Date: 20th Dec 2009, Jaipur
The Raj Palace has been able to achieve this unique distinction being the only Indian HOTEL to win the award in the world category of the World TravelAwards- THE OSCARS OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL & TOURISM INDUSTRY.The Awards, described by the Wall Street Journal as the 'Oscars' of the global travel and tourism industry, revealed who are the 'best of the best'in the world. The Grand Final ceremony concludes the 2009 regional tourwhich has taken the World Travel Awards to Dubai, South Africa, Mexico and Portugal, celebrating the achievements of the leading lights of the traveland tourism industry.Over 1000 travel companies were nominated in 94 World categories and 14Travel Technology categories in the Grand Final ceremony. Nearly 1000 senior management and decision makers from the world's travel and tourism industry came together to celebrate their achievements at this star-studded event The full list of winners for the World Travel Awards can be found by logging on to www.worldtravelawards.com/winners.
There were also 120 Miss World 2009 finalists present, supporting theirrespective destinations.
It has taken 12 years of painstaking restoration with 18 hours of work a day,under the discerning eye of Princess Jayendra Kumari to transform this Luxury Palace into the finest Luxury Heritage Hotel. This incidentally has made The Raj Palace the only Palace to have been restored to its original glory and charm.The Raj Palace hotel in Jaipur was voted the 'World'sBest Heritage hotel' in 2007 by World Travel Awards. Since then it has donethe nation and itself proud by winning the award again in 2008 and 2009.Javed Akhtar Says ," Jahangir, the Mughal Emperor had once visited Kashmirand said , If there is heaven in this world , it is here, it is here , it is here. It is obvious he had not visited The Raj Palace"Quote of the Managing Director Mr Arun Puri, MD of The Raj Palace says,
"The hatrick of World Travel Awards proves our concept and product in contrast to the mind block of people that in hospitality industry, to be the best in your category in the world you have to lean on the shoulders of big international chains rather we have proved them that by giving a true original royal luxury experience which is the reflection of the rich royal heritage clubbed with the best modern technology and convenience , we have a concept and know how to give the best heritage hotel of the World"
In honour of this occasion, the Honourable Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty alleviation and Tourism, Kumari Selja, unveiled the Trophy on Sunday, December 20th , 2009 at a glittering celebration presided over by Mrs Bina Kak Tourism Minister Goverment of Rajasthan and other dignatories
Kumari Selja said that The Raj Palace has brought Proud to the Nation and other hotels should take inspiration from The Raj Palace on immaculate restoration and finest hotel the world has as on date.
The Ceremony was followed by elaborate fireworks display and entertainment
Friday, December 25, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Raj Palace launches Luxury Weddings
The Raj Palace has launched new web site www.indianwedding.rajpalace.in with our experience of handling weddings of the Rich and famous we have made a dedicated special team that would focus on Indian luxury weddings
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Voted as world's leading heritage Hotel 2008-09
PRESS RELEASE
Once again Raj Palace wins the Award for the World’ Best Heritage Hotel, 2008-09’ at the World Travel Awards!
In a sterling repeat performance, The Raj Palace once again awarded as the World’s Best Heritage Hotel, 2008-09’, an award they had earlier won in 2008.
The Trophy was formally handed over to the Raj Palace representative on 2nd December 2008 by Graham Cooke, President & Founder, World Travel Awards at the 15th Annual World Gala Ceremony held at the beautiful Caribbean Islands of the Turks and Caicos. Other nominees in this prestigious category included the likes of Raffles Singapore, Taj Lake Palace, The Ritz London, The Ritz Paris and Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Earlier, The Raj Palace had won the National Tourism Award 2007 for “Best Heritage Hotel in India” and also the hotel’s Durbar Suite has been conferred as Asia’s leading suite in the World Travel Awards Asia Category, 2008.
World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious award programs in the global travel industry. It is popularly known as the Travel Industry’s Oscars. 167000 travel professionals worldwide including 110000 travel agents conducted the voting. Dedicated travel professionals and their clients have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the best endorsement that any travel product could receive.
