W Doha, the first footprint in the Middle East of the iconic luxury lifestyle brand, has received two prestigious awards as “Middle East Leading Hotel & Residences” and “Qatar’s Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel” at World Travel Awards 2011.

World Travel Awards are the travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars and seen as the biggest travel event of the year.

Pictured: Safak Guvenc, general manager of W Doha (right) with WTA founder Graham Cooke

The Awards celebrate exceptional hotels “ultimate achievement and serve to reward excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry”.

Safak Guvenc, general manager of W Doha said: “It is a great honour for W Doha to be recognised by World Travel Awards as the “Middle East Leading Hotel & Residences” and “Qatar’s Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel”.

“We are delighted with these two awards; the fact that W Doha was selected among so many other brands in the region underscores W’s strong iconic style and commitment to innovation.

“W Doha offers today’s style-conscious consumers the unique experience of staying at W Doha to be “wowed” and mingle with the jet set.

“W sets the benchmark for luxury lifestyle hospitality for its business visitors as we aim to surprise and delight them with our commitment to service excellence and design and culinary sensations to stimulate their senses.”

As the ultimate luxury lifestyle choice, W Doha offers its guests urban chic in a contemporary design-conscious setting.

W appeals to the stylish traveller with epicurean adventures to savour, the hottest nightlife on offer and the most luxurious comforts to indulge the senses.