agoda.com announces recipients of Gold Circle Awards

SINGAPORE – Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), has announced the 2012 recipients of its prestigious Gold Circle Awards, recogniz

SINGAPORE – Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), has announced the 2012 recipients of its prestigious Gold Circle Awards, recognizing hotels that lead by example in the competitive hospitality industry.

Launched in 2009, the awards are given to agoda.com partners who are committed to accommodating the unique needs of the online booking industry, which has seen significant and steady global growth as technology continues to make online booking faster, easier, and more convenient.

Previous Gold Circle Award winners were chosen because of their outstanding performance on agoda.com, a high number of positive customer reviews, and their utilization of agoda.com’s custom-built Yield Control System (YCS). This year, however, the bar has been raised a bit higher, and new judging criteria make the list even more exclusive.

Agoda.com now also takes into account a greater amount of data, including aggregate scores for customer reviews, top-performing properties, competitive pricing, and for showing an understanding of the complex business dynamics that define the industry.

Commenting on this year’s awards, Mr. Errol Cooke, Director of Hotels – Global at agoda.com said: “We are delighted to recognize our hotel partners for the 2012 agoda.com Gold Circle Awards. Now in their fifth year, the awards are recognized as a mark of excellence in online distribution. This year, we have awarded hotels across the globe for their commitment to online revenue management and consistently offering great value at a fair price to agoda.com customers.”

When guests of any of this year’s 494 winners see the agoda.com Gold Circle Award upon arrival, they can be assured that their stay will be relaxing, comfortable, and up to the standards that Agoda.com customers have come to expect.

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The 2012 Gold Circle Award winners

AUSTRALIA

ADELAIDE
Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide on Currie
Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide on Hindley
Rendezvous Grand Hotel Adelaide

BRISBANE
Annies Shandon Inn
Explorers Inn Hotel Brisbane
Rendezvous Studio Hotel Brisbane on George

CAIRNS
Bay Village Tropical Retreat & Apartments
Il Palazzo Boutique Apartments
Cairns Plaza Hotel

GOLD COAST
Watermark Hotel and Spa
Silverton Apartments
The Towers of Chevron Renaissance
Jupiters Hotel and Casino
Islanders Resort Hotel

MELBOURNE
Pensione Boutique Hotel Melbourne
Rendezvous Grand Hotel Melbourne
Rydges on Swanston Hotel
Citadines on Bourke Melbourne Apartments
All Seasons Kingsgate Hotel

PERTH
Pan Pacific Perth
Perth Ambassador Hotel
Medina Grand Perth Apartments
Pensione Hotel Perth – by 8Hotels

SYDNEY
Travelodge Sydney
Hilton Sydney Hotel
Metro Sydney Central Hotel
Radisson Blu Hotel Sydney
Ibis Sydney Airport Hotel

CAMBODIA

SIEM REAP
Angkor Riviera Hotel
Borei Angkor Resort & Spa
Golden Temple Hotel
Somadevi Angkor Hotel & Spa
Ree Hotel

PHNOM PENH
NagaWorld Hotel & Entertainment Complex
The Plantation Urban Resort and Spa
King Grand Boutique Hotel
Silver River Hotel

SIHANOUKVILLE
Sokha Beach Resort

CHINA

BEIJING
Ascott Beijing
Jianguo Hotel
The Peninsula Beijing
Red Wall Garden Hotels- The Forbidden City
Inner Mongolia Grand Hotel Wangfujing

CHENGDU
Buddhazen Hotel

GUANGZHOU
The Bauhinia Hotel
Lido Hotel
Jovenstars Hotel
Royal Mediterranean Hotel

HANGZHOU
Hyatt Regency Hangzhou Hotel
Hangzhou Friendship Hotel

QINGDAO
Copthorne Hotel
Qingdao Seaview Garden Hotel

SANYA
Narada Resort & Spa Sanya
Cactus Resort Sanya By Gloria

SHANGHAI
Shanghai JC Mandarin
Rayfont Downtown Hotel
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Shanghai
Pacific Hotel
SSAW Hotel Shanghai
Ramada Plaza Shanghai Gateway
Manhattan Bund Business hotel