The Raj Palace is also a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. It is the only Palace Hotel in India to make it to the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
The Restaurant and Bars were voted as one of the best in the world at the 32nd International Awards for Hotel and Catering at Fitur Spain by the American travel association
The award for ‘The Best Heritage Hotel’ once again reaffirms the fact that if one is looking for the best luxury hotel of India with a true Indian Royal Palace flavour, then this is the place.
Once again Raj Palace wins the Award for the World’ Best Heritage Hotel, 2008-09’ at the World Travel Awards!
In a sterling repeat performance, The Raj Palace once again awarded as the World’s Best Heritage Hotel, 2008-09’, an award they had earlier won in 2008.
The Trophy was formally handed over to the Raj Palace representative on 2nd December 2008 by Graham Cooke, President & Founder, World Travel Awards at the 15th Annual World Gala Ceremony held at the beautiful Caribbean Islands of the Turks and Caicos. Other nominees in this prestigious category included the likes of Raffles Singapore, Taj Lake Palace, The Ritz London, The Ritz Paris and Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Earlier, The Raj Palace had won the National Tourism Award 2007 for “Best Heritage Hotel in India” and also the hotel’s Durbar Suite has been conferred as Asia’s leading suite in the World Travel Awards Asia Category, 2008.
World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious award programs in the global travel industry. It is popularly known as the Travel Industry’s Oscars. 167000 travel professionals worldwide including 110000 travel agents conducted the voting. Dedicated travel professionals and their clients have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the best endorsement that any travel product could receive.
The Raj Palace is also a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. It is the only Palace Hotel in India to make it to the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
The Restaurant and Bars were voted as one of the best in the world at the 32nd International Awards for Hotel and Catering at Fitur Spain by the American travel association
The award for ‘The Best Heritage Hotel’ once again reaffirms the fact that if one is looking for the best luxury hotel of India with a true Indian Royal Palace flavour, then this is the place.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Durbar Mahal Voted as "Asia's Leading Suite 08 "
PRESS RELEASE
THE WORLD’S LEADING LUXURY HERITAGE HOTEL AT THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS, WINS YET ANOTHER APPLAUD- VOTED AS ASIA’S LEADING SUITE AT THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY OSCARS.
THE DURBAR MAHAL SUITE OF THE RAJ PALACE HOTEL, JAIPUR–
THE PRIVATE COURT OF THE RULER IS STILL THE PERFECT ABODE FOR MODERN DAY MAHARAJAS
New Delhi, 20th June, 2008: The Raj Palace, the world’s leading Luxury Heritage Hotel & winner of “Best Heritage Hotel in India” at the National Tourism Award 2007 now adds another appreciation to its awards-shelf.
The Durbar Suite of the hotel has been conferred as Asia’s Leading Suite at the World Travel Awards.The Trophy was received by Raj Palace at midnight on 19th June at a glitzy ceremony at Shanghai.
The World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious award programmes in the global travel industry. The voting was conducted among 167000 travel professionals worldwide including 110000 travel agents. Dedicated travel professionals and their clients have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the best endorsement that any travel product can receive.
THE DURBAR MAHAL SUITE- Private Quarter of the Kings.
The Durbar Mahal Suite used by the ruler himself overlooks the inner courts of the palace and the Charbagh Garden. It is an opulent combination of a double-height reception room with vaulted apartments intended as a sleeping chamber for the Thakur Sahib. Its luxurious ornamentation includes Gold leafed painted walls, Stucco and mirror work, with Overhanging Jharokas. The furniture is in gold and silver. The Highlight of the Suite is a private museum displaying the Old Throne and Bolsters of The Thakur Sahib.
RAJ PALACE
The Raj Palace, a beautiful and poetic blend of Mughal, European and Periodic architecture, is the oldest mansion of Jaipur. Thakur Mohan Singh, ruler of Chaumoo, built this architectural and historical marvel in 1727. In 1995, Princess Jayendra Kumari Ji decided to restore this luxurious palace into the finest luxury heritage hotel. 12 years of painstaking restoration with 18 hours of work a day, under the discerning eye of the Princess herself, resulted in this brilliant palace finding its old and unique charisma. The property, today, has the grand honor of being the first Museum Suite Palace hotel of the world as the suites have their own private museum.
