FinanceAsia is pleased to announce the results from our annual travel poll, conducted between November 19 and December 19, 2014. A total of 546 online responses were collected from frequent business travellers during the polling period.
Best hotels around the region
Grand Hyatt is awarded the best hotel in a number of cities like Bangkok, Beijing, Jarkata and Shanghai.
| Rank | Bangkok |
| 1 | Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok |
| 2 | Mandarin Oriental |
| 3 | Peninsula |
| Rank | Beijing |
| 1 | Grand Hyatt Beijing |
| 2 | Park Hyatt Beijing |
| 3 | The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street |
| Rank | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 1 | Park Hyatt Saigon |
| 2 | Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers |
| 3 | Sofitel Saigon Plaza |
| Rank | Hong Kong |
| 1 | Mandarin Oriental |
| 2 | Four Seasons |
| 3 | Island Shangri-La |
| Rank | Jarkata |
| 1 | Grand Hyatt Jakarta |
| 2 | Mandarin Oriental |
| 3 | Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place |
| Rank | Kuala Lumpur |
| 1 | Mandarin Oriental |
| 2 | Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur |
| 3 | Shangri-La |
| Rank | Macau |
| 1 | Four Seasons |
| 2 | The Venetian Macao |
| 3 | Grand Hyatt Macau |
| Rank | Manila |
| 1 | Shangri-La Makati |
| 2 | Peninsula |
| 3 | Fairmont Makati |
| Rank | Mumbai |
| 1 | Taj Mahal |
| 2 | The Oberoi |
| =3 | Four Seasons |
| =3 | Grand Hyatt Mumbai |
| Rank | New Delhi |
| 1 | The Oberoi |
| 2 | The Leela Palace |
| 3 | Taj Mahal |
| Rank | Seoul |
| 1 | The Westin Chosun |
| 2 | Grand Hyatt Seoul |
| 3 | Conrad |
| Rank | Shanghai |
| 1 | Grand Hyatt Shanghai |
| 2 | Ritz-Carlton Pudong |
| 3 | Peninsula |
| Rank | Singapore |
| 1 | Ritz-Carlton Millenia |
| 2 | Fullerton Hotel |
| 3 | Marina Bay Sands |
| Rank | Sydney |
| 1 | Park Hyatt Sydney |
| 2 | The Westin Sydney |
| 3 | Four Seasons |
| Rank | Taipei |
| 1 | W Taipei |
| 2 | Grand Hyatt Taipei |
| 3 | Le Méridien |
| Rank | Tokyo |
| 1 | Peninsula |
| 2 | Park Hyatt Tokyo |
| 3 | Grand Hyatt Tokyo |
Best in category
| Asia’s best new hotel |
| Mandarin Oriental, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Best boutique hotel in Asia |
| Upper House, Hong Kong |
| Best serviced-apartment chain in Asia |
| The Ascott Limited |
| Asia’s best spa resort |
| Banyan Tree Spa, Thailand |
| Asia’s best golf course |
| Mission Hills, China |
| Best hotel chain in Asia |
| Shangri-La |
Nights spent in hotel:
| 1-5 | 6.7% |
| 6-20 | 28.7% |
| 21-50 | 38.2% |
| 51-100 | 19.5% |
| 100-200 | 6.3% |
| 200+ | 0.6% |
Air travel
Hong Kong International Airport is awarded as Asia's best airport this year, followed by Singapore's Changi Airport.
| Rank | Best business-class service |
| 1 | Singapore Airlines |
| 2 | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| 3 | Emirates |
| 4 | Korean Air |
| =5 | Malaysia Airlines |
| =5 | Qatar Airways |
| Rank | Best first-class service |
| 1 | Singapore Airlines |
| 2 | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| 3 | Emirates |
| 4 | British Airways |
| 5 | Korean Air |
| Rank | Preferred airline to New York from Asia |
| 1 | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| 2 | Singapore Airlines |
| 3 | United Airlines |
| =4 | ANA All Nippon Airways |
| =4 | Emirates |
| Rank | Preferred airline to London from Asia |
| 1 | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| 2 | Singapore Airlines |
| 3 | British Airways |
| 4 | Emirates |
| 5 | Virgin Atlantic |
| Rank | Asia’s best airport |
| 1 | Hong Kong International Airport |
| 2 | Singapore Changi Airport |
| 3 | Incheon (ICN) International Airport |
| 4 | KL International Airport |
| 5 | Tokyo International Airport Haneda |
| Rank | Asia’s best airport lounge |
| 1 | Cathay Pacific The Wing First Class, Hong Kong International Airport |
| 2 | Qantas International First Lounge, Sydney Airport |
| 3 | SilverKris Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport |
Air travel is becoming:
| More pleasant | 25.0% |
| Less pleasant | 30.8% |
| The same | 44.2% |
Expect to fly economy this year:
| About the same | 56.7% |
| More | 28.5% |
| Less | 9.6% |
| I don’t fly economy class | 5.2% |
Fly business or first class:
| Yes | 58.7% |
| No | 41.3 |
Corporate travel budget reduced due to economy:
| Yes | 42.3% |
| No | 30.3% |
| No change | 27.4% |
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