SHENZHEN
Sunon Holiday Villa
ZTL Hotel Shenzhen
Huaqiang Plaza Hotel
Best Western Felicity Hotel

XIAN
Citadines Central Xian
Bell Tower Hotel

ZUHAI
Zhuhai Guotai Hotel

FRANCE

PARIS
Le Grand Hotel de Normandie
Relais Saint Sulpice Hotel
Hotel Jardin de l’Odéon
Grand Hotel Dechampaigne
Hotel Mansart
Hotel Crayon
Villa Madame
Hotel Doisy Etoile
Tourisme Hotel
Le Burgundy Hotel
Excelsior Opera
Hotel La Maison Champs Elysées
Monna Lisa Champs Elysées
Relais Spa Roissy

NICE
Palais de la Méditerrannee

HONG KONG/MACAU

The Mira Hotel
Silka Far East Hotel
Regal Kowloon Hotel
Metropark Mongkok Hotel
L’Hotel Nina et Convention Centre
Hotel LBP
Butterfly on Morrison Boutique Hotel
Ovolo 256 Tung Chau Street Hotel
The Luxe Manor
The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel
Hotel Okura Macau
Emperor Hotel

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST
Residence Baron
Boscolo Budapest – Autograph Collection Hotel
Bo18 Hotel

INDIA

AGRA
Wyndham Grand Agra
Hotel Raj Bed & Breakfast

BANGALORE
Casa De Bengaluru Hotel
The Infantry Hotel
Goldfinch Retreat Hotel

CHENNAI
The Accord Metropolitan
GRT Grand Hotel
The Spring Hotel
Trident Chennai Hotel

GOA
Best Western Devasthali – The Valley Of Gods
The LaLiT Golf & Spa Resort Goa
The O Resort and Spa
The Banyan Soul

HYDERABAD
Katriya Hotel & Towers

JAIPUR
Four Points By Sheraton Jaipur City Square Hotel

KOCHI/COCHIN
Kimansion Inn

KOLKATA
Bawa Walson Spa’O’ tel
Hotel Tulip Inn – A Golden Tulip Hotel

MUMBAI
Sea Palace Hotel
Trident Nariman Point Mumbai Hotel
Mirage Hotel
Ramada Plaza Palm Grove Hotel
Vivanta by Taj President
New Delhi and NCR
Hari Piorko Hotel
Ajanta Hotel
Hotel The Royal Plaza
Eaton Smart Transit Hotel-International Wing

UDAIPUR
Lake Pichola Hotel

VARANASI
Palace on steps

INDONESIA

ALL
Archipelago International
TAUZIA Hotel Management

BALI
The 101 Legian
Bulgari Hotels and Resorts
Nikko Bali Resort And Spa
Puri Santrian Beach Resort & Spa
Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa
Komaneka at Bisma
Best Western Resort Kuta
Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali
Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel

JAKARTA
Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta
Morrissey Serviced Apartment
Pullman Jakarta Central Park Hotel
Le Grandeur Mangga Dua Jakarta
The Akmani Hotel Jakarta

BATAM
Harris Hotel Batam Center
Pacific Palace Hotel

BINTAN
Banyan Tree Bintan

MEDAN
JW Marriott Medan

YOGYAKARTA
Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta
Ibis Style Yogyakarta
Lombok
Hotel Vila Ombak
Holiday Resort Lombok

SOLO
Lor In Business Resort and Spa

SEMARANG
Hotel Dafam Semarang

SURABAYA
Garden Palace Hotel Surabaya
Shangri-la Hotel Surabaya

BANDUNG
POP! Bandung
Golden Flower Hotel
Hilton Bandung Hotel
Amaris Hotel Cihampelas

BOGOR
Novotel Bogor Golf Resort and Convention Centre

MALANG
Hotel Tugu Malang

BALIKPAPAN
Hotel Santika Balikpapan

PALEMBANG
Hotel Novotel Palembang Hotel & Residence

MAKASSAR
Hotel Aryaduta Makassar

ITALY

ROME
Hotel Concordia
Le Suite Di Via Ottaviano – Suite in Rome B&B
Hotel Filippo Roma
Augusta Lucilla Palace
Hotel Metropolis
Forum Hotel
Albergo Cesari
Hotel Teatro Pace

