Tag Archives: Arabian Travel Awards 2024

Golden Sands Hotel Apartments won the ‘most comfortable hotel apartments’ at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2024. ‘Golden Sands’ is the pioneering hotel apartments brand in the region. With a comprehensive range of room types to cater to individuals and families visiting Dubai for leisure or business, Golden Sands Hotel Apartments offer the perfect home away from home.

Blueberry Travel (Friends Travel & Tourism LLC) won the ‘Fastest growing travel management company’ at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2024. “We feel happy as we won the title of fastest-growing travel management company which is a huge achievement for all of us. It showcases our dedication towards creativity along with the quality within the travel sector. This special honor raises the bar for the sector which will motivate our team and upgrade our brand reputation. For me, it is a proud moment that boosts my enthusiasm for teamwork and development.” Pradeep Kishnani, Vice President of Blueberry Travel (Friends Travel and Tourism LLC)

Amsa Hospitality clinched the award for ‘Excellence in sustainable operations’ at the seventh edition of Arabian Travel Awards 2024. “We are proud to have been recognised with the Excellence in Sustainable Operations Award. Sustainability is a core pillar of Amsa Hospitality’s ethos. We invest in ecofriendly practices, such as energy-efficient buildings and graywater systems.”-Aamir Riaz, COO, Amsa Hospitality.

Travelport won ‘Best travel technology provider’ at the seventh Arabian Travel Awards 2024. ‘Winning this award is incredibly important to us, as it reflects the voice of our customers. It is an honor to be recognized for our technology innovation work and dedication to supporting agencies, especially in the rapidly advancing Middle East travel sector. This achievement motivates us to continue advancing our Travelport+ platform to empower our agency customers to excel as modern travel retailers.’ Kathryn Wallington, Head of MEA, UK&IE, Central & Eastern EU, Travelport

Tourism Malaysia won ‘Best destination marketing initiatives’ award at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2024. “Thanks to the organisers of DDP Group and the jury for this prestigious award, it is a great responsibility as now we need to work to ensure that we maintain and excel even further. Tourism Malaysia Dubai has actively participated in travel conferences and exhibitions, destinations seminar presentation with airlines and agents and familiarisation trips for agents and media.” Azhar Musyabri Abdul Mutallib, Deputy Director, Tourism Malaysia, Dubai Office.

Grand Millennium Gizan won the title of ‘Best business and leisure hotel, KSA’ at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2024. One of the premier luxury 5 Star Hotel in Gizan, it is the most preferred hotel for leisure and business traveller conveniently located in the South of KSA within Gizan University complex, just 20 minutes away from Gizan International Airport. The award was received by Marc Sawaya, Cluster Commercial Director, Millennium Hotels and Resorts and Houssam Chaouachi, Senior Sales Manager, Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

Rezlive.com was awarded “Best online travel booking platform” at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2025“Winning this award is extremely important to me and the team. It serves as a recognition of our hard work and dedication, and it motivates us to continue striving for excellence. This award has a significant impact on our company. It enhances our reputation within the industry and validates our efforts, which in turn can inspire others to pursue similar achievements. After this win, we plan to leverage the recognition to further innovate and improve our services. We will also focus on maintaining the high standards that led to this achievement.” Jaal Shah, Group MD, Rezlive.com

Cheval Maison The Palm won ‘Best debut hotel apartments’ at the seventh edition of Arabian Travel Awards 2024. “The Arabian Travel Award is a renowned and prestigious event in the travel and tourism industry within ME region and winning it can be extremely important for businesses and individuals involved in the sector, the awards provide a platform for travel and tourism professional to connect, share experiences, enhance reputation and awareness, creates business opportunities and boost teams moral and confidence. Winning the Arabian Travel Award will have a profound impact for both winning companies and industry as a whole. Individual/ Company: Boost individual/company s PR and exposure, creates business opportunities, motivate and retain team members, validates and enhances confidence amongst business travellers, Industry: Raises service standards to a higher level and set trends that others will follow, attracts local, regional and international attention, generate more business opportunities, and enable networking and sharing best practices. Communicate through all marketing and booking channels guests, utilize this win and create better engagement around urgent topics such as innovation, sustainability, team retention.  Lead the way for new trends and practices and share the experience with other industry leaders allowing us to keep evolving.” John Raffoul, General Manager Cheval Maison The Palm

Al Naboodah Travel and Tourism Agencies walked away with ‘Best GSA’ award at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2024.  “It’s a wonderful experience. It’s a moment of pride, and it’s a moment of recognition for all those who have worked hard, who have worked smart, who have performed well. And I think this recognition will add a lot of value, confidence, and inspiration for all of us to do even better and better for the coming years. I am overexcited, and I am looking forward to winning more than three awards next year.” Nasir Jamal Khan, CEO, Al Naboodah Travel & Toursim Agencies

Air India won the ‘Best Airline South Asia’ award at the seventh edition of the Arabian Travel Awards 2024. “Winning the “Best Airline-South Asia” award was crucial for us, as it greatly enhances the public perception and signals to our customers that Air India is on an upward growth trajectory and is a trusted brand, as we’re continuously improving and innovating in areas like product, customer service and technology. The impact of winning goes beyond just the media coverage and public attention. It’ll put us on a path of sustained growth through enhanced loyalty, expanded partnerships, improved customer experience, and a stronger global presence. The key steps hereafter would be to focus on maintaining the high standards that earned Air India the title while investing in long-term growth, customer loyalty, and innovation. It’s about ensuring that Air India continues to meet or exceed the expectations of our customers and the industry moving forward.” Kaizad Pesi Postwalla, Head – International Sales Americas and GMEA, Air India Limited