Maya embraces Hyderabad at India Travel Awards

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.


Maya embraces Hyderabad at India Travel Awards

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.