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While  Emcee and Singer Dilruba held everyone in thrall with music and dance all through the evening, followed by a performance of salsa, the deserving were honoured at the Novotel Hotel and Residences, Kolkata where the event was graced by  J.P. Shaw, Regional Director (East), India Tourism-Kolkata, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and Dr. Tanushree Pandey, Mrs. India 2015.

 

The black-tie event brought together more than 100 guests for an exciting evening to celebrate excellence in tourism. The objective of these awards is to advance and promote the success and prosperity of the sector.

 

Mr. SanJeet, Mentor, India Travel Awards, says, “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 endeavors.”

 

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.

 

 

The winners of East India Travel Awards 2016 are:

 

The Gallery of Legends: Mr. Suresh Periwal, Managing Director, Clubside Tours and Travels

Face of the Future: Ms. Akanksha Garg Dewan, Director, Waxpol Hotels and Resorts and CEO Waxpol Industries

 

 

Other categories :

 

 

1 Best Travel Agency

 

Gainwell Travels and Leisure

 

2 Best Global Distribution System (GDS)

 

Travelport Galileo

 

3 Best B2B Travel Portal

 

Travel Boutique Online

 

4 Best Airline

 

International- Silkair

 

5 Best Global Consolidation Services

 

Mystifly Consulting (I) Pvt. Ltd.

 

6 Best Destination Management Company - International

 

STHI Holidays India

 

7 Best Airline - Domestic

 

SpiceJet

 

8 Best Luxury Wedding and MICE Hotel

 

Novotel Hotel and Residences, Kolkata

 

9 Best Luxury Hotel Brand

 

Mayfair Hotels & Resorts

 

10 Best Luxury Tour Operator - Outbound

 

Jet Setters

 

11 Best Corporate Hotel

 

Ramada Jamshedpur Bistupur

 

12 Best Destination Management Company – Inbound

 

Mountain Edge Tours and Holidays

 

13 Best NTO

 

Destination Canada

 

14 Best Tour Operator-Outbound

 

Just Holidays

 

15 Ultimate Service Award in Hospitality

 

New Orchid Hotel, Sikkim

 

16 Best Mice Operator

 

Tibet Tours & Travels

 

17 Best Experiential Destination

 

West Bengal Tourism

 

18 Best Business Hotel

 

Peerless Inn, Kolkata

 

19 Best Eco Tourism Operator

 

Sri Ganapati Tours & Holidays

 

20 Excellence in Customer Service

 

Summit Hotels and Resorts

 

21 Best Tour Operator

 

Eastern Meadows Tours

 

22 Fastest Growing Hotel Brand

 

Cygnett Hotel Group

 

23 Best Travel Management Company-Inbound

 

East Wind Holiday Tours Pvt. Ltd

 

24 Pioneering a New Concept in Hospitality

 

Voyage Hospitality

 

25 Best Destination Management Company

 

Jet Setters

 

26 Best Corporate Travel Agency

 

Lufthansa City Center Travels and Rentals

 

27 Best Beach Resort

 

Mayfair Palm Beach Resort, Gopalpur-on-Sea

 

28 Best Travel Management Company

 

Choice Holidays India

 

29 Best Debut City Hotel

 

Golden Tulip Kolkata, Salt Lake

 

30 Best Tour Operator-Inbound

 

Ice Cubes Services

 

31 Best Mid - Market Hotel

 

Hyatt Raipur

 

32 Best Event Management Operator

 

Jet Setters

 

    

 

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.