The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi scoops Four Awards at the prestigious ‘World Golf Awards’

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Published November 16th, 2015 - 06:58 GMT

During the event

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, took a myriad accolades last week at the prestigious World Golf Awards, held in the Algarve, Portugal.

The stunning beachfront golfing address scooped four of the top golf awards, winning World’s Best Golf Hotel, Middle East’s Best Golf Hotel, UAE’s Best Golf Hotel and Abu Dhabi’s Best Golf Hotel for this year.

“The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort has long been heralded as one of the top golfing destinations for the golfing community globally. We are delighted to have been awarded these prestigious titles for our hotel from the World Golf Awards,” said Marwan Fadel, Area Director of Sales and Marketing at the hotel.

“Having an onsite championship course, designed by renowned professional golfer Gary Player, is certainly one of our assets, and we are thrilled to be a prominent fixture in the elite golfing community. We are also really looking forward to our fourth consecutive year of sponsorship of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship this January,” he added.

Part of World Travel Awards which is currently celebrating its 22^nd anniversary, the World Golf Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism, world class courses and golf destinations.

In line with the resort’s passion for golf, The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort will again be a Platinum sponsor for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship next year.

From 21 - 24 January 2016, golfing heavyweights such as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson will converge on Abu Dhabi’s most idyllic island getaway as part of the 11^th edition of esteemed event.

Background Information

Starwood Hotels

Starwood Hotels represents one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies. It conducts its hotel and leisure business both directly and through its subsidiaries. Its brand names include St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points, Aloft, and Element

Starwood Hotels' business emphasizes the global operation of hotels and resorts primarily in the luxury and upscale segment of the lodging industry. It seeks to acquire interests in, or management or franchise rights with respect to properties in this segment. At December 31, 2009, its hotel portfolio included owned, leased, managed and franchised hotels totaling 979 hotels with approximately 292,000 rooms in approximately 100 countries, and is comprised of 63 hotels that it owns or leases or in which it has a majority equity interest, 440 hotels managed by the company on behalf of third-party owners and 476 hotels for which it receives franchise fees.