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The Langham Auckland Wins Best New Zealand City Hotel
Auckland – 24 August 2007
The Langham Auckland is thrilled to have been awarded best New Zealand City Hotel at the 2007 HM Awards for Hotel and
Accommodation Excellence.
The awards recognise hospitality distinction throughout New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.
Other finalists in the best New Zealand City Hotel were Mollies Auckland, Hilton Auckland, Stamford Plaza Auckland,
Intercontinental Wellington, The George Christchurch and Sofitel Queenstown.
The Langham Auckland’s managing director Mr John Dick received the award in Sydney saying: “I am overjoyed to receive
this award. Â We have worked hard to develop the Langham brand in New Zealand. Â We have invested a lot of money into
the property but there is no doubt that our point of difference is our staff. It is their passion, pride and their
continual endeavour for perfection that allows us to stand out.”
Over 600 different properties were nominated for this year’s awards in 39 separate categories. There were two
categories exclusively for New Zealand properties which included best New Zealand City Hotel and best New Zealand
Regional Property (won by Treetops Lodge Rotorua).
The Langham brand entered New Zealand in January 2005 and has since invested more than NZ$14 million in to their Symonds
Street property.  The Langham has gone against the current minimalist décor trend and instead created an elegant,
opulent environment offering guests an authentic five-star experience.
The Langham Auckland’s sister property The Langham Melbourne was awarded best Hotel Day Spa at the awards.
Background Notes on The Langham:
The Langham Auckland is a full-service, five-star, 410 room property with seven different room and suite categories. It
is one of only two New Zealand ‘Leading Hotels of the World’, an association representing the world’s finest five-star
hotels. The Hotel also features four restaurants and lounges including Partingtons (the current New Zealand Restaurant
of the Year, NZ Culinary Fare), a health club, heated outdoor pool, complimentary inner-city shuttle and a luxury
limousine fleet.
Langham has a legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 when The Langham Hotel in London originally opened as
Europe’s first Grand Hotel. For over 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of sophisticated and
gracious hospitality. Today, all Langham Hotels worldwide inherit the same philosophy that reflects elegance in design,
innovation in hospitality, genuine service and captivation of the senses creating a truly unique hotel experience.
Langham Hotels International (LHI) features six properties with over 2,700 rooms in five gateway cities across four
continents, namely in London, Boston, Hong Kong (2), Melbourne and Auckland.
LHI is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company (HKSE: 41) which was founded in 1963 and
was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.
For information on The Langham Auckland, please visit langhamhotels.co.nz
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