It was a night of double honours for 5-star Transcorp Hilton Abuja, as it simultaneously clinched prestigious industry awards at gala ceremonies on two continents.
For the third consecutive year, the hotel was presented with SIGNUM VIRTUTIS, the seal of excellence, as the winner of the award for Seven Stars Business Hotel-Africa and Best Luxury Hotel at the Gala Ceremony of the 2018 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards hosted at the Out of the Blue Capsis Elite Resort in Crete, Greece.
Valentine Ozigbo, MD/CEO Transcorp Hotels Plc, owners of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, was honoured with the Seven Stars Pantheon of Hospitality award, an industry first designed to award the outstanding achievements and careers of the individuals behind the most successful properties around the world.
On the same night and for the 4th year running, the hotel won the World Travel Awards in five categories, including Africa’s Leading Business Hotel at the 2018 Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony which took place at Durban International Convention Center in Durban, South Africa. It also went home with prizes for Nigeria’s Leading Hotel, Nigeria’s Leading Business Hotel, Nigeria’s Leading MICE Hotel and Nigeria’s Leading Hotel Suite.
It emerged winner of both prestigious awards through a voting process open to the public as well as the travel trade.
A statement by the group quoted an obviously elated Valentine Ozigbo, MD/CEO, Transcorp Hotels Plc as saying: “The industry awards are a testament that our transformation initiatives are appreciated by the travelling public. They also come in recognition of Transcorp Hilton Abuja’s leadership in redefining hospitality not only in Nigeria but also globally.
“These awards are dedicated to our team members who work tirelessly, to our guests for choosing us always and to our late hotel manager, Ahmed Abdelghafar who died in Egypt after a brief illness,” he added.
Also speaking on the awards, Etienne Gailliez, General Manager, Transcorp Hilton Abuja expressed great “honour to receive World Travel Awards and Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards at the same time. “Every day our over 1000 Team Members work hard to create exceptional experiences for our guests; the awards are a fitting reward for the hard work and dedication of our Team Members.”
The Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards select only the best candidates to identify and separate the exceptional from the very best.
Winning this extremely exclusive award is an extraordinary achievement and signifies that a property is in an elite class.
World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.

Photo Caption: Honourary Ambassador and Luxury Panel Member, Seven Star Award, Prince Massimiliano della Torre e Tasso, presenting the SIGNUM VIRTUTIS Seal of Excellence for Best Business Hotel-Africa to CEO/MD Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Valentine Ozigbo, flanked by Ms Ece Vahapoglu, Panel Board Member of Seven Stars, at the 2018 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards held in Crete, Greece at the weekend.