The Raj Palace is the only Palace Hotel in India to make it to the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, an unsurpassed collection of over 440 hotels spanning more than 70 countries.
Recognized as the only Palace that has been restored to its original glory and charm, Raj Palace’s Restaurant and Bars were voted as one of the best in the world at the 32nd International Awards for Hotel and Catering at Spain by the American Travel Association.
The Palace guest list has, over the years, been adorned with Royalty like Lord Mountbatten, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Maharaja Man Singh and Ruling Families of Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Baharin etc. It’s also hosted celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Fredrick Forsyth, Elaine Page, Dominique Lapierre, Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar, rich Bankers of the orient and Oil Tycoons.
Following suites were Nominated in this category which was finally voted in Favour of The Raj Palace as Asia’s Leading Suites.
Asia's Leading Suite
Durbar Mahal Suite, The Raj Palace
Emperor Suite, The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei
Fuchun Villa, Fuchun Resort, China
Kohinoor Suite, The Oberoi Udaivilas, India
Maharaja Suite, The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore, India
Presidential Suite, The Excelsior, Hong Kong
Presidential Villa, Kumarakom Lake Resort
Royal Imperial Suite, The Imperial New Delhi, India
The Mandarin Suite, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
The Oriental Suite, The Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
The Peninsula Suite, The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Presidential Suite, Conrad Bangkok, Thailand
So, for a tryst with Royalty try the pride of India- The Raj Palace Hotel.
THE WORLD’S LEADING LUXURY HERITAGE HOTEL AT THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS, WINS YET ANOTHER APPLAUD- VOTED AS ASIA’S LEADING SUITE AT THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY OSCARS.
THE DURBAR MAHAL SUITE OF THE RAJ PALACE HOTEL, JAIPUR–
THE PRIVATE COURT OF THE RULER IS STILL THE PERFECT ABODE FOR MODERN DAY MAHARAJAS
New Delhi, 20th June, 2008: The Raj Palace, the world’s leading Luxury Heritage Hotel & winner of “Best Heritage Hotel in India” at the National Tourism Award 2007 now adds another appreciation to its awards-shelf.
The Durbar Suite of the hotel has been conferred as Asia’s Leading Suite at the World Travel Awards.The Trophy was received by Raj Palace at midnight on 19th June at a glitzy ceremony at Shanghai.
The World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious award programmes in the global travel industry. The voting was conducted among 167000 travel professionals worldwide including 110000 travel agents. Dedicated travel professionals and their clients have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the best endorsement that any travel product can receive.
THE DURBAR MAHAL SUITE- Private Quarter of the Kings.
The Durbar Mahal Suite used by the ruler himself overlooks the inner courts of the palace and the Charbagh Garden. It is an opulent combination of a double-height reception room with vaulted apartments intended as a sleeping chamber for the Thakur Sahib. Its luxurious ornamentation includes Gold leafed painted walls, Stucco and mirror work, with Overhanging Jharokas. The furniture is in gold and silver. The Highlight of the Suite is a private museum displaying the Old Throne and Bolsters of The Thakur Sahib.
RAJ PALACE
The Raj Palace, a beautiful and poetic blend of Mughal, European and Periodic architecture, is the oldest mansion of Jaipur. Thakur Mohan Singh, ruler of Chaumoo, built this architectural and historical marvel in 1727. In 1995, Princess Jayendra Kumari Ji decided to restore this luxurious palace into the finest luxury heritage hotel. 12 years of painstaking restoration with 18 hours of work a day, under the discerning eye of the Princess herself, resulted in this brilliant palace finding its old and unique charisma. The property, today, has the grand honor of being the first Museum Suite Palace hotel of the world as the suites have their own private museum.
The Raj Palace is the only Palace Hotel in India to make it to the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, an unsurpassed collection of over 440 hotels spanning more than 70 countries.
