Apr 9, 2019

Sofitel London Heathrow awarded Best Airport Hotel in Europe at SkyTrax World Airport Awards 2019

Sofitel London Heathrow, part of the Arora Hotels portfolio, has been awarded the title of Best Airport Hotel in Europe.

Over a decade after opening, Sofitel London Heathrow continues to succeed in the global market after being named Best Hotel in Europe at the SkyTrax WorldAirport Awards for the 3rd time, since the hotel opened.

Launched in 1999, SkyTrax is one of the largest independent awards organisations ranking customer satisfaction for over 550 airports across the globe. The awards were held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in London.

As well as achieving the European award, Sofitel London Heathrow was also named in the Top 3 of the World’s Best Airport Hotels category.

Ryan Nicholls, General Manager of Sofitel London Heathrow, commented on the win: “I am remarkably proud of the team at the hotel and this prestigious award only goes to show the incredible and consistent effort that they have put in. We pride ourselves, as a business, on providing the highest level of service excellence for every guest that walks through our doors.”

Vincent Madden, Director of Hotel Operations, said: “To be awarded Best Hotel in Europe after a decade of Sofitel London Heathrow is a sensational and only-fitting achievement. I could not be prouder of Ryan and the team and I would like to thank everyone involved for their dedication, efforts and professionalism in upholding our excellent service standards.”

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Notes to Editors

Arora Hotels

Arora Hotels, a division of the Arora Group, is one of the UK’s leading hotel owner-operators with expertise in airport and city centre hotel operations. Current hotels within the portfolio include Sofitel London Heathrow, Sofitel London Gatwick and Novotel London Stansted (under a franchise agreement with Accor), RenaissanceLondon Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott), InterContinental®London ‒ The O2, Holiday Inn Heathrow Terminal 5, Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4, Holiday Inn Express®London Heathrow Terminal 4 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), Hilton London Gatwick (under a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotel and Resorts), and Arora Hotel Gatwick/Crawley. Two additional hotels currently under development are Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow as well as a luxury country house hotel in Windsor. For more information please visit thearoragroup.com/business/hotels or@AroraHotels

Arora Group

The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.

For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.comor @Arora_Group