Winners at a glance

The 2006 awards recognised individuals throughout the industry and paid tribute to attractions, big and small.

TOP AWARDS

Outstanding Contribution to Tourism
• Mr Philip Ng, Chairman, Sentosa Development Corporation

Special Recognition Award
• Parkway Hospitals Singapore Pte Ltd
• Mr Ranjit Malkani, Co-Chairman, Marketing Advisory Council for India and Honorary Chairman, Kuoni Travel Group, India
• Mr Stephen Tan, Chief Executive, Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd

Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year
• Mr Michael Ma, Group CEO, IndoChine Wine Bar & Restaurants Pte Ltd

New Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year
• Mr Alexander Hascher, Managing Director, Venue (Asia) Pte Ltd

NEW AWARDS

Uniquely Singapore Award
• Singapore HeritageFest, National Heritage Board

Top 10 Best Family Experiences
• Sentosa Leisure Group for Images of Singapore
• Mt Faber Leisure Group for Cable Car
• Singapore River Cruises and Leisure Pte Ltd & Singapore Explorer Pte Ltd for a cruise on the Singapore River
• Jurong BirdPark for its feed the lories experience
• Singapore Zoo for its Jungle Breakfast
• Night Safari for its Creatures of the Night Show
• Underwater World Singapore Pte Ltd for Dolphin Lagoon
• Ducktours (S) Pte Ltd
• Singapore Science Centre's Waterworks
• Renaissance Properties Pte Ltd for Lau Pa Sat Festival Market

Best Tourism Host – Nightspot
• Mohamad Yuzaini Bin Israil (One Rochester)

EXISTING AWARDS

Best Tourism Host – Hotel
• Azhar Aris Bin Hamza Aris (Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel)

Best Tourism Host – Leisure Attraction
• Lee Xunzhong (Sentosa Luge & Skyride)

Best Tourism Host – Restaurant
• Chee Kai Leong, Danny (The Cliff at The Sentosa Resort & Spa)

Best Tourism Host – Retail
• Aaron Bek Suan Hao (Aspial-Lee Hwa Jewellery Pte Ltd)

Best Tourism Host – Spa
• Siti Khadijah Bte Abdul Talip (Spa Botanica at The Sentosa Resort & Spa)

Best Tourism Host – Tour Guiding
• Garry Koh (Freelance Tour Guide)

Best Tourism Host – Transport (Taxi)
• Tan Kian Min, Albert (Yellow Top Cab Pte Ltd)

ACCOMODATION, LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE & MEDIA

Best Accommodation Experience – Deluxe Hotel
• Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore

Best Accommodation Experience – Superior Hotel
• Rasa Sentosa Resort Singapore

Best Accommodation Experience –Standard Hotel
• hangout@mt.emily

Best Leisure Event Experience
• Chingay Parade of Dreams 2006

Best Leisure Attraction Experience
• Night Safari

Best Nightspot Experience
• Ministry of Sound

Best Spa Experience
• Aramsa Spa

Best Shopping Experience – Department Store
• Tangs

Best Shopping Experience – Specialty Store
• Goldheart Jewelry Pte Ltd

Best New Retail Concept
• Sincere Haute Horlogerie at The Hilton Gallery

Best Singapore Travel Story – Broadcast
• "GO Travel" Chiu Keng Guan (8TV)(Malaysia)

Best Singapore Travel Story – Print
• "Singapore Swings" Jennifer Tsai & Cathy Shih (madame FIGARO) (Taiwan)