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SATTE-Samsung Industry Poll
SATTE conducted a cross-industry poll across
different segments. Each segment voted for the
other. More than 300 CEOs of the travel and
tourism industry exercised their preference in
selecting top performers and drivers of the
industry. Hoteliers were asked to poll for the
best tour operator and top inbound tour operators
were asked to express their preference for the
most professional hotelier, the best domestic
destination and the best products.
Similarly, outbound operators had to choose the
best international destination and airlines judged
top agents with NTOs identifying the best outbound
tour operator. In each segment, respondents were
asked to give three choices: Most preferred,
second nominee and third nominee. Interviewees had
to send in their opinion by April 2. However,
considering requests by industry stalwarts, the
closing date of the poll was extended by another
week.
Based on the opinion poll, SATTE awarded hotels,
tour operators, domestic and international
destinations, domestic and international airlines.
The award for top business, heritage and beach
hotel were clinched by Leela Palace, Bangalore;
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur and The Leela Goa
respectively. The heritage hotel category award
witnessed a lot of repositioning during the entire
poll period. Till the first phase of poll, it was
Samode Palace which was heading for the top
position. However, after the extension of the poll
date, Umaid Bhawan Palace emerged the winner with
121 points pushing Samode Palace to the second
spot with 102 points.
Kerala maintained its supremacy from the
beginning, ultimately bagging the top domestic
destination award with 212 points, leaving the
second position for Goa with 174 points. In the
top international destination category, Singapore
with 105 points remained far ahead of the second
spot that went to Malaysia with 67 points.
In the aviation sector, there was a neck-and-neck
fight between Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines
for the top spot in domestic airlines. However,
Jet Airways, with 200 points, piped Kingfisher
Airlines (199 points) to the post, with a single
point separating the two. For the most dependable
airline award, it was the good old Indian
(Airlines). In the top international airline
category, Emirates with 129 points beat Singapore
Airlines in the final round by a margin of 23
points. During the first phase of poll, which was
to be closed on April 2, Singapore Airlines had
emerged the winner. However, in the extended
period, Emirates Airline surged ahead.
In the tour operator’s category, the top honours
in the MICE, business travel, leisure and outbound
segments went to Creative Travels, Carlson
Wagonlit Travels, Le Passage to India and SOTC
respectively, while HRG Sita bagged the best
travel agent award. Kumarakom Lake Resort and
Amanbagh together were awarded in the best new
product category. Other aspirants in this category
included recently opened Radisson Kumarakom, Ista
Bangalore, Casino Group’s Swaswara, Baghvan, among
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V.K. Gulati of Indian Airlines |
Ram Kohli of Creative Travels |
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Vanita Saxena of Leela Hotels |
Gulam Naqshband of LPTI |
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Subir Ahluwalia of Jet Airways |
Medhavi Pande of Kumarakom Lake Resort |
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Vinay Malhotra of Emirates |
Kenneth Lim of Singapore Tourism |
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| Top Business Hotel |
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Leela Palace, Bangalore |
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Heritage Hotel |
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Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur |
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Top Beach Hotel |
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The Leela Goa |
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| Top
Domestic Destination |
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Kerala |
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International Destination |
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Singapore |
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Domestic Airline |
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Jet
Airways |
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Most Friendly Airline |
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Indian |
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International Airline |
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Emirates |
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| Top
Tour Operator in MICE category |
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Creative Travels |
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| Top
Tour Operator in Business Travel segment |
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Carlson Wagonlit |
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Tour Operator in Leisure segment |
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Le
passage to India |
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Best Travel Agent |
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HRG
SITA |
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Best Outbound Tour Operator |
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SOTC |
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Best New Product |
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kumarakom Lake Resort and Amanbagh |
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