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Barceló Hotel Group Properties Honored with 2019 Golden Apple Award

MIAMI (SEPTEMBER 11, 2019) – Barceló Hotel Group is excited to announce that eight of its all- inclusive resorts in Mexico, along with one in the Dominican Republic, have received the 2019 Golden Apple Award from Apple Vacations at the Golden Apple Gala in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019.

 

“We are immensely proud of all of our Golden Apple Award-winning properties,” said JuanPerez, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Barceló Hotel Group. “The Golden AppleAwards are truly the gold standard by which we measure our commitment to customer satisfaction. Congratulations to all of our team members for working 365 days a year to ensure that Barceló guests enjoy extraordinary hospitality during their vacations.”

 

Barceló Hotel Group’s Golden Apple Award-winning properties are:

 

  • Royal Hideaway Playacar

 

  • Barceló Bávaro Beach

 

  • Barceló Huatulco

 

  • Barceló Ixtapa

 

  • Barceló Maya Colonial & Tropical

 

  • Barceló Maya Palace

 

  • Barceló Puerto Vallarta

 

  • Occidental Nuevo Vallarta

 

  • Allegro Playacar

 

The Apple Vacations Golden Apple Gala was held at Chicago’s Theatre on the Lake where thehonorees enjoyed dinner and a firework show over Chicago’s magnificent lakefront. Also singled out at the gala was Barceló Maya Palace, which earned the coveted Crystal Apple Award for Best All-Inclusive Family Resort.

 

In 1990, Apple Vacations began honoring hotels that earned exceptional ratings on their post- vacation surveys with the Golden Apple Awards and it was the first (and remains the only) vacation company to rate hotels based solely on customer feedback. In 2019, Apple Vacations awarded 229 hotels throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and Hawaii with its Golden Apple Award for high levels of excellence. Travel agents report that the Golden Apple designation builds consumer confidence and has a major influence on hotel purchase decisions.

 

 

About Barceló Hotel Group

 

Barceló Hotel Group, the hotel division of the Barceló Group, is the second largest hospitality chain in Spain and the 31st largest in the world. It currently operates 251 four- and five-star leisure and city hotels with over 55,000 rooms in 22 countries. Barceló Hotel Group properties are marketed under four brands: Royal Hideaway Luxury Hotels & Resorts, Barceló Hotels & Resorts, Occidental Hotels & Resorts and Allegro Hotels.

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