SINGAPORE, 31 October 2017 — The prestigious TripZilla Excellence Awards 2017 has named 37 remarkable travel companies and organisations for service excellence, outstanding business practices and for bringing innovative travel to consumers.
These distinguished accolades are presented to Travel Agencies, Cruises, Activities and Attractions, Hotels, and other Travel Services as testament to their achievements over the last year. The winners were chosen via an intensive voting process conducted on the TripZilla platform from 16 to 22 October.
Organised by TripZilla, an independent and leading online travel media in Southeast Asia that reaches more than 25 million travellers monthly, the Awards reflect the voices of travel consumers – the heart of the travel industry.
This year has seen the addition of new categories such as Best Family Resort, Best New Attraction, and Best Vacation Rental Website. First-time winners who made their way into the TripZilla Excellence Awards 2017 include Hotel YAN, Sentosa, Avis Car Rental, HomeAway and FWD. Several winners have also made notable wins by clinching the Awards for three years running, such as Jetabout Holidays (Best for Australia) and JTB Pte Ltd (Best for Japan).
“As a leading B2C digital travel publication with the largest community of travellers in Southeast Asia, TripZilla would like to salute the best in the industry for their good work in the past year. We hope the timely sharing of the results will also help the many travellers who are planning their year end vacations make more informed choices,” said Winnie Tan, CEO of TripZilla.
Please refer to Annex A for the full list of 2017 winners. To find out more about these winning companies, click here.
About TripZilla Excellence Awards 2017
The prestigious TripZilla Excellence Awards honour the industry’s best travel companies and organisations for service excellence, outstanding business practices and for bringing innovative travel to consumers. This year, there were 37 hotly contested categories and the winners were decided via an intensive round of voting carried out on TripZilla’s platform.
As an independent and leading online travel media in Southeast Asia that reaches more than 25 million travellers every month, TripZilla represents the voice of Asian travellers and is in the best position to name the most-loved travel brands. Travel companies who receive this distinguished accolade are being endorsed as market leaders by one of the largest travel community and leading digital travel media company in Southeast Asia.
For more information, please visit https://www.tripzilla.com/excellence-awards/2017.
About TripZilla
TripZilla is a leading online travel media in Southeast Asia that reaches more than 25 million travellers every month. TripZilla creates authentic content that inspires the world to travel and connects travellers to sources that can materialise their travel goals.
For more information, please visit http://www.tripzilla.com.
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ANNEX A
1. Travel Agencies
CATEGORY | AWARD WINNERS |
Best for Australia | Jetabout Holidays |
Best for Bhutan | EU Asia |
Best for China | CTC Travel |
Best for Europe | EU Holidays |
Best for Exotic Tours | CTC Travel |
Best for Japan | JTB Singapore |
Best for Korea | CTC Travel |
Best for Luxury Tours | Insight Vacations |
Best for New Zealand | Dynasty Travel |
Best for USA | EU Holidays |
Most Innovative Tour Product | H.I.S International Travel |
2. Hotels
CATEGORY | AWARD WINNERS |
Best Boutique Hotel | Naumi Singapore |
Best Family Resort | D’Resort @ Downtown East |
Best for Couples | The Quincy Hotel |
Best for Staycation | Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa |
Best Heritage Hotel | Raffles Hotel Singapore |
Best Wellness Hotel | Oasia Hotel Downtown |
Above and Beyond (Service Excellence) | Hotel YAN |
3. Cruises
CATEGORY | AWARD WINNERS |
Best Cruise Activities | Costa Cruises |
Best Cruise Agency | Planet Travel |
Best Cruise Entertainment | Costa Cruises |
Best Cruise Line | Princess Cruises |
Best Family Cruise | Costa Cruises |
Best Luxury River Cruise | Uniworld Boutique River Cruises |
4. Activities & Attractions
CATEGORY | AWARD WINNERS |
Best Dance Party of the Year | Ultra Singapore |
Best Family Attraction | Wild Wild Wet @ Downtown East |
Best Nature Encounter | Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom |
Best New Attraction | AJ Hackett Sentosa |
Best Singapore Destination | Sentosa |
Best Theme Attraction | Gardens by the Bay |
5. Other Travel Services
CATEGORY | AWARD WINNERS |
Best Vacation Rentals Website | HomeAway |
Best Car Rental Company | Avis Car Rental |
Best Online Buying Experience (Travel Insurance) | HL Assurance |
Best Travel Insurance | FWD |