MILAN
Starhotels Anderson

VENICE
Starhotels Splendid Venice

JAPAN

KYOTO
Hotel Kanra Kyoto
Reiah Hotel Otsu Ishiyama
Hotel Granvia Kyoto
Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto
Kyoto Hotel Okura
Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa

OSAKA
Hotel Hillarys
New Osaka Hotel Shinsaibashi
Swissotel Nankai Osaka Hotel
Hotel Nikko Osaka
Hearton Hotel Kita Umeda
First Cabin Midosuji-Namba

TOKYO
Hilton Tokyo Bay Hotel
Hotel Nikko Tokyo
Shibuya Granbell Hotel
Cerulean Tower Hotel Tokyu
Narita Excel Hotel Tokyu
Hotel Niwa Tokyo
Hotel Nikko Narita
Super Hotel Asakusa

LAOS

LUANG PRABANG
The BelleRive Hotel
My Dream Boutique Resort

VIENTIANE
Salana Boutique Hotel
Avilla Phasouk Hotel

VANG VIENG
Inthira Vang Vieng

MALAYSIA

LANGKAWI
The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa
Bayview Hotel, Langkawi
Best Star Resort
fave Hotel Cenang Beach

KOTA KINABALU
Gaya Centre Hotel
Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Kota Kinabalu
Horizon Hotel Kota Kinabalu

KUCHING
360 Urban Resort Hotel – Tower A
Riverside Majestic Hotel
The LimeTree Hotel

PANGKOR
Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut

PENANG
PARKROYAL Penang
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Penang
Naza Talyya Seaview Beach Hotel
Yeng Keng Hotel Penang

KUALA LUMPUR
Furama Hotel Bukit Bintang
Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur
The Royale Chulan Hotel
Pacific Regency Hotel Suites
Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Maya
Melia Hotel Kuala Lumpur

JOHOR BAHRU
KSL Hotel & Resort
Grand Paragon Hotel Johor Bahru
11@Century Hotel

REDANG ISLAND
The Taaras Beach & Spa Resort

MALACCA/MELAKA
Hotel Equatorial Melaka
Renaissance Melaka Hotel
Casa Del Rio Melaka Hotel

MALDIVES

Vilamendhoo Island Resort & Spa
Kuredu Island Resort and Spa
Angsana Velavaru Resort
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort
Traders Hotel Male
Fuana Inn

MAURITIUS

Beachcomber Trou aux Biches Resort & Spa
LUX* Le Morne
La Plantation Resort & Spa

MYANMAR

YANGON
Traders Hotel
Clover Hotel
East Hotel

MANDALAY
Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel

NEPAL

KATHMANDU
Shanker Hotel
Kathmandu Guest House

NEW ZEALAND

AUCKLAND
Skycity Hotel
Skycity Grand Hotel
Auckland City Oaks
The Quadrant Hotel
Rendezvous Hotel Auckland

CHRISTCHURCH
Pavilions Hotel
Bealey Avenue Motel

QUEENSTOWN
Oaks Shores Hotel
The Rees Hotel & Luxury Apartments
Rydges Lakeland Resort Queenstown
Wellington
CQ Comfort Hotel
James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel

PHILIPPINES

MANILA
Hotel H2O
St Giles Hotel
Lancaster Hotel Manila
The Bayleaf Intramuros
Dusit Thani Manila Hotel
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila Hotel
The Heritage Hotel Manila
The Linden Suites
BEST WESTERN PREMIER F1 Hotel
Manila Pavilion Hotel

CEBU
Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino
Holiday Spa Hotel

BORACAY/CATICLAN
Alta Vista de Boracay Hotel
Ambassador in Paradise
Boracay Regency Beach Resort

PALAWAN
Sunlight Guest Hotel
Deep Forest Garden Inn
Hotel Centro Palawan

BOHOL
Panglao Regents Park Resort
Amorita Resort

TAGAYTAY
Tagaytay Wingate Manor
Lee Boutique Hotel

BATANGAS
Club Punta Fuego

DAVAO
North Zen Hotel
Casa Leticia Business Inn

BAGUIO/BANAUE
Golden Pine Hotel

ANGELES/CLARK
Prism Hotel
Kokomos Hotel & Restaurant

PUERTO GALERA/MINDORO
Coco Beach Island Resort

SUBIC (ZAMBALES)
Subic Bay Travelers Hotel

BICOL
The Oriental Hotel Legazpi

ILOILO/GUIMARAS
City Corporate Inn

BACOLOD/NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Circle Inn – Hotel & Suites

