Historical Awards and Accolades

      
December 31, 2014,
Toronto, Canada

Four Seasons is honoured to have been recognised over the years by some of the most reputable industry groups and respected publications in the world for excellence in luxury hospitality. Whether recognised by industry leaders or guests, these awards and accolades reflect the commitment of Four Seasons to setting the standard for service excellence and the dedication of its employees to providing the ultimate guest experience.

Four Seasons is focused on harnessing the company’s culture – commitment to its people, a passion for service, and evolution through continuous guest-focused innovation – to ensure Four Seasons continues to redefine and set the standard for luxury travel around the world.

Here are some highlights of how Four Seasons has been recognised for its leadership over the years:

 

2014 Awards and Accolades

FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

AAA Five Diamond Awards

Of the more than 29,000 properties AAA reviews every year, Four Seasons hotels and resorts are among the 0.4 percent that made the AAA Five Diamond list.

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards

The 56th annual Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards recognise the best hotels, restaurants and spas around the world:

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards recognises the world's most discriminating travellers’ favourite cities, islands, hotels, resorts, and cruise lines globally. In 2014, 77,000 readers took part in the survey, casting more than 1 million votes.

  • 58 Four Seasons hotels and resorts won a total of 72 Reader’s Choice Awards, accounting for 70 percent of the total portfolio of Four Seasons properties.
  • Four Seasons topped the list of Best Hotels in Central Europe, taking the top spot with Four Seasons Hotel Prague, and also claimed the #1 Best Hotel in Los Angeles & Southern California with Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village.

Condé Nast Traveler Gold List

Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Gold List identifies ­the gold standard of hotels, resorts, and cruise lines as selected by nearly 47,000 of the world's most discerning travellers through participation in the annual Readers' Choice survey.

Condé Nast Traveler Top Spas List

Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards

  • 39 properties received 61 World's Best Awards, the most of any hotel brand.
  • Honours include: #1 Top City Hotel in Asia, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong; #1 Top Large City Hotel in Europe, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest; and #1 Top Hotel Spa in Europe, The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris.

Travel + Leisure Social Media in Travel +Tourism (SMITTY) Awards

The Times Travel Awards

Telegraph Travel Awards

TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice

The award names the top 25 places in various categories, chosen by millions of travellers, including Best Family Vacations and Best Food and Wine Destinations, as well as various subcategories of hotels: Trendiest Hotels, Best Bargain Hotels and Best Luxury Hotels, among others.

Ultratravel 100 Awards

SpaFinder Wellness 365: 2014 Wellness Travel Awards

  • Four Seasons garnered two Crystal Awards in the inaugural Spafinder Wellness 365 Wellness Travel Awards, which are only given to the top spa, hotel/resort and retreat on six continents

2013 Awards and Accolades

FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

AAA Five Diamond Awards

Of the more than 29,000 properties AAA reviews, Four Seasons hotels and resorts are among the 0.4 percent that made the AAA Five Diamond list.

  • 22 Four Seasons hotels and resorts received the AAA Five Diamond Award.

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards

The 55th annual Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards recognise the best hotels, restaurants and spas around the world:

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards have been a coveted seal of approval for hotels, cruise ships, and airlines from the world's most discriminating travellers for more than 25 years. In 2013, 80,000 readers took part in the survey, casting 1.3 million votes.

  • 65 Four Seasons hotels and resorts received a Readers’ Choice Award accounting for more than 70% of the total portfolio of Four Seasons properties.
  • Four Seasons dominated the list of Top Resorts in Hawaii, taking the first 4 spots and also claimed the #1 Top Hotel in Central Europe, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest.

Condé Nast Traveler Gold List

Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Gold List identifies ­the gold standard of hotels, resorts, and cruise lines as selected by nearly 47,000 of the world's most discerning travellers through participation in the annual Readers' Choice survey.

Travel + Leisure World’s Best

Recognises the world’s best hotels, destinations and companies as selected by readers

Travel + Leisure Social Media in Travel +Tourism (SMITTY) Awards

TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice

The award names top 25 selections in various categories, chosen by millions of travellers, including Best Family Vacations and Best Food and Wine Destinations, as well as various subcategories of hotels: Trendiest Hotels, Best Bargain Hotels and Best Luxury Hotels, among others.

  • 42 Four Seasons hotels and resorts received 135 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards.
  • Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu was #1 in both the Top 25 Hotels in the World and the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the world categories.

Robb Report’s Luxury’s 25 Most Innovative Brands

  • Four Seasons was named among the leading luxury brands in Robb Report’s Luxury’s 25 Most Innovative Brands.

Telegraph Travel Awards

Business Traveller

Spafinder Wellness 365

Condé Nast Traveler Top Spas List

HOTELS Magazine: Social Hotel Awards

Content Marketing Awards

  • Four Seasons received the Gold Award for Best Overall Digital Magazine and Silver for Best Overall Website.

Hospitality & Sales Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards

  • Four Seasons received Gold Awards for Best Overall Social Media and Weddings Campaign.


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Sarah Tuite
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Relations
1165 Leslie Street
Toronto, M3C 2K8
Canada