India Travel Awards glitters on the shores of Vizag (Year 2015)

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India Travel Awards glitters on the shores of Vizag (Year 2015)
India Travel Awards glitters on the shores of Vizag
MEDIA RELEASE
April 20, 2015
In its second edition, South India Travel Awards 2015 gathered the best-known faces and brands of the tourism
industry at Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach. The event was graced by Shri Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Minister of
Human Resources Development, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Shri Neerabh K. Prasad, I.A.S, Principal
secretary to Govt. (Tourism).
The black tie event brought together more than 120 attendees for an exciting evening celebrating excellence in
tourism. The auspicious event sought to give recognition to the best in the travel industry through a global
industrial vote.
Mr. SanJeet, Mentor, India Travel Awards said, “These awards in their second year signify the growth of the
industry which has developed immensely in the last few years. We are proud to have been instrumental in helping
it flourish, and will continue with our endeavours.”
India Travel Awards gala ceremonies are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities in the travel and
tourism industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries, and media.
The winners of South India Travel Awards 2015 are:
Gallery of Legends - Mr. E M Najeeb, Chairman & Managing Director, ATE Group
DDP Trailblazer - Mr. Vallurpalli Prabhu Kishore, Chairman, Varun Group and owner of Novotel
Visakhapatnam, Varun Beach
DDP Game Changer - Mr. G V Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman, GVK group and Managing Director, Bangalore
International Airport Limited
Face of the Future – Mr. Rajeev Kumar G., Founder, Managing Director & CEO Mystifly Consulting (India)
Private Limited
Tourism Ambassador, Overseas – Mr. Praveen Shetty, Chairman & Managing Director, Fortune Group of
Hotels
Best Airline Professional - Mr. Mittu Chandilya, CEO, AirAsia India
Best Hospitality professional – Mr. Nikhil Dhodapkar, Regional Director Sales and Marketing, India - ACCOR
Other categories :
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Best Global Distribution System (GDS) – Travelport Galileo
Best Airport - Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Best Meetings & Conference Hotel - Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach
Best State Tourism Board – Andhra Pradesh Tourism
5. Best Tourist Attraction - RAMOJI FILM CITY (USHAKIRON MOVIES LTD.)
6. Best Green Meetings & Conference Venue - Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre
7. Best International LCC Airline – Tigerair
8. Best Hotel Distribution Technology – RezNext Global Solutions Pvt Ltd
9. Best General Manager – Mr. Rajneesh Malhotra, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills
10. Best Boutique Tour Operator – Shanti Travel
11. Best Luxury Wedding & MICE Resort - Clarks Exotica Resort and Spa, Bangalore
12. Best Luxury Resort - Raviz Ashtamudi Resort and Ayurveda Spa, Kollam
13. Best Leisure Hotel - Hyatt Place Hampi
14. Best Business Hotel - Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Mysore
15. Best Emerging Airline – Air Asia
16. Best Debut Mid-Market Hotel - Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hyderabad Gachibowli
17. Best Corporate Hotel - Novotel Chennai SIPCOT
18. Best Global Consolidation Services - Mystifly Consulting (I) Pvt Ltd
19. Best Luxury Wedding & MICE Destination - RAMOJI FILM CITY (USHAKIRON MOVIES LTD.)
20. Best Debut Hotel - Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Mysore
21. Best Transport Company - Parveen Travels
22. Best Airport Hotel - Novotel Hyderabad Airport
23. Best Airport Aviation Marketing Team - Bangalore International Airport Limited
24. Best Travel Management Company - UAE EXCHANGE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
25. Best Emerging Destination - Reunion Island
26. Best Leisure Resort - Vasundhara Sarovar Premiere
27. Best City Hotel - Marasa Sarovar Premiere Tirupati
28. Best Digital Marketing Campaign - ibis Bengaluru City Centre
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 product, 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 Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and is now hailed as one of the
most esteemed awards in the tourism industry in India.
These awards are also braced by esteemed trade bodies like Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), Pacific Asia
Travel Association (PATA), Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), the Outbound Tour Operators
Association of India (OTOAI), 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 tiers: South,
East, West, and North. All awardees will be recognised throughout the year.
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