Adaaran Prestige Water Villas bags ‘World’s Leading Watervilla 2010’

Adaaran Prestige Water Villas in the Maldives, run by Aitken Spence, won the award for the ‘World’s Leading Watervilla 2010’ at the World Travel Awards 2010.

The awards, which are considered the ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry,’ were held in London on Sunday, 7 November during the 2010 World Travel Market.

Adaaran Prestige Water Villas was nominated with Four Seasons Maldives at Kuda Huraa (Maldives), Le Meridien Bora Bora (Fiji), Pangkor Laut Resort (Malaysia), Punta Caracol Acqua-Lodge (Panama) and Taj Exotica Resort & Spa (Maldives) for the ‘World’s Leading Watervilla’ category.

In addition to the world award, Adaaran Prestige Water Villas won the award for ‘Maldives’ Leading Water Villas’ for the third consecutive year. Competing against leading international brands, Adaaran Prestige Resorts won the ‘Indian Ocean Water Villa Group’ for the second consecutive year, at the awards. The other nominees for this coveted recognition consisted of Anantara, Coco Collection, Constance Hotels, Kanuhara, Taj Hotels and Universal Resorts.

Adaaran Resorts is the Maldivian arm of Aitken Spence Hotels, which operates 25 hotels and resorts in four countries. Adaaran Resorts operates over 600 rooms in the Maldives in four islands including three properties with water villas: Adaaran Prestige Water Villas, Meedhupparu; Adaaran Prestige Ocean Villas, Hudhuranfushi; and Adaaran Prestige Vadoo. Other Adaaran properties are Adaaran Select Meedhupparu; Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi and Adaaran Club Rannalhi.