Intercontinental Danang celebrates 5th anniversary with multiple WTA accolades

The representative of InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort receiving the award

The award ceremony, held at Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai, saw the participation of hundreds of senior key decision-makers from across Asia and Australasia. InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort has won the following accolades: Asia's Leading Luxury Resort 2017, Vietnam's Leading Resort 2017, Asia's Leading Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant 2017: La Maison 1888 restaurant, and Asia's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2017: Sun Peninsula Residence Villa.

This year, InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort surpassed leading contenders, including Angkor Miracle Resort and Spa (Campuchia), Conrad Koh Samui (Thailand), Gaya Island Resort (Malaysia), The Bulgari Resort Bali, The Grand Ho Tram Strip (Vietnam), and The Oberoi Vanyavilas (India), to retain its place as Asia's Leading Luxury Resort in 2017, winning the title for the fourth consecutive year since 2014.

In the race to earn Asia's Leading Luxury Hotel Villa 2017 title, Sun Peninsula Residence Villa of InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort also successfully left behind strong contenders, such as Conrad Royal Oceanview Pool Villa at Conrad Koh Samui; Coral Bay Deluxe Villa of Mandarin Oriental, Sanya; Presidential Villa of The Mulia, Mulia Resort and Villas—Nusa Dua, Bali; The Bulgari Villa of The Bulgari Resort Bali; The Presidential Beach Front Pool Villa of V Villas Hua Hin; and MGallery by Sofitel.

La Maison 1888 was named among the world’s ten most beautiful restaurants by newspapers NewYork Daily News and The Daily Meal. The restaurant then ranked one of the top 10 in the World's Best New Restaurants 2016 by CNN. This year, the restaurant was named “Best Hotel/Resort Fine Dining Restaurant Worldwide 2016/17" by Hotel of The Year Awards in January. Now the restaurant was named Asia's Leading Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant 2017 by World Travel Awards.

“To be recognised in this year's awards is a result of the thoughtful and world-class service and great experiences we deliver to our guests everyday as well as the fantastic vision of our owners who built the most impressive Resort in Asia,” said Juan Losada, general manager of InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort.

2017 marks the fifth year since InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula officially started operation. Since 2012, the 200-room ocean view resort, surrounded by Son Tra Peninsula’s beautiful scenery, has received a host of prestigious awards. As of now, the resort designed by Bill Bensley, has received about 40 of the highest awards in the regional and global tourism industry.

The World Travel Awards was launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry and is now in its 24th year. Heralded as the ‘travel industry's equivalent to the Oscar's’ by The Wall Street Journal, the awards are handed out based on votes by the public and travel professionals worldwide.