Archipelago International, the largest private and independent hotel management group in Southeast Asia, has been awarded the prestigious Caribbean News Digital: Tourism Company of 2022 award at the 18th Excelencias Awards, held at the FITUR International Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain.
The Excelencias Awards were started around 18 years ago by the Excelencias Group, a Spanish company engaged in the world of communications in Ibero-America. The award promotes excellence in various fields related to tourism, gastronomy and culture in Ibero-America and has become a prominent benchmark in these sectors. The Tourism Company of 2022 Award is given for the expansion of the ASTON Hotels Archipelago brand into the Caribbean in recent years and its contribution to the growth of the tourism sector in the region.
While accepting the award on behalf of Archipelago, Managing Director, Gerard Byrne stated, “I am honoured to receive this award on behalf of our Group. It recognizes the hard work and dedication of our American and Indonesian corporate teams, who, under extraordinary circumstances over the last two years, have opened and operated hotels in the region that deliver an ethos of world-renowned Asian standards of service, operational excellence and the F&B experience. This award inspires us to continue investing in regional growth strategies and promoting the Caribbean and Latin America to our global network of customers and partners.”
As of now, there are more than 150 hotels operated by Archipelago International, and another 200 in development across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East with award-winning brands including Aston, Collection by ASTON, Alana, Huxley, Kamuela, Harper, Quest, Neo, fave, Nordic and Powered by ARCHIPELAGO.
