(Hong Kong, 2nd October 2013) One&Only, the exclusive collection of luxury resorts, is proud to announce that it was ranked #1 in the top scoring hotel brands category in Conde Nast Traveler's 16th Annual Business Travel Awards(US).  Set in some of the most beautiful locales in the world, One&Only resorts deliver a distinctive experience borne of its environment and local culture.

One&Only resorts include One&Only Royal Mirage and One&Only The Palm in Dubai; One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives; One&Only Le Saint Géran in Mauritius; One&Only Ocean Club in The Bahamas, One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico and One&Only Cape Town in South Africa. One&Only recently announced plans to develop and operate three new One&Only resorts, in Sanya, Hainan, China; in Montenegro, which will be the first property for the collection in Europe and in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  One&Only will also assume management of Hayman, Great Barrier Reef resort after a multi-million dollar renovation and be re-launched as One&Only Hayman Island in April 2014.

The award was based on a research conducted which asked more than 79,000 of Condé Nast Traveler readers who were identified as business travellers to rate hotels, hotel brands, and airlines. The final scores (out of 100) represented the percentage of respondents who rated on a required minimum number of responses. One&Only got a total score of 90.5, putting it on the top of the list. 

Condé Nast Traveler is an American magazine which began publication in September, 1987. Condé Nast Traveler works on the "Truth in Travel" principle, this principle promises that the magazine's contributors receive pay only from the magazine, and not from members of the tourist industry, giving them the freedom to be totally honest and offering the readers a sense of truth and confidence. In addition to writing and photography about various popular as well as exotic locales, the magazine also rates travel destinations and travel facilities such as hotels and airlines. The ratings emerge primarily from the annual readers' survey, and a variety of other survey-based awards published throughout the year.

High resolution colour photography of One&Only Resorts can be found at:  www.oneandonlybrand.com 

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About One&Only Resorts

Created exclusively for the luxury resort market, One&Only Resorts are conceived as hallmarks of excellence.  Set in some of the most beautiful locales in the world, each award-winning resort offers guests a distinctive style and personality borne of its local culture, a genuine hospitality and a lively energy that is unrivalled.   These properties include One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives; One&Only Le Saint Géran in Mauritius; One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai; One&Only Ocean Club in The Bahamas, One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico, One&Only Cape Town, South Africa and One&Only The Palm, Dubai.  One&Only recently announced plans to develop and operate three new One&Only resorts, in Sanya, Hainan, China; in Montenegro, which will be the first property for the collection in Europe and in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  One&Only will also assume management of Hayman, Great Barrier Reef resort after a multi-million dollar renovation and be re-launched as One&Only Hayman Island in April 2014.  More information on One&Only is available at oneandonlyresorts.com

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