Business Travel Poll 1999: Planes, trains and internet kiosks

April 01, 1999

Euromoney has once again ranked the world's best hotels, airlines and airports according to the preferences of senior executives across the globe. Which are the world's favourite hotels for business travellers? And which airlines should you fly with and which should you avoid? Research and report by Carolyn Dowd.

The world's favourite hotels
99	98			Score
1	1	Mandarin Oriental	Hong Kong	59
2	6	Island Shangri-La	Hong Kong	46
3	11=	Okura, Tokyo	Tokyo	42
4	11=	Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof	Frankfurt	41
5	-	Ritz-Carlton	Singapore	35
6	-	Shangri-La	Kuala Lumpur	34
7	20=	Shangri-La	Singapore	32
8	-	Plaza	New York	31
9	-	Shangri-La	Manila	30
10	15=	Oriental	Bangkok	29
11	18=	Four Seasons	New York	28
12	-	Regent	Sydney	27
13=	15=	Grand Bretagne	Athens	26
13=	-	Shangri-La	Bangkok	26
15=	2	Arabella Grand	Frankfurt	25
15=	11=	Palace Hotel	Madrid	25
15=	9=	Ritz	Madrid	25
18=	-	Grand Hyatt	Jakarta	24
18=	-	Grand Hyatt Wan Chai	Hong Kong	24
18=	-	New York Palace	New York	24

The real excitement in the 1999 Euromoney business travel poll lies in the battles being waged behind the number one spot.