Recognized as the only Palace that has been restored to its original glory and charm, Raj Palace’s Restaurant and Bars were voted as one of the best in the world at the 32nd International Awards for Hotel and Catering at Spain by the American Travel Association.
The Palace guest list has, over the years, been adorned with Royalty like Lord Mountbatten, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Maharaja Man Singh and Ruling Families of Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Baharin etc. It’s also hosted celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Fredrick Forsyth, Elaine Page, Dominique Lapierre, Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar, rich Bankers of the orient and Oil Tycoons.
Following suites were Nominated in this category which was finally voted in Favour of The Raj Palace as Asia’s Leading Suites.
Asia's Leading Suite
Durbar Mahal Suite, The Raj Palace
Emperor Suite, The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei
Fuchun Villa, Fuchun Resort, China
Kohinoor Suite, The Oberoi Udaivilas, India
Maharaja Suite, The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore, India
Presidential Suite, The Excelsior, Hong Kong
Presidential Villa, Kumarakom Lake Resort
Royal Imperial Suite, The Imperial New Delhi, India
The Mandarin Suite, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
The Oriental Suite, The Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
The Peninsula Suite, The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Presidential Suite, Conrad Bangkok, Thailand
So, for a tryst with Royalty try the pride of India- The Raj Palace Hotel.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
The Raj Palace wins the World travel award and the National tourism award for the best heritage hotel
Press ReleasePress Release 27th February 2008Jaipur, Febuary 27, 2008: The National Tourism Awards for 2006-2007 were announced and presented on 27th Febuary 2008 At a function at Vigyan Bhawan, Plenary Hall, the External Affairs Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee gave away the awards. The Minister of Tourism & Culture Smt. Ambika Soni presided over the function. MS ANKUR RARA ( General Manager The Raj Palace ) and MR. Jagdish Bhist ( Financial controller The Raj Palace ) received the award for The Raj Palace in the category of "Best Heritage Hotel in India" .
World Travel Awards come to Jaipur!And how.
Jaipur, December 17, 2007: Jaipur's night sky burst into a thousand bursts of fireworks as Smt Vasundhara Raje, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan, turned the spotlight on The Raj Palace when she unveiled the World's Leading Luxury Heritage Hotel Award received by the hotel in the Caribbean on December 12 at The World Travel Awards ceremony. Addressing a very select gathering of the travel industry's who's who and national and travel media, Smt Raje said, "By going where no Indian hotel has gone before, the Raj Palace had done the country and, indeed, the State proud. This Oscar of the travel industry award for 'The Leading and the Best Heritage Hotel in the World' has not only added a feather in our cap but also put India's hospitality sector on the global map for the first time," she further said while felicitating Shri Arun Puri, Managing Director of GKV Hotels Pvt. Ltd, which owns the property. Thanking the Chief Minister, Arun Puri said, "This highest recognition and honour for the travel fraternity would not have been possible without the support of the Government of Rajasthan and the dynamic Incredible India! campaign that has been tremendously instrumental in capturing the world's attention." Going on, he said, "the award would have been unachievable without my wife, Jayendra Kumari's brave imagination and vision, which has catapulted us to this height." The trophy, which arrived in the city on December 16, 2007, has been attracting big trade and media attention. A representative from The Raj Palace had received the leading international award in a glitzy ceremony on December 12 when 330 travel professionals representatives, VIPs as well as international media from 30 countries from across the globe converged on the Caribbean island of Providenciales, Turks & Caicos for the 14th Annual World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony where this year's world winners were finally crowned.The Raj Palace was voted the 'World's Best' by 167,000 travel professionals worldwide, including 110,000 travel agents. This accolade has come to India for the very first time in this category. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "Travel Industry's Oscars", the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious awards programme in the global travel industry today. Attended by the captains of industry, the World Travel Awards' ceremonies are highly regarded as the forum that serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the enormous achievements in all sectors of the global travel industry. Raj Palace, located on the Amber Road near the Zorawar Singh Gate, isn't exactly unknown to celebrities, having hosted Fredrick Forsyth, Dominic La Pierre and film stars from Hollywood and Bollywood the hotel itself has been in operation for 10 years. HH Gaj Singh of Jodhpur, President of the Heritage Hotels Association of India, presided over the function. Congratulating Jayendra Kumri, the current owner of The Raj Palace, and Arun Puri, he said, "this is India's first-ever award in the best in world category and The Raj Palace should be justifiably proud to have brought home this honour for the country and, equally importantly, Rajasthan." Jayendra Kumari, the grand daughter of Thakur Raj Singh of Chomu and the 16th generation of Rajasthan's Chomu royal family that built The Raj Palace in 1727. It has taken Jayendra Kumari 12 years to restore the hotel and create the pioneering museum suites, with unimaginable man-hours, development and sourcing decisions to convert this dream into a reality. The reality of being World's Leading Luxury Heritage Hotel…
World Travel Awards come to Jaipur!And how.
