Wellington Hotel in world top nine

1 June, 2012

Wellington Hotel in world top nine

CQ Hotels Wellington ‘Quality Hotel’ on Cuba Street has been recognised as one of the top Choice Hotels in the world.

The hotel took out the Choice Hotel's Quality Franchisee of the Year title at the franchise's Australasia awards last September. It also picked up the Gold Award for excellence in branding, marketing, customer relations, franchisor relations, training and development, profitability and amenities.

The win meant it was selected as one of nine finalists for Choice Hotel's International Quality Hotel of the Year, held at the 2012 International Choice Convention in Las Vegas this month.

Wellington’s Quality Hotel was up against hotels from France, Scotland, Mexico Brazil, Sweden, El Salvador, Italy and Canada. The best hotel was awarded to Mexico.

“It was a real privilege to be chosen as one of the top nine Quality hotels in the world - and a major coup for Wellington. We know that we came very close to winning so on a positive note we have taken away some key learning’s from these awards and will be back next year ready to claim the title in Los Angeles,” said Wellington Quality Hotel manager Olivier Lacoua.

“Attending the 2012 International Choice Convention in Las Vegas was also a fantastic opportunity for CQ Hotels Wellington to get exposure, network amongst thousands of people in the hotel industry worldwide. In particular, I was extremely thrilled to meet guest speaker Chris Gardner, a successful entrepreneur who was also the inspiration for the movie "The Pursuit of Happiness" - he was also an inspiration for me on both a personal and business level,” said Mr Lacoua.

Wellington’s Quality Hotel was selected from 6100 Choice Hotels in the world. The winning hotels were nominated and judged by an executive panel comprising members from Choice Hotels’ Senior Management and Franchise Services Team.

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