CAGAYAN DE ORO
The Marigold Hotel

REUNION

LUX* Ile de la Reunion
Hotel Bellepierre
Hotel Le Recif Produced by LUX*

SEYCHELLES

MAHE ISLAND
Constance Ephelia Resort

LA DIGUE ISLAND
La Digue Island Lodge

PRASLIN ISLAND
Coco de Mer and Black Parrot Suites

SINGAPORE

Hotel 81 Management Pte Ltd
York Hotel Singapore
Carlton Hotel Singapore
Resorts World Sentosa – Hard Rock Hotel
Grand Park Orchard
Royal Plaza on Scotts
Oasia Hotel Singapore
Goodwood Park Hotel
Riverview Hotel Singapore
PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN
Commodore Hotel
Adderley Hotel

JOHANNESBURG
Misty Hills Country Hotel
Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton

DURBAN
Hilton Durban Hotel

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL
Oakwood Premier Coex Center
Sejong Hotel
The Classic 500 Executive Residence Pentaz
Ramada Hotel&Suites Seoul Namdaemun
Grand Ambassador Seoul
Fraser Suites Insadong Seoul Residence
Prince Hotel
Hotel La Casa Seoul

INCHEON
Royal Hotel

SPAIN

BARCELONA
Eurostars Grand Marina

MADRID
Axor Feria Hotel
Husa Princesa Hotel

SRI LANKA

GALLE/HIKKADUWA
Thambapanni Retreat
Cantaloupe Aqua

NEGOMBO
Goldi Sands Hotel

COLOMBO
Galle Face Hotel
Renuka City Hotel

SIGIRIYA/DAMBULLA
Heritance Kandalama

BENTOTA/BERUWELA
Avani Bentota Resort & Spa

TRINCOMALEE
Chaaya Blu Trincomalee
The Three by TPV

NUWARA ELIYA
Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya
Kandy
The Theva Residency

TAIWAN

TAIPEI
Ambience Hotel
Cityinn Hotel Plus Ximending Branch
Cosmos Hotel
FX Hotel Taipei Nanjing East Rd.
Hotel Quote Taipei
Park Taipei Hotel
San Want Residences Taipei

KAOHSIUNG
Garden Villa Hotel
Ambassador Hotel Kaohsiung
Urban Hotel 33 Chic
Hotel Dua
Kindness Hotel Jhong Jheng

TAICHUNG
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Taichung
The Galerie Hotel
Beacon Hotel

THAILAND

HUA HIN/CHA-AM
Cher Resort
Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa
Hin Num Sai Suay Hua Hin
Dusit Thani Hua Hin
Tanawit Hotel & Spa

KOH CHANG (TRAD)
KC Grande Resort & Spa
Kacha Resort & Spa, Koh Chang
The Dewa Koh Chang

KOH SAMET
Vongdeuan Resort
Le Vimarn Cottages & Spa

KANCHANABURI
Sabai @ Kan Resort

KHAO LAK
Khaolak Laguna Resort
Ramada Resort Khaolak
La Flora Resort & Spa Khao Lak

PHUKET
The Kee Resort & Spa
The Racha
Indigo Pearl Hotel
Banyan Tree Resort
Rayaburi Hotel Patong
Sugar Palm Grand Hillside
Baan Laimai Beach Resort

KOH SAMUI
Ark Bar Beach Resort
Hansar Samui
Nora Resorts & Hotels
Montien House
Al’s Group Hotels & Resort

KRABI
Railay Bay Resort & Spa
Railay Great View Resort and Spa
Aonang Nagapura Resort and Spa
Ao Nang Buri Group
Haleeva Sunshine Hotel

KOH PHI PHI
Phi Phi The Beach Resort
Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort And Spa
Tohko Beach Resort

