The 2023 TSA Honorary Awards Ceremony, held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on April 30, was a momentous occasion where the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) acknowledged its outstanding employees and teams. TSA Administrator David Pekoske expressed his deep appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the award recipients, recognizing their significant contributions to TSA's mission. Department of Homeland Security Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy...
Seychelles has beat off competition yet again as it scooped for the fourth time, the prestigious Travel + Leisure 2021 World’s Best Award as the top island destination in Africa and the Middle East. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Boeing will be recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for the company’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Boeing will receive the award April 26 in Washington, D.C. This is the seventh consecutive year Boeing has been recognized by ENERGY STAR. “We know that strong environmental performance is good for the planet and key to long-term...
On 7th April 2017, Haikou Meilan International Airport received its 5-Star Regional Airport Rating by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization. Haikou Meilan International Airport has now become the first Skytrax 5-Star Regional Airport in China and the 8th airport in the world with the Skytrax 5-Star Airport Rating. Established in 1989 with its headquarter in London, UK, Skytrax is an international air transport rating organization dedicated to improving customer experience...
Eleven Madison Park in New York has secured the No.1 spot in the 2017 list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. In taking the No.1 position, Eleven Madison Park earns the dual titles of The World’s Best Restaurant and The Best Restaurant in North America. This year’s winners were revealed at an awards ceremony in Melbourne. The 2017 list welcomes six brand new entries. France, Spain and the USA each count six restaurants on the list. Among the seven restaurants in Asia on the...
The Crystal Cabin Awards were presented in Hamburg for the 11th time on Tuesday evening. The winners of the most famous and prestigious international prize for aircraft interiors, Delta Air Lines, Diehl, Global Eagle Entertainment, Vanema, the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) and twice Airbus, received their trophies in the Ball Room of the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski. More exciting than ever before – with Bombardier, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, three international...
969 hotels in the US have been revealed as the country’s ultimate hotel hotspots, according to the Hotels.com Loved by Guests Awards 2017, where the hotel guests are the real judges. New York, Houston and Chicago topped the list of award-winning cities in the US, but travelers can check into prize-winning properties in more than 608 towns and cities across the country. Travelers visiting the Big Apple had plenty of top rated options, with 15 hotels receiving 4.7 stars or higher. The Mark...
Union Pacific became the safest US railroad and achieved its best annual employee safety performance in the company’s 154-year history in 2016. This marks the second consecutive year Union Pacific was the top-performing railroad in employee safety. Union Pacific’s safety improved 11 percent with a 0.78 reportable injury rate in 2016, compared to 0.88 in 2015. Reportable injury rates represent the number of reportable injuries submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration per...
During ITB 2017, Soren Stober, ABTA’s sustainability manager, handed out the Travelife sustainability award to eight Kenyan tour operators. The Travelife Partner award was received by, Uniglobe Lets Go Travel as well as the other eight agencies. The awards are a recognition of the frontrunner position of these companies in sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. The awarded companies comply with more than 100-200 criteria, related to an operators’ office management, product range...
Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport, works constantly to upgrade and extend its services for an even better passenger experience. The offerings include diverse opportunities for them to relax (under the heading of Relaxation World), work (Business World) and enjoy themselves (Entertainment World and Family World). And these efforts are greatly appreciated by air travelers, whose online votes have therefore put Frankfurt Airport among the world’s top ten in the 2017 Skytrax Awards for the...
Qatar Airways proudly accepted the ‘Airline of the Year’ award on Saturday 25 March at the 2017 Air Transport Awards, as the airline was recognised for its innovation, service, hospitality and leading product design. The awards ceremony, held at an exclusive and prestigious ceremony at the Latrou Residence in Ekali, Greece, recognised Qatar Airways as the world’s leading airline, bestowing it with the highest honour of the evening, at an event attended by the world’s leading airline executives...
The Ajman Palace Hotel, managed by HMH – Hospitality Management Holding, was declared the GCC winner of the ‘Best Ramadan’ award at the glittering 2017 GCC Food and Travel Awards ceremony held at Palazzo Versace in Dubai last evening. Congratulating the team about this extraordinary achievement Ferghal Purcell, COO of HMH, said, “It is a very proud moment for us to receive this prestigious and exclusive industry recognition. It is an immense achievement based on our three years’ endeavor...
Hong Kong Airlines is always committed to high safety standards to provide safe travel experience for passengers. At the award ceremony of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) 2016/17 Airport Safety Recognition Scheme, Hong Kong Airlines was presented the “Corporate Safety Performance Award” in the corporate category. Five staff including three from Hong Kong Aviation Ground Services Limited (HAGSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, won individual awards. Captain Ruben Morales...
Singapore’s Changi Airport was announced as the overall winner of the Routes Asia 2017 Marketing Awards at a ceremony last night (20 March) in Okinawa, Japan. The annual Routes Asia Marketing Awards recognise excellence in airport and destination marketing. Airlines vote for the marketing services that support the successful launch of new routes or the development of existing ones, making them highly regarded in the aviation industry. Last year Changi Airport achieved a record high of 58...
Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced the designation of the Stanley Cup as a national historic event with the unveiling of a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC) plaque. The Stanley Cup is the oldest and most prestigious trophy in North American team sports and is considered a symbol of professional hockey supremacy. This highly coveted silver trophy has created numerous rivalries and led to...
