CHI Hotels & Resorts, exclusive operator of the luxury Corinthia Hotels brand worldwide, announced that three of its top hotels, namely, Corinthia Hotel St. Georges Bay in Malta, Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg in Russia, and Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary, have been selected to feature in the highly-prestigious Conde Nast Johansens Europe and the Mediterranean Recommended Hotels and Spas Guide 2010. The three hotels, together with four other Corinthia Hotels in Lisbon, Malta, Prague, and Tripoli, will also feature in the 2010 Recommended Venues for Meetings and Special Events version of the Guide.

Now in its 28th year, Condé Nast Johansens is an international mark of distinction and is widely credited with providing the leading guide and website for today’s independent traveler, sourcing hotels, spas, and venues for both leisure and business in the UK, Europe, and the Americas. Properties featured include luxury hotels, luxury spas, country house hotels, boutique hotels, inns, resorts, restaurants, and meeting venues spanning 65 countries.

Delighted at the news, CHI Hotels & Resorts’ director for products and services Shawn Pisani said: “Knowing how difficult it is to be chosen to feature in these selective guides, we are proud to have achieved no less than ten full-page listings in both the leisure and the meeting venues publications. All of the chosen hotels are renowned for their dedication to the highest standards of comfort, unique personality, warmth, service, and impressive facilities. In particular, our acceptance to the Meeting Venues guide is also recognition of our award-winning Events at Corinthia Conference and Events Program, whose sole focus is that of ensuring that the conference organizer finds it easier to organize any event, not only successfully, but most importantly without undue stress, hence maximizing his return on time and investment.”

Each hotel featured by Condé Nast Johansens is approved for recommendation following a stringent annual inspection by one of the publication’s team of experienced inspectors. Quality, excellence, and value for money are the minimum requisites for recommendation, thus ensuring the integrity and quality of the brand. All Corinthia hotels featured passed this test with flying colors.

More information about Corinthia Hotels can be found at: www.corinthia.com .

ABOUT CORINTHIA HOTELS

Corinthia Hotels is an internationally-acclaimed brand of luxury hotels in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Libya, Malta, Portugal, and Russia. Founded by the Pisani family of Malta in the 1960s, the Corinthia brand stands in that proud tradition of Mediterranean hospitality, and its signature services communicate the “Warm smiles, Inspired Flavors, and Pleasant Surprises” of its Maltese heritage. All Corinthia hotels feature state-of-the art conference areas, extensive leisure and business traveler facilities, and are each renowned for their uniqueness of character. Corinthia Hotels’ portfolio includes two award-winning properties: The Corinthia Hotel Budapest, Hungary – winner of Europe’s “Best Hotel Architecture Award” and member of “The Most Famous Hotels in the World,” and The Corinthia Hotel Prague in the Czech Republic – the first hotel ever to win “Best Gastronomy Concept” in the Czech Republic and a recipient of the “5 stars and 6 stripes” designation from renowned US reviewer Seven Stars and Stripes. The Corinthia Hotels portfolio also features the elegant Corinthia Palace Hotel and Spa and the splendid Corinthia Hotel St. Georges Bay in Malta; the superior five-star Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, Libya; the modern Corinthia Hotel Lisbon in Portugal; and the renowned Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg, Russia. The latest addition to the Corinthia Hotels portfolio is the Corinthia Hotel, Whitehall Place, London – due to open at the end of 2010.

ABOUT CHI HOTELS AND RESORTS

Based in Malta, CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) is a leading hands-on hotel management company that provides the full range of technical assistance and management services to hotel owners worldwide. CHI is the exclusive operator and developer for the luxury Corinthia Hotels brand, as well as the Wyndham and Ramada Plaza brands in Europe, Africa, and The Middle East. CHI draws on a heritage of over 45 years in delivering high-quality services to hotel guests and an optimum rate of return to owners and investors in diverse business environments. Its experience across three brands extends to management of luxury and upscale properties in city and resort locations and products ranging from boutique to conference and spa hotels.

ABOUT CONDE NAST JOHANSENS

Condé Nast Johansens remains the most comprehensive, illustrated reference to annually-inspected, independently-owned hotels. With dedicated and highly-trained regional inspectors, almost ten times as many properties are visited in order to narrow the final selection down to, quite simply, the best selection of accommodation for independent travelers. The guides are supported by www.condenastjohansens.com , meeting the demands of those preferring to search and make booking inquiries online.

WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:

Now in its 28th year, Condé Nast Johansens is an international mark of distinction and is widely credited with providing the leading guide and website for today's independent traveler, sourcing hotels, spas, and venues for both leisure and business in the UK, Europe, and the Americas.
Petersburg in Russia, and Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary, have been selected to feature in the highly-prestigious Conde Nast Johansens Europe and the Mediterranean Recommended Hotels and Spas Guide 2010.
In particular, our acceptance to the Meeting Venues guide is also recognition of our award-winning Events at Corinthia Conference and Events Program, whose sole focus is that of ensuring that the conference organizer finds it easier to organize any event, not only successfully, but most importantly without undue stress, hence maximizing his return on time and investment.