UNITED AIRLINES RECOGNISED FOR ONGOING SUPPORT

SAA's Australian operations received some well-deserved recognition at a special ceremony in Johannesburg last week.

Last night, Condé Nast released its fabled 2012 Condé Nast UK Gold List, featuring local icon BLUE Sydney, A Taj Hotel on its Best Hotels for Location category.

World Travel Awards (WTA), “the Oscars of the travel industry”, will host its Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Doha, Qatar, in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) on 11 January 2012.

Caesars Entertainment Corporation was awarded its fifth consecutive perfect rating from the Human Rights Campaign's annual Corporate Equality Index.

For the fifth consecutive year, Korean Air has been rated as the best airline in Asia by readers of Business Traveler magazine.

Awards presented today at Travelport’s Learning & Development Forum

For the third year in a row, Air Canada has been voted the “Best Airline in North America” by the readers of Global Traveler magazine in an international survey of frequent business travellers.

The recent Flight Centre Discover Europe Travel Expos in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth yield a range of lucky visitors who will soon be making their way to one of China's most exciting destinations, Guangzhou in old Canton, to taste authentic Yum Cha and shop ’til they drop.

Virgin Australia International has been voted best airline to Australia and New Zealand by the readers of the US-based Global Traveler magazine; www.globaltravelerusa.com.

More than100 Accor Franchise hotel and corporate office staff came together to celebrate the inaugural Accor Pacific Franchise Awards held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre last night.

American Airlines took home the top prize once again in Global Traveler magazine's GT Tested readers survey. For the fifth year in a row, the readers of Global Traveler magazine have named American "Best Domestic First Class Airline."

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group honoured in 2012 Michelin Guides – ten restaurants and a total of 12 Michelin stars.

Sydney Showground was the big winner at the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) Annual Awards for Excellence last night, taking out one of the evening’s most sought after titles – Best Venue Team.

The Baglioni Collection’s London hotel wins the category “Best Bathroom in a hotel in Europe”

Top performers from the exhibition and events industry have been celebrated in a showcase of innovation, performance and success at the 2011 Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) Awards for Excellence, held at Crystal Palace Luna Park, Sydney.

agoda.com, a leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced the winning hotels of the agoda.com Gold Circle Awards 2011.

A gesture which helped a couple tie the knot on time after their celebrant got stuck in traffic has landed Daydream Island an award for customer service.

Christoph Franz accepts Fast Travel Award in Montreal

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group garnered high rankings for its hotels, restaurants and spas in the 54th annual ‘Oscars’ of the hotel industry: the Forbes Travel Guide Five & Four Star Awards.

Ethiopian Airlines has been recognised by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) as the African Airline of the Year for 2010.

Palazzo Versace Gold Coast, the world’s first fully fashion branded hotel, has once again been recognised as Australia’s leading luxury accommodation provider

The Club Med Foundation has been awarded ‘Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year’ at the recent Peace and Sports Awards 2011 in Monaco.

Scandinavian Airlines' long-haul premium economy offering, Economy Extra, has been named the world's best in a new survey by Global Traveler.