Travel agents worldwide have voted Jet Airways ‘India’s Leading Airline’ at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards. The awards were announced on November 2, 2007, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean ceremony, held at the Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore, India.

 

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "Travel industry's equivalent to the Oscars", the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious awards program in the global travel industry today. Conceived in 1993, these awards seek to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. The World Travel Awards are especially coveted as, uniquely, the votes are cast globally by fellow professionals.

The glittering ceremony, marked by glamour, joy and excitement in equal measure, was an unprecedented success with over 200 travel professionals, VIPs and media from 16 countries in attendance.

Distinguished guests among the audience included Captain C.P Krishnan Nair, Chairman of The Leela Palaces Hotels Resorts, Hon. Dr. Mahamood Shougee, Maldivian Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation, as well as Vikram Oberoi, Joint Managing Director of The Oberoi Group.

According to Mr. Gaurang Shetty, Vice-President - Marketing, Jet Airways, who received the award on the airline’s behalf, “Jet Airways has always striven to set, and maintain, high standards in the Indian aviation industry and this award from our global travel trade partners is a realisation of our efforts.”