oriental
The Rocco Forte Collection
Europe's Leading Luxury Lifestyle Club 2009
Quintessentially
Finest Hotels of the World
Francorosso Italy
OK Service Business Travel
Red Travel Italy
TOURUA
Europe's Leading Luxury Hotel 2009
Grand Hotel Europe, Russia
Grand Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, France
Hotel Cipriani, Italy
Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo
Hotel Formentor, Spain
Lygon Arms, England
Pestana Carlton Madeira Hotel, Madeira
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Belgium
Rocco Forte's Hotel Astoria
The Eden au Lac, Switzerland
The Lanesboroughm, England
The Luna Baglioni Hotel, Italy
Europe's Leading Luxury Resort 2009
Mardan Palace, Turkey
Abama Hotel Resort, Spain
Kempinski Hotel Giardino di Costanza, Sicily
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz. Malta
Rome Cavalieri Hilton, Italy
Villa Vita Parc, Portugal
Indian Ocean

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Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2009
Hideaway Palace, Island Hideaway at Dhonakulhi Spa Resort & Marina
Adaaran Prestige Water Villas, Maldives
Banyan Tree Seychelles
Baros Residence, Baros Maldives
Delux Soneva Fushi Villa, Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives
Koimala Land and Ocean Villa, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Presidential Villa, Banyan Tree Seychelles
Royal Kurumba Residence, Kurumba Maldives
The Royal Villa, Sainte Anne Resort & Spa, Seychelles
The Villa, One&Only Le Saint Geran, Mauritius
Indian Ocean's Leading Luxury Resort 2009
Huvafen Fushi Maldives
Banyan Tree Seychelles
Baros Maldives
Le Prince Maurice
Le Touessrok, Mauritius
Lemuria Resort of Praslin, Seychelles
Maia, Seychelles
North Island, Seychelles
One&Only Le Saint Geran
The Fortress
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Maldives

Maldives' Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2009
Anantara Resort Maldives
Adaaran Prestige Water Villas, Maldives
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa
Middle East

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Dubai

Dubai's Leading Luxury Limousine Service 2009
Dubai Luxury Group
Dubai Exotic Limo
Limoujet
Top Drive UAE
Oceania

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Australasia

Australasia's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2009
Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa, Cook Islands
Double Island, Queensland
Eagles Nest
Le Taha'a Private Island & Spa
Taveuni Palms
Yasawa Island Resort
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New Zealand

New Zealand's Leading Luxury Lodge 2009
Treetops Lodge & Wilderness Experience
Azur Luxury Lodge
Blanket Bay
Claremont Country Estate & Nature Reserve
Huka Lodge
Lake Okareka Lodge
Lake Taupo Lodge
Solitaire Lodge
Wharekauhau Country Estate