Taj Cape Town hosts attendees of the Leading Hotels of the World 2012 Annual Convention

Taj Cape Town recently played host to guests attending The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) Annual Convention, the most important international gathering on the global luxury leader’s calendar.

Taj Cape Town recently played host to guests attending The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) Annual Convention, the most important international gathering on the global luxury leader’s calendar. The event, which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 15-18 November 2012, focused on the theme of “differentiation”, a concept embodied by the Taj’s unique luxury offering.

Conference attendees included managing directors, proprietors, general managers, and sales and marketing executives from the finest hotels, resorts and spas across the globe, who were hosted by a carefully selected group of Leading Hotels in the area, namely the Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, the Cape Grace and The Table Bay Hotel. “It is not only an honour to be associated with a group of this calibre and to represent our establishment at a convention of such magnitude, but it is also gives us a great sense of pride to know that we are situated in the heart of a city that embodies such a rich culture and history”, says Willie Williams, Director of Sales and Marketing.

Among the notable speakers at this year’s event were Michael Lorentz,, CEO of Passage to Africa, Piers Schmidt, the Founder & Chairman of Luxury Branding, Lisa Gill, a Contributing Editor to Condé Nast Traveler and Ravi Naidoo, the Founder and Managing Director of Interactive Africa & Design Indaba.

The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. has, since its inception in 1928, expanded the scope of the organisation to include new members from around the globe, and to meet the demands of an ever-increasing contingent of international luxury travellers. Hotel membership has grown significantly over the past few decades, and hotels looking to become part of this esteemed group must meet exacting standards of excellence in all areas affecting guest comfort, convenience and wellbeing.

Taj Cape Town’s inclusion in this elite global group is a result of its enduring focus on innovation, as well as its unparalleled selection of luxury offerings. “We constantly strive to provide our guests with memorable and unique experiences, offering an array of world-class facilities designed to capitalise on our unique location in the heart of one of the world’s top tourist destinations,” says Williams. “Being part of the LHW group is a great honour, and our amazing team works tirelessly to ensure that we continue to deliver experiences that justify this accolade.”

[caption id="attachment_3059" align="alignnone" width="495"] Magno Cristiani, General Manager, Villa del Parco & Spa, Forte Village Resort, Sardegna, Italy; Valentino Piazzi, General Manager, Hotel Lancaster, Paris France; Daniel Neumann, SVP and SFO, The Leading Hotels of the World[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_3058" align="alignnone" width="495"] Filip Boyen, COO, Orient Express Hotels; Duncan O’Rourke, COO, Kempinski Hotels[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_3057" align="alignnone" width="494"] Kazuhiko Yashima, Deputy Director, Sales Office, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo; Omer Acar, General Manager, Le Royal Monceau, Raffles, Paris; Ted Teng, President & CEO, The Leading Hotels of the World; Tetsuya Kobayashi, President, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_3056" align="alignnone" width="495"] Hans Wiedemann, Managing Director and Delegate of the Board, Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland; Raymond Bickson, Managing Director & CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_3055" align="alignnone" width="496"] Clement Koh, Vice President Sales, & Marketing, GHM; Maurizio Saccani, Vice President Italy, Orient Express, Hotel Spendido & Splendido Mare; Ted Teng, President & CEO, The Leading Hotels of the World; Thies Sponholz, General Manager, Hotel de Rome; Stefano Gegnacorsi, General Manager, Hotel de Russie, Rome, Italy; Duarte Correia, Acting General Manager, Shanti Maurice – A Nira Resort; Puri Manvinder Pal Singh, CEO, Shanti Maurice – A Nira Resort; Vincenzo Calcerano, General Manager, Tortuga Bay, Dominican Republic[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_3054" align="alignnone" width="495"] Andrea Kracht, Owner, Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland (and Chairman, The Leading Hotels of the World); Guenter Richter, Vice President & Managing Director, The Setai, Miami Beach, FL, USA; Ted Teng, President & CEO, The Leading Hotels of the World[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3060" align="alignnone" width="495"] Andrea Kracht, Owner, Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland (and Chairman, The Leading Hotels of the World); Sandy Pollard, General Manager, Cape Grace; Michael Pownall, General Manager, Taj Cape Town; Wayne Coetzer, General Manager The Oyster Box; George Cohen, Managing Director, Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spa ZuluCamp at Shambala Private Game Reserve; Shaun Wheeler, General Manager, The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City; Sherwin Banda, General Manager, The Table Bay Hotel; Ted Teng, President & CEO, The Leading Hotels of the World; Horst Frehse, General Manager 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa[/caption]

For more information on Taj Cape Town call +27 (0)21 819 2000 or visit www.tajcapetown.co.za.

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