Jaipur, December 17, 2007: Jaipur's night sky burst into a thousand bursts of fireworks as Smt Vasundhara Raje, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan, turned the spotlight on The Raj Palace when she unveiled the World's Leading Luxury Heritage Hotel Award received by the hotel in the Caribbean on December 12 at The World Travel Awards ceremony. Addressing a very select gathering of the travel industry's who's who and national and travel media, Smt Raje said, "By going where no Indian hotel has gone before, the Raj Palace had done the country and, indeed, the State proud. This Oscar of the travel industry award for 'The Leading and the Best Heritage Hotel in the World' has not only added a feather in our cap but also put India's hospitality sector on the global map for the first time," she further said while felicitating Shri Arun Puri, Managing Director of GKV Hotels Pvt. Ltd, which owns the property. Thanking the Chief Minister, Arun Puri said, "This highest recognition and honour for the travel fraternity would not have been possible without the support of the Government of Rajasthan and the dynamic Incredible India! campaign that has been tremendously instrumental in capturing the world's attention." Going on, he said, "the award would have been unachievable without my wife, Jayendra Kumari's brave imagination and vision, which has catapulted us to this height." The trophy, which arrived in the city on December 16, 2007, has been attracting big trade and media attention. A representative from The Raj Palace had received the leading international award in a glitzy ceremony on December 12 when 330 travel professionals representatives, VIPs as well as international media from 30 countries from across the globe converged on the Caribbean island of Providenciales, Turks & Caicos for the 14th Annual World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony where this year's world winners were finally crowned.The Raj Palace was voted the 'World's Best' by 167,000 travel professionals worldwide, including 110,000 travel agents. This accolade has come to India for the very first time in this category. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "Travel Industry's Oscars", the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious awards programme in the global travel industry today. Attended by the captains of industry, the World Travel Awards' ceremonies are highly regarded as the forum that serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the enormous achievements in all sectors of the global travel industry. Raj Palace, located on the Amber Road near the Zorawar Singh Gate, isn't exactly unknown to celebrities, having hosted Fredrick Forsyth, Dominic La Pierre and film stars from Hollywood and Bollywood the hotel itself has been in operation for 10 years. HH Gaj Singh of Jodhpur, President of the Heritage Hotels Association of India, presided over the function. Congratulating Jayendra Kumri, the current owner of The Raj Palace, and Arun Puri, he said, "this is India's first-ever award in the best in world category and The Raj Palace should be justifiably proud to have brought home this honour for the country and, equally importantly, Rajasthan." Jayendra Kumari, the grand daughter of Thakur Raj Singh of Chomu and the 16th generation of Rajasthan's Chomu royal family that built The Raj Palace in 1727. It has taken Jayendra Kumari 12 years to restore the hotel and create the pioneering museum suites, with unimaginable man-hours, development and sourcing decisions to convert this dream into a reality. The reality of being World's Leading Luxury Heritage Hotel…
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Isometric showers added to The Raj Palace bathrooms..
The Raj palace has introduced the isometric showers for the first time in Asia the technology has a intelligent shower which records the guest temp and pressure preferences to record in log and the next time the guest checkin any room he gets the same temp and pressure
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