KOH LANTA
Pimalai Resort and Spa
Lanta Sand Resort & Spa
Long Beach Chalet

KOH PHANGAN
Haadyao Bayview Resort & Spa
Dakanda Villa Beach Resort
Chantaramas Resort & Spa

KOH TAO
Sensi Paradise Beach Resort
Dusit Buncha Resort

KOH LIPE
Mountain Resort

HAT YAI
V.L. Hatyai Hotel

KHAO YAI
Muthi Maya Hotel

KHON KAEN
The Glacier Hotel

PATTAYA
Baywalk Residence
April Suites Pattaya
LK The Empress
At Mind Serviced Residence
Furama Jomtien Beach Hotel

BANGKOK
lebua at State Tower
Grande Centre Point Sukhumvit – Terminal 21
Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort and Spa
Grand Millennium Sukhumvit
Hansar Bangkok Hotel
Ramada Encore Bangkok Hotel
Best Western Plus @ 20 Sukhumvit
Novotel Bangkok On Siam Square Hotel
Jasmine Resort Hotel

PAI
Pai Island Resort

CHAING RAI
Wiang Inn Hotel

CHIANG MAI
Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel
Rati Lanna Riverside Spa Resort
The Chedi Chiang Mai Hotel
The Twenty Lodge
Chiangmai Boutique House

UAE

DUBAI
Ramada Jumeirah Hotel
Burj Al Arab
Armani Hotel Dubai
Avenue Hotel
City Premiere Hotel Apartments
Al Qasr Hotel Madinat Jumeirah

ABU DHABI
Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri Abu Dhabi
Traders Hotel Abu Dhabi by Shangri-La
Paragon Hotel

SHARJAH
Ramada Sharjah

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON
Kensington Close Hotel
Tune Hotel – Liverpool Street
Avni Hotel
The Cumberland – A Guoman Hotel
MIC Hotel
Landmark London Hotel
Mitre House Hotel
Hotel Rafayel
Corus Hotel Hyde Park
The Rose Park Hotel
Millennium Bailey’s London Kensington Hotel
Doubletree By Hilton Hotel London Tower Of London
St Giles Hotel & Leisure Club
The Z Hotel Victoria
Kingsway Hall Hotel
Crowne Plaza London St James Hotel
The May Fair Hotel
The RE Hotel Shoreditch

EDINBURGH
The George Hotel
Tigerlily Hotel

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK
Best Western Plus President Hotel at Times Square
Affinia Manhattan Hotel
The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
60 Thompson – a Thompson Hotel
Ace Hotel
Washington Square Hotel

LAS VEGAS
Aria Resort and Casino
Flamingo Hotel & Casino
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – Autograph Collection Hotel
Venetian Resort Hotel Casino

VIETNAM

HALONG
Paradise Luxury Cruise

HANOI
Rising Dragon Palace Hotel
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel
Melia Hanoi Hotel
Nikko Hotel Hanoi
Moevenpick Hotel Hanoi
Hanoi Daewoo Hotel
Fortuna Hotel Hanoi

HO CHI MINH CITY
Majestic Hotel Saigon
Caravelle Hotel
Hotel Nikko Saigon
New World Saigon Hotel
Grand Hotel Saigon
Grand Silverland Hotel & Spa
Tan Hai Long Hotel & Spa

HOI AN
Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort
Hoi An Hotel
Vinh Hung Riverside Resort
Boutique Hoi An Resort

HUE
Camellia Hue Hotel
Pilgrimage Village Hue – Boutique Resort & Spa

NHA TRANG
Vinpearl Resort Nha Trang
Sunrise Nha Trang Beach Hotel & Spa
Novotel Nha Trang Hotel
Asia Paradise Hotel Nha Trang

PHAN THIET
Anantara Mui Ne Resort & Spa
Saigon Mui Ne Resort
Phu Hai Resort

PHU QUOC ISLAND
Saigon Phu Quoc Resort & Spa
Mango Bay Resort

VUNG TAU
Seaside Resort Vung Tau

DALAT
Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa
Best Western Dalat Plaza

DANANG
Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa
Fusion Maia Resort – Spa All-inclusive
Sandy Beach Non Nuoc Resort
Furama Resort Danang

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