Yesterday we received an email from TripAdvisor and to our surprise, it’s an award! Below explains what is Certificate of Excellence, quoted from TripAdvisor’s website and as you can see, it’s only given to the top 10%!

TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence award honors hospitality businesses that consistently achieve outstanding reviews on TripAdvisor. This award is only given to the top 10 percent of accommodations, attractions, restaurants, and vacation rentals listed on TripAdvisor.

This achievement proves that where there’s a will there’s a way. We started as a small company with only limited funds, manpower, and without any kind of backing. Working alone feeding on pure passion and dedication, being recognized is a huge thing for us!

The hard work finally pays off this year, with Ipoh and Perak getting major news attention for Lonely Planet Best in Asia and Top 10 Regions listing. We are interviewed by CNN travel author Emily Ding and listed in CNN… and now this!

This is a huge encouragement to the Ipoh Secrets team, to guests’ and supporters of Ipoh Secrets, a big THANK YOU to you all!