
The ceremony of awarding the First Annual Prize in the business travel industry instituted by the Corporate Travel Academy took place in the Central House of Entrepreneurs.
The main aims of the event were to attract attention to the business travel industry and to show how important to involve the real professionals in rendering of services.
The first persons of 300 leading Russian and foreign companies, the heads of embassy consular divisions, the owners and the heads of domestic and foreign airlines and the representatives of the leading business mass media became the guests of the ceremony.
Robert Daikin, General Manager of the company Corporate Travel Partnership and a universally recognized expert-consultant in business travel industry for large-scale enterprises became a special guest and the head of the jury.
Prize-winners:
In the nomination Best Business Hotel - Marriott Royal Aurora
In the nomination Best Business Airline - Aeroflot
In the nomination Best Consulate – Business Visa - Switzerland
In the nomination Best MICE Provider - ATH - Business Travel Solutions
In the nomination Best MICE Destination - UK
Winners of additional awards:
In the nomination Best Business Hotel - Ararat Park Hyatt
In the nomination Best Business Airline - Aeroflot
In the nomination Best Consulate – Business Visa - UK
In the nomination Best MICE Provider - ATH - Business Travel Solutions
In the nomination Best MICE Destination - Turkey
As it was impossible to choose one prize-winner in the main nomination The Best Travel Agency, the jury and the independent call-center assigned the absolute leaders in this market segment: "АТН – Business Travel Solutions", "American Express", "Carlson Wagonlit", "Continent Express".
For the first time this prize gave consumers an opportunity to award the ace of aces in the business travel industry. Although it is a new business field in Russia, its turnover is more than $ 2,000,000,000 per year.