Capella Bangkok called hotel of the year, Capella likewise voted leading high-end hotel brand name, Japan shines as a lot of popular vacation hotspot and Viceroy at Ombria Algarve won finest brand-new hotel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Nov 19, 2025 (Issuewire.com) – The world’s leading hotels, airline companies, airport, cruise line and location, as chosen by the 32 million globetrotting members of the GHA DISCOVERY commitment program, were revealed at the yearly high-end travel awards event, the ULTRAs (Ultratravel Awards), on Monday 17th November 2025 in Dubai.
Identifying the very best of the very best in international travel, the ULTRAs is a must-attend occasion for the high-end travel and tourist elite, arranged by Global Hotel Alliance, the world’s biggest alliance of independent hotel brand names and operator of acclaimed commitment program GHA DISCOVERY.
Staged at Dubai’s attractive beachfront way of life location, Nikki Beach Club, the ULTRAs acknowledged travel leaders throughout 17 classifications, with each winner chose by GHA DISCOVERY’s international subscription and the readers of Ultratravel publication.
The awards existed by popular radio character Tom Urquhart and popular speaker and material developer Lily Coleman, with a raft of star sport stars in presence consisting of 3 rugby union world cup winners, previous England International and British & & Irish Lions star, Simon Shaw MBE, previous South Africa internationals Bryan Habana and Schalk Brits together with previous Japan global Akihito Yamada.
The line-up of 2025 winners consisted ofCapella Bangkokwhich was hailed as the ‘Ultratravel Collection Hotel of the Year’, and Capella Took home the title of ‘Luxury Brand of the Year’; Viceroy at Ombria Algarvein Portugal, called ‘Best New Hotel on the planet’ and The Leela Palace Udaipurhonoured as the ‘Best Sustainable Hotel’.
Amongst the most popular hotels, Pan Pacific London was crowned ‘Best Hotel in Europe’;The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotelwon ‘Best Hotel in Asia’; Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul thrived as ‘Best Hotel in the Middle East/Turkey/Africa and Castaway Island, Fiji was voted ‘Best Hotel Oceania/Pacific’.Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas was identified as ‘Best Hotel in the Indian Ocean’ and The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotelwas called ‘Best Hotel in the Americas/Caribbean’.
Dubai-basedEmiratesas soon as again declared the title of ‘Best Airline on the planet’ and likewise was honoured for ‘Best Premium Economy Class’, showing its ongoing management in worldwide air travel. This accomplishment was more highlighted by the acknowledgment of Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airlinewho got a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award for his impressive service to the worldwide air travel market provided to him by Nick Perry, Chairman of Ultratravel.
Dubai International Airportthe busiest airport internationally for global traveler traffic, was called ‘Best Airport worldwide’. Singapore Airlines took home the title for the ‘Best First Class’, and Qatar Airways protected the ‘Best Business Class’ title.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) was chosen as ‘The Best Luxury Cruise Line’ while Japan was exposed as the ‘Favourite Holiday Country’, simply a bit more popular than runners-up, Italy and Thailand.
“The ULTRAs are specifically significant due to the fact that they show the voice of our GHA DISCOVERY members – countless enthusiastic tourists who identify and commemorate the world’s finest hospitality experiences,” stated GHA CEO Chris Hartley. “This year, we got a record variety of votes, making the outcomes much more substantial. Congratulations to all the winners for setting the requirement in quality and showcasing the very best of hospitality, air travel, and travel.”
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