Maya embraces Hyderabad at India Travel Awards
April 16 2016, 16.39 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
Hyderabad, April 12, 2016: South India Travel Awards, 2016, gathered the best known faces and brands of the industry. The glittering ceremony took place at the Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel on April 12, 2016, the night when the deserving were honoured.
The evening was graced by Shri Neerabh Kumar Prasad IAS, Principal Secretary - Tourism & Culture, Andhra Pradesh Government, Shri B. Venkatesham IAS, Secretary Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture, Govt. of Telangana and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Khajuria, I.F.S., Commissioner, Department of Tourism, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The black-tie event brought together more than 120 attendees for an exciting evening celebrating tourism excellence. The objective behind these awards is to advance and promote the well-being and prosperity of the sector. The host city of Hyderabad makes a memorable destination with its diverse cultural and historical tradition spanning over 400 years.
Mr. SanJeet, Mentor, India Travel Awards, said “These awards signify the growth of the industry which has developed immensely in the last few years. Encouraged by the enormous success of India Travel Awards in other regions, we wish to continue with this. India Travel Awards is a platform which recognises and applauds the true leaders of the fraternity, to acknowledge emerging leaders. We are proud to have been instrumental in helping it flourish, and will continue with our endeavours.”
The winners of South India Travel Awards 2016 are:
Legend in Public Service : Mr. R.H. Khwaja, Former Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, New Delhi
Gallery of Legends : C. Nagendra Prasad, Chairman, Travel Express
DDP Game Changer: Mr. Steve Borgia, Chairman & Managing Director, INDeco Leisure Hotels
DDP Trailblazer : Mr. Vinay Gupta, Vice President, Asset Management, SAMHI Hotels
Other categories :
1Ms. Monica Suri, Le Meridien Kochi
Best General Manager - Female
2.Travelport Galileo
Best Global Distribution System (GDS)
3.Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Best Airport
Most Promising Airline
Best Convention Centre
6.Spiceland Holidays, Kerala
Best Destination Management Company
7Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel
Best Debut City Hotel
8.STHI Holidays India
Best Destination Management Company International
9.Oman Air
Best International Airline
10.Travel Boutique Online
Best B2B Travel Portal
11.Ramoji Film City
Best Luxury Wedding & Mice Resort
12.Tiger Air
Best LCC International
13.Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills
Best Turnaround Hotel
14.Cholan Tours
Best Tour Operator Inbound
15.Spicejet
Best Domestic Airline
Best Eco Friendly Hotel
17.SilkAir
Best Regional Airline
18.Hyatt Place Hampi
Best Leisure Hotel
19.iWeen Software Solutions
Best Travel Technology Provider
20.Ramee Guestline Bangalore
Best Green Resort
21.Howard Johnson Bengaluru Hebbal
Best Metropolitan Hotel
22.Neeleshwar Hermitage
Best Spa & Wellness Resort
23.Aloft Bengaluru Whitefield
Best Business Hotel
24.Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Mysore
Best Wedding and Leisure Hotel
25.Quality Hotel D V Manor Vijayawada
Excellence in Customer Service
26.Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park
Best Contemporary Hotel
27.Bangalore International Airport
Best Airport Aviation Marketing Team
28.Ramada Chennai Egmore
Best Corporate Hotel
29.Park Hyatt Chennai
Best Luxury Suite Hotel
30.Holiday Inn Cochin
Best City Hotel
31.ibis Bengaluru City Centre
Best Economy Hotel
32.Ramada Alleppey
Best Backwater Leisure Hotel
33.Clarion Hotel Chennai
Best Designed Hotel
34.Ramoji Film City
Best Tourist Attraction
35.Le Meridien Kochi
Best Luxury Hotel
36.Holiday Inn Express Gachibowli
Best Mid Market Business Hotel
37.Mystifly Consulting
Best Global Consolidation Services
38.Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel
Hospitality Partner
Beverage Partner
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.