8th GO ASIA AWARDS PRESENTED AT ITB 2011
THAILAND WINS FIVE GO ASIA AWARDS HONOURING BEST SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR TRAVEL TO ASIA AT ITB BERLIN 2011
The Kingdom of Thailand was voted by visitors of goasia.de as the most popular travel destination in Asia for the eighth consecutive year during the 8th Go Asia Awards in 2011.
Other proud winners from Thailand include The Tourism Authority of Thailand for ‘Best Tourist Office from Asia in Germany’, Siam@ Siam Design Hotel & Spa in Bangkok and Anantara Phuket Villas in Phuket, both in the Top 3 for ‘Best Hotel in Asia’, and Bangkok Airways was voted second for Best Airline in Asia.
The results of the annual Go Asia Awards, now in its eighth consecutive year, were announced during the 2011 gala award ceremony hosted in conjunction with ITB Berlin, the world’s biggest tourism fair.
This year, Go Asia Awards were presented in 10 award categories. These are: Most popular destination in Asia, Most popular destination in Arabia, Best Airline in Asia, Best Airline in Arabia, Best Tourist Office from Asia in Germany, Best Tourist Office in Germany from Arabia, Best Hotel in Asia, Best Hotel in Arabia, Best tour operator Asia/Arabia and Laureate "Most Innovative Travel".
The awards are based on a comprehensive online survey among all registered users and a total of 3,000 people participated in the vote in 2011. Votes reflected end-consumer and travel trade feedback. All of the best service providers for travel to Asia were honoured.
Winners of the Go Asia Awards 2011
- Most popular destination in Asia
1. Thailand
2. Singapore
3. Indonesia
- Most popular destination in Arabia
1. Dubai
2. Abu Dhabi
3. Jordan
- Best Airline in Asia
1. Singapore Airlines
2. Bangkok Airways
3. Cathay Pacific
- Best Airline in Arabia
1. Emirates
2. Etihad Airways
3. Qatar Airways
- Best Tourist Office from Asia in Germany
1. Thailand
2. Singapore
3. Hong Kong
- Best Tourist Office in Germany from Arabia
1. Dubai
2. Abu Dhabi
3. Jordan
- Best Hotel in Asia
1. Siam @ Siam Design Hotel & Spa, Bangkok (Thailand)
2. Raffles Hotel (Singapore)
3. Anantara Phuket Villas, Phuket (Thailand)
- Best Hotel in Arabia
1. Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
2. Burj al Arab, Dubai (UAE)
3. The Chedi, Muscat (Oman)
- Best tour operator Asia / Arabia
1. Meier's world travels
2. Gebeco
3. Trans Orient Touristik GmbH
- Laureate "Most Innovative Travel"
1. NOMAD. Travel to the People: Bam-i Dunya - Roof of the World
2. ONE WORLD travel with senses: Bhutan - Small Dragon Land on the edge of the Himalayas
3. goXplore with Gebeco: Tour and Volunteer in Rajasthan
4. China Tours: Elements in China - travel together individually
Go Asia is a marketing network which specializes in marketing “Destination Asia.” The target is to increase tourist traffic to Asia and to promote awareness of its individual members. Founded in 2003, the go Asia initiative is designed to enhance marketing in German-speaking regions. The goal is achieved by joint marketing activities, such as the Go Asia website, participation in exhibitions and trade fairs, media relations and training initiatives.
The ‘Go Asia’ award includes participation by Go Asia members, consisting primarily of tour operators who offer outstanding Asia programmes, airlines, and tourism boards. First launched in 2004, the award programme is organized in cooperation with media partners — Travel Talk magazine (B2B, Niedecken Verlag) and Reise und Preise Magazine (B2B, Reise & Preise Verlags GmbH).
In addition to honouring truly committed corporations and businesses, the Go Asia survey is also meant to provide an overview of the perception of the German market of Asia as a travel destination. Travel agents as well as individual consumers from all over Germany were invited to participate in the voting process.
Credit: Tourism Authority of Thailand (www.tourismthailand.org)
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