UAE-based Rotana, a leading hospitality brand in the Middle East, has won 15 awards at the Middle East Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2015, which held yesterday (May 5) in Dubai, UAE.

Rotana was chosen as “Middle East’s Leading Hotel Brand” for the ninth successive year, and took home numerous awards in the individual categories including “Middle East’s Leading Corporate Resort” for Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi, “Middle East’s Leading City Hotel” for Al Murooj Rotana Dubai, and “Middle East’s Leading Luxury Hotel Apartments” for Arjaan by Rotana in Dubai Media City, said a statement from the hotel.

The WTA dubbed as the “Oscars of the travel industry”, is the premier global awards event that promotes excellence in the travel and tourism industry, it added.

Other awards bagged by Rotana at the 2015 Middle East Gala Ceremony include: “UAE’s Leading Family Resort” for The Cove Rotana Resort, Ras Al Khaimah;  “UAE’s Leading Business Hotel” for Park Rotana Abu Dhabi; “UAE’s Leading City Hotel” for Al Ghurair Rayhaan by Rotana, Dubai; “Dubai’s Leading City Hotel” for Media Rotana; “Al Ain’s Leading Hotel” for Hili Rayhaan by Rotana; “Lebanon’s Leading Business Hotel” for Raouche Arjaan by Rotana, Beirut; “Iraq’s Leading Hotel” for Erbil Rotana; “Bahrain’s Leading Hotel for Art Rotana, Manama; “Oman’s Leading Beach Resort” for Salalah Rotana Resort; “Jordan’s Leading Serviced Apartments” for The Boulevard Arjaan by Rotana, Amman; and “Makkah’s Leading Hotel” for Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana.

The recently held Middle East Gala Ceremony marks the opening leg of WTA’s 2015 Grand Tour - a year-long global search for the world’s finest travel, tourism and hospitality organizations, covering seven continents.

Nasser Al Nowais, chairman of hospitality group, said: “Rotana has been consistently recognised on the global stage for its outstanding performance and commitment to excellence, and our dominant showing at the ‘Travel Oscars’ confirms our pioneering spirit and our relentless endeavor to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

“This is the ninth straight year that Rotana has made it to the finale of the World Travel Awards Middle East – a measure of our ability to consistently deliver world-class guest services – and we look forward to going up against the world’s best hotel brands at the Grand Final,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service