Budapest Airport has been awarded the Skytrax title for “Best Airport in the Region” for the fourth time in a row – the first time in the history of the awards that an Eastern European airport has kept its top position for four consecutive years. Presented at the gala reception of the biggest airport-related fair on the continent, the Skytrax World Airport Awards were staged last night at Passenger Terminal EXPO. Hosted in Amsterdam this year, the award for winning the title of “Best Airport in...
Massage Therapist, Simone Folkes of Sandals Royal Plantation and Couples San Souci won the coveted National Champion awards for 2016 in the individual and organization categories respectively, as the Jamaica Ministry of Tourism on the weekend rolled out the red carpet for the return of the Tourism Service Excellence Awards. The program is spearheaded by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). The winners were selected from a group of 9 of the island’s top tourism workers and 10 leading...
Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi takes pride in announcing its inclusion in the prestigious league of The World’s 100 Greatest Hotels by Flight Network. The global travel agency has officially unveiled their most definitive guide to date featuring the best of the best hotels, resorts and palaces from around the globe. The hotel is globally ranked 28th in the category of “Luxury Hotels”. Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Desmond Hatton, hotel’s General Manager said “Being one of the only two hotels from...
“It is possible to have the best vacation of your life and at the same time help to make the world a better place – that is what lies at the heart of sustainable tourism”, explained Costas Christ, Editor in Chief of the National Geographic Traveler, at the presentation of the World Legacy Awards for sustainable tourism companies on Wednesday at ITB Berlin. Together with Dr. Taleb Rifai, Sectretary General of the UNWTO, Christ called for travel to be recognized as a human right. In his welcoming...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it received Aviation Week’s 2017 Technology Laureate Award. The award recognizes Gulfstream and BAE Systems for the safety advancements of the active control sidesticks (ACSs), introduced on the all-new Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft. “We are humbled by this honor and thank BAE for a great partnership,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “With the support of our parent company, General Dynamics, Gulfstream is committed...
The Airports Council International (Global) has announced the winners of the 2016 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards, naming Heathrow as the Best Airport in Europe amongst airports with over 40 million passengers for 2016. The awards are particularly significant for Heathrow as they are voted by passengers themselves, reflecting the views of travellers from right across the globe. Alongside the award of ‘Best Airport in Europe’, Heathrow achieved its best ever annual ASQ passenger...
21 products and ideas are in the finals of the 2017 Crystal Cabin Awards, the world’s most renowned prize for innovation in aircraft interiors. From a parking guidance system for cabin baggage to a lavatory mirror that displays on-board video and information as if by magic, the finalists’ submissions include innovative ideas for pretty much every aspect of the cabin – revealing today how we will be flying in the world of tomorrow. In the field of “Cabin Concepts” in particular, the giants are...
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has earned the title of “Best Large Airport in North America,” according to Airports Council International (ACI). DFW achieved the top ranking for customer satisfaction among large airports, according to ACI’s 2016 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program survey. DFW finished first for all airports in North America serving more than 40 million passengers each year. The survey covers 34 key performance indicators of the passenger...
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has continued to make improvements in the fuel efficiency of its fleet, resulting in substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and reinforcing the sustainability credentials of the airline. The airline’s dedicated fuel efficiency team drove numerous initiatives across all operational functions of the business, saving over 60,000 tonnes of fuel. This 2.5% improvement during 2016 amounts to nearly 190,000 tonnes of carbon...
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has been selected to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership. DFW Airport is now the only Airport to be recognized two consecutive years by the EPA in the Climate Leadership Awards program’s six-year history. The Organizational Leadership Award recognizes organizations that not only have their own comprehensive greenhouse gas inventories and aggressive emissions reduction goals...
Mr. H.M. Hakim Ali, a pioneer in the tourism and hospitality sector in Bangladesh, has been awarded the “Life Time Achievement Award” by the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, which quotes: “In grateful recognition of his visionary guidance and unwavering leadership in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Bangladesh. The legacy will be remembered by many generations to come.” In addition to the above, he was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement...
Wine. An Art and a Science Wine is more than grapes, terroir, weather, science and luck. If it were, wines would be made in a laboratory and not on the hills and dales of villages and communities around the world. Because the production of wine is complex and the resulting beverage is more than “something to drink,” consumers are taking the educational route to understanding what is in their glass and simultaneously increasing their wine consumption. We frequently take the growing interest in...
American Airlines is recognizing the importance of women in film by announcing a new $50,000 award for independent film directors at this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Bonnie Award will be given to an up-and-coming female director and seeks to honor their innovative vision and breakthrough work in the entertainment industry. The award’s namesake, Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo, was the first female pilot to fly for a major U.S. airline. Tiburzi began her career in 1973 when she was hired by...
Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its 59th list of worldwide Star Rating recipients, continuing its exceedingly selective approach for recognizing the world’s finest properties and rewarding gracious, intuitive service. For 2017, the award winners include 38 new Five-Star hotels, 75 new Four-Star hotels and 85new hotels in the Recommended category. Other first-time recipients include seven Five-Star restaurants, 16 Four-Star restaurants and 21 Recommend restaurants. The list also honors...
Thailand has secured a record nine entries in the influential Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017. Gaggan restaurant, famed for its progressive Indian cuisine, took the first spot on the list for the third consecutive year, winning the dual titles of the Best Restaurant in Asia and the Best Restaurant in Thailand. The record number of entries on the 2017 list means that Thailand now ties with China, Japan and Singapore who each have nine restaurants in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S...
