Best Hotel in the World in 2025 Lindos Blu Luxury in Rhodes | TUI Global Hotel Awards

• Lindos Blu Luxury Hotel & Suites in Rhodes was named the best hotel in the world for another year at the TUI Global Hotel Awards with the 100 best hotels from its portfolio.

The event with the announcement of TUI's awards for the best partner hotels, as they result from its customer reviews, was held at the Westhafen Event & Convention Center yesterday in Berlin, on the eve of the opening of the world's largest tourism exhibition ITB

• It is noted that Lindos Blu Luxury Hotel & Suites, a five-star adults-only hotel, was at the top of the winners' podium in all three previous award ceremonies. The hotel was also named the best hotel in the Eastern Mediterranean & North Africa.
• In the special awards, the TUI Care Foundation award goes to Metaxa Hospitality Group
• The Constantinou Bros Asimina Suites Hotel in Cyprus was also named Best Newcomer.
  

Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group, said of the TUI Global Hotel Awards:

“For many of our guests, a hotel stay is the highlight of their holiday. That’s why it’s important for us to partner with hotels that are passionate about providing the best possible experience. The winners of the TUI Global Hotel Awards embody this commitment and this year achieved an unprecedented high-quality rating. This underlines the importance of continuously striving for excellence.”

20 million TUI guests chose the winners

The winners are determined solely by guest reviews. This year’s winners achieved exceptionally high guest satisfaction ratings, according to TUI. After every trip, around 20 million TUI customers worldwide can rate their holiday hotel.

The awards represent the entire spectrum of TUI's global portfolio: small family hotels, boutique hotels, large resorts, beach hotels, spa and wellness centres, ski resorts, and city hotels.

Awards in 19 categories

The awards are given in 19 categories, with winners nominated by TUI customers from the markets in which it operates.

For the German-speaking markets, the best hotel was the five-star Hotel Acanthus Cennet Barut Collection, located in Side, Turkey.
The hotels that received the TUI Global Hotel Awards 2025

Best hotel worldwide: Lindos Blu Luxury Hotel & Suites, Rhodes
Best hotel for the German-speaking markets: TUI DACH: Hotel Acanthus Cennet Barut Collection, Side, Turkey.
Best Large Hotel: Riu Gran Canaria
Best Newcomer: Constantinou Bros Asimina Suites Hotel, Cyprus
Best TUI Blue Hotel: TUI Blue Barut Andiz, Manavgat
Best City Hotel: H10 Casa de la Plata, Seville
Best Overland Hotel: Time to smile Aparthotel Golden Lodge, Salzburger Land
Best Eastern Mediterranean & North Africa Hotel: Lindos Blu Luxury Hotel & Suites, Rhodes
Best Hotel in Spain, Portugal & West Africa: Grupotel Parc Natural & Spa, Mallorca
Best Long-Haul Hotel: TUI Blue Olhuveli Romance, Maldives

Special awards went to:
TUI Care Foundation Award: Metaxa Hospitality Group
Sustainability Award: Akra Hotels, Türkiye
Lifetime Achievement Award: Carmen Riu, former CEO of Riu Hotels & Resorts

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