Mayakoba Earns Triple Honors in Travel + Lesiure’s 2013 “World’s Best Awards”
Riviera Maya, MX (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 -- Mayakoba Resort, an eco-luxury development comprised of Banyan Tree, Fairmont and Rosewood Hotels, was honored by Travel + Leisure with the inclusion of all three properties in the annual “World’s Best Awards," announced in the magazine’s August 2013 issue. Rosewood Mayakoba earned top honors as the "#1 Best Resort in Mexico," as well as placed 32nd on the "Top 100 Hotels in the World" list. Banyan Tree Mayakoba and Fairmont Mayakoba were also recognized as two of the best resorts in Mexico. Travel + Leisure readers selected the award recipients, casting their votes for the hotels, destinations, and companies that represent the travel elite.
“This is a great honor and we would like to thank our collective hotel guests and the savvy, knowledgeable readers of Travel + Leisure for the recognition,” said Agustin Sarasola, General Manager of OHL Desarrollos, the developer of Mayakoba. “To again have all three hotels ranked among the world's best is a testament to the authenticity of the Mayakoba experience and the high caliber of our hotels, which continually strive to create the ultimate eco-luxury getaway for each guest.”
Located in the heart of Mexico's Riviera Maya, Mayakoba sits on 593 acres of ecologically diverse land dotted with lagoons, mangrove forests, cenotes, canals, and white sand beaches. Six miles of crystal clear waterways flow throughout the resort and lead to the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. An eco-conscious development, Mayakoba has been recognized by both the United Nations World Tourism Organization and Rainforest Alliance as a world leader in sustainable tourism. The more than 148 acres of protected mangrove forests along the coastline provide an important habitat for more than 200 species of tropical flora and fauna, which guests can experience via private boat tour with a resort biologist or on the new Mayakoba Connection ferry and Nature Trail that connect all three hotels.
In its 18th year, Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Awards” are based on data collected from the magazine’s annual reader’s survey. Dedicated readers are queried on top destinations, hotels, resorts, cruise lines, airlines and more to create a snapshot of the best travel experiences around the globe. Rankings are based on the quality of rooms, service, food and dining, location and overall value.
Full results are available in the August issue of the magazine and at TravelandLeisure.com.
About Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards: A questionnaire developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure, in association with ROI Research Inc., was made available to Travel + Leisure readers. Readers were invited to participate through Travel + Leisure magazine and online at TravelandLeisure.com from December 1, 2012, to April 1, 2013. To protect the integrity of the data, after March 31, 2013, respondents were screened by Travel + Leisure and responses from any identified travel-industry professionals who completed the survey were eliminated from the final tally. A minimum number of responses are necessary for a candidate to be eligible for inclusion in the World's Best Awards listings. For more information, visit http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest.
About MAYAKOBA
Located in the Riviera Maya just 15 minutes from Playa del Carmen, Mayakoba is an eco-friendly resort development on the shores of the Caribbean in Mexico. Surrounded by natural beauty in its lagoons, pools and sugar sand beaches, Mayakoba is home to three luxury hotels – Fairmont Mayakoba, Rosewood Mayakoba and Banyan Tree Mayakoba. The resort also offers a spectacular 18-hole golf course designed by renowned architect and PGA legend Greg Norman. The signature course is home to the Mayakoba Golf Classic – the only PGA TOUR event in Mexico. Six miles of freshwater lagoons that lead to a white sand beach with turquoise waters on the Caribbean Sea connect all of the hotels. Guests are transported in boats via canals made exclusively for the resort, which have led to Mayakoba being called “the Venice of the Yucatan.” Mayakoba is an eco-conscious development and has implemented significant practices to encourage sustainability. For more information, please visit http://www.mayakoba.com
Kyra Lausmann Dauer, Castillo & Ruig Communications, http://discovercrc.com/, 310-664-8836, [email protected]
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