The Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards honor the world’s finest hosts: very special hotels in the luxury class that have distinguished themselves with outstanding service to their guests. With its prestigious awards, Connoisseur Circle is a gauge of excellence in the world of luxury hotels, airlines and cruise lines – and at the same time it is the ideal forum for showcasing select brand-name articles for luxury travelers, fine hotel living and haute cuisine.

From a total of 35 nominees, a jury of experts and the readers of the luxury travel magazine will present the winners in 9 categories.

Winners 2020:

• Best Hospitality Grand Hotel: Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
• Best Hospitality Boutique Hotel: Rocco Forte Hotel de la Ville, Rome
• Best Hospitality Readers’ Choice: St. Regis Resort, Mauritius
• Best Hospitality Hideaway:  Alila Jabal Akhdar, Oman
• Best Hospitality Hideaway Indian Ocean: Velaa private island, Maledives
• Best Hospitality Sustainable Hotel: Shinta Mani Wild, Bensley Collection, Cambodia
• Best Hospitality Spa & Health Hotel: Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand
• Best Hospitality Newcomer: Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti, Italy
• Best Hospitality Designhotel: The FONTENAY Hamburg, Germany

Winner „Special Awards“:
• Readers ‘Choice Best Destination of the Year: Dominikanische Republik
• Destination of the year: Jamaika
• Cultural Get Away of the year:  Malta
• Innovation Award: barefoot Hotel Timmendorfer Strand
• Airline of the year:  Emirates
• Hotel Investor & Developer: 12.18. Investment Management – 7Pines Kempinski Ibiza