India Travel Awards raises toast to the leaders of the industry
In its third edition, the India Travel Awards (West) saw the best-known faces and companies in the industry, vying for the prestigious ‘Maya’ trophies. The deserving were honoured on 3 days in different categories, namely :
India Cargo Awards – 3rd August
India Hospitality Awards – 4th August
India Travel Awards – 5th August
The award ceremonies were held at the Novotel Hotel, Nagar Road, Pune. The event was graced by several dignitaries. The Chief Guest at the India Hospitality Awards held on 4th August, was, Shri Prashant Sudam Jagtap, Hon’ble Mayor of Pune Municipal Corporation. Saudamini Naik, Gladrags Mrs. India, graced the event on all the 3 days.
The black-tie event got together the best in the various industries, vying for several categories of awards in each industry. It was an exciting evening to celebrate excellence in the travel & tourism & the logistics industry. The objective of these awards is to advance and promote the success and prosperity of these sectors.
Mr. SanJeet, Mentor, India Travel Awards, says, “Through these award ceremonies, we salute the outstanding achievers. Over 2,47,000 votes were received from all over the world. These awards, in their third year, signify the growth of the industry which has developed immensely in the last few years. We are proud to have been instrumental in recognising this flourishing industry and will continue with our endeavours.”
Some of the prestigious awardees were :
Best Business Hotel : Novotel Nagar Road Pune
Best Pilgrimage Tour Company : A.K. International Tourism
Best NTO : South Africa Tourism
Best Wedding Hotel : J. W. Marriott, Sahar, Mumbai
Best Luxury Hotel : ITC Grand Central, Mumbai
Most Enterprising General Manager : Bandish Mehta, Novotel Nagar Road Pune
Best Marketing Professional : Rajiv Duggal
Best Airline – International : Emirates
Best Cargo Airport : Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore
Said one of the awardees, Dr. Amit Kamle, Chairman & Managing Director, A.K. International Tourism, who bagged the ‘Best Pilgrimage Tour Company’ Award, “It is indeed an honour to be recognized amongst the stalwarts of the industry. India Travel Awards was truly a grand platform”.
ABOUT INDIA TRAVEL AWARDS :
India Travel Awards supports, promotes and develops the Indian travel and tourism industry by identifying and rewarding excellence, and inspiring its practitioners to continuously raise the standards of their products, and service offerings. Based on a unique system of jury judgment and voting, these awards will be fair and unbiased, finally culminating in a formal black tie ceremony that is glitzy, glamorous and graced by the who’s who of the travel industry.
India Travel Awards is supported by the Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and is now hailed as one of the most esteemed awards in the tourism industry of India.
These awards are also braced by esteemed trade bodies like Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI), Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) and IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI).
India Travel Awards runs and governs a comprehensive programme across a range of awards developed to recognise the industry’s most vital sectors and product offerings. Awards are presented across four regions: South, East, West, and North. All awardees will be recognised throughout the year. They will be regularly featured by our travel media partners.
