Pengha Longa Hotel & Resort, Portugal is ranked the No. 1 Resort Hotel in Spain & Portugal

CHEVY CHASE, Md. – July 7, 2016 – Travel + Leisure has released its annual World’s Best Awards, unveiling 12 Ritz-Carlton properties which received the designation. Selected by travelers all around the world through a readers’ survey, The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2016 are featured now on www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best and will be included within the August 2016 issue of Travel + Leisure on newsstands July 15th.

“We are honored that so many of our hotels are included within this prestigious list,’ said Herve Humler, President and C.O.O. of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. “As a brand, we strive to play a meaningful part in the travel journey of our guests, so to have our properties recognized is a testament to our Ladies and Gentlemen across the globe. This means even more since it comes directly from the readers and guests we serve each day.”

Among the esteemed properties in the respective categories include: Penha Longa Hotel & Resort, Portugal; Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico; The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Hawaii; The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto; The Ritz-Carlton, Montreal; The Ritz-Carlton, Tyson’s Corner, Washington DC; The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore; The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong; The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo; The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing; The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street; The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai.

For more information on The Ritz-Carlton and its global hotel and resort portfolio, please visit www.ritzcarlton.com.

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