(VOVworld) - InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in central Vietnam beat many global names to win the coveted World’s Leading Luxury Resort, the top accolade at the World Travel Awards 2016 in Maldives on Friday.

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in central Vietnam

The resort, developed by Sun Group and managed by InterContinental Hotels Group, has become the first and only to ever take home the award three years in a row.

It won a large number of votes from leading experts in the sector, executives of tourism businesses, customers and the public, surpassing 13 candidates from around the world, including The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in California, the US Amanyara Villas and Cheval Blanc Randheli in Maldives, Conrad Algarve in Portugal, Emirates Palace in the U.A.E. and InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam in Thailand.