Maya rewards the MICE industry
The 2016 edition of the India Travel Awards North and India Hospitality Awards North & East, held in Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, lauded the true leaders of the industry
Gurgaon saw the crèmede- la- crème of the travel and hospitality industry gather at Hyatt Regency Gurgaon for the India Travel Awards North, held on October 21, 2016 and the Indian Hospitality Awards North & East, held on October 20, 2016.
At the India Travel Awards North, Om Prakash Singh, MinisterTourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, said, “India is one of the oldest countries and with a history that dates back almost 5,000 years. We have everything – the sea, desert, mountains, islands – as well as a vibrant and diverse culture. But we need to make full use of these strengths. You can only grow with love, contribution and support from all stakeholders and this is precisely what is needed.”
Speaking at the Indian Hospitality Awards North & East, Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, said, “Th e initiative that SanJeet has taken with the India hospitality Awards is indeed laudable and I think excellence should just not be recognised by the government but it is up to the industry also to pick people amongst us who have done great jobs and to also recognise and celebrate that excellence.” SanJeet, Mentor, India Travel Awards, focused on the importance of conducting regional awards and said, “We all know that the travel and tourism industry has many awards all given on a national or a global level but none on a regional platform that recognise the true stars in India.
Th e real heroes of our industry come from diff erent regions and far corners of India. To keep the awards non- biased, an online nomination and voting system was adopted. We received 365 nominations in 74 diff erent categories and fi nally, over 4,38,909 votes were received from all over the world.”