MAYA mesmerises the West once again
InI its third edition, the West India Travel Awards celebrated achievers of thet travel industry in the Western region, at a glittering ceremony in Pune
T Rhe third edition of West India Travel Awards felicitated achievers in the travel and tourism industry of the region during a glittering ceremony held at Novotel Pune Nagar Road on August 5, 2016. The opening ceremony was graced by the presence of Taware Pandurang, Founder/ President, Agri Tourism Development Company, Dattaram Sawant, General Manager, Finance, Goa Tourism Development Corporation and Saudamini Naik, Gladrags Mrs. India. The awards salute the best in the industry and are selected based on a non- biased system of voting. SanJeet, Mentor, India Travel Awards, said, “We salute the outstanding achievers. These awards, in their third year, signify the growth of the industry which has developed immensely in the last few years. We are proud to have been instrumental in recognising this flourishing industry and will c continue with our endeavours.” Novotel Pune Nagar Road was named the Best Business Hotel. Bandish Mehta, General Manager, Novotel Pune Nagar Road, received the award. Rohit Chopra, Executive Assistant Manager-Rooms, Sales and Marketing, Novotel Pune Nagar Road, received the Best Hospitality Professional at the ceremony. With 223 rooms and 11,000 sq. ft. of banqueting space, Novotel Pune Nagar Road offers state- of the art facilities for business professionals, and is well connected to all the business hubs as well as the airport. Rajiv Duggal, CEO, Lavasa, was declared as the Best Marketing Professional of the year for his contribution towards promoting Lavasa. Duggal also picked up the awards for Lavasa International Convention Centre which won the Best Convention Centre; and Lavasa Tourism which was named the Best All Seasons Destination. Talking about the sweeping victory at the event, he said, “It’s an overwhelming feeling to receive the three trophies and I am glad that the awards recognise the effort we’ve put behind the development and promotion of the destination.”