Consider yourself a travel connoisseur? See how your opinion stacks up against the results of Global Traveler's annual GT Tested Awards.
The US-based magazine asked its 28,000 elite business and luxury traveller readers to select their favourite travel related products and services.Sure to get people talking, this year's roster of winners includes British Airways (Best Business Class), Asiana Airlines (Best Onboard Service), Qantas (Best Airline to Australia/NZ), and TAP Portugal (best Airline in Europe). The awards also cover the best hotel chains, aircraft types and airline security.
A stewardess at the first class bar of an Emirates Airbus A380. Photos: Getty
GT readers are frequent travellers averaging 16 international and domestic round trips a year, with an average household income of $369,900 USD per year. Readers spend an average of 100 nights a year in hotels, with a whopping 76 percent of them travelling regularly in business class.
See who made the cut this year:
Best Airline in the World - Singapore AirlinesBest Airline to Australia and New Zealand - Qantas
Best Airline in the Middle East - Emirates
Best Airline in Southeast Asia - Singapore Airlines
Best Airline in Europe - TAP Portugal
Best Airline for First Class - Emirates
Best Airline for Business Class - British Airways
Best Airport Staff/Gate Agents - Qatar AirwaysBest Airline Cuisine – Alitalia
Best Airport Lounges - Emirates
Best Airport in the World - Incheon International Airport
Best Airport Dining - Changi International Airport
Best Aircraft Type - Boeing 747
Best International Hotel Chain - The Ritz-Carlton
Best Hotel in the United States - The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Best Hotel Chain in Asia - Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces
Best European Hotel Chain - Conrad Hotels & Resorts
Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East - Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts
Best Lifestyle Hotel - Andaz
Best Luggage Brand - Briggs & RileyBest Duty Free Shops - Dubai Duty Free
Best WiFi Service - Boingo Wireless
Do you agree with the results? Who would get your vote?
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28 Comments
I've been on heaps of airlines, but I must say my favourite is Virgin Australia and V Australia. The food coming back from USA was really nice (Salmon). I love their in flight entertainment (RED). Staff is great and attentive too. Within the USA we traveled on Virgin America, Delta Airlines and United Airlines and all were great. To Europe we've traveled with Emirates which was good, but I absolutely hated Dubai Airport. It was full of people sleeping all over the floor and you had to step over everyone! It felt dirty and the toilets were holes in the floor! YUK! However, on our second trip, the new exclusive Emirates terminal had opened and this was great. Incidentally, we had a 17 hr delay in Dubai, and Emirates gave us accommodation and 3 meals for our group of 8. We were impressed and really liked Dubai so much, we will schedule a few days there next time!
ReplyVso pohvalo letalskemu prevozniku za njihovo kvalitetno delo.Tudi sam sem delal v letalski družbi.Zato poznam delo letalskega osebja-posadke v letalu. Vse čestitke letalski družbi za uspeh in lep pozdrav v Novem letu 2013. 9.12.2012 HUGO
ReplyTravelled a bit with emirates, still think they are very good, food and drinks were great. Then air canada have always had good flights with them. Last year did Virgin to the US, overall not bad, but cutting off the drinks a couple of hours out of LA was a bit rude. I have no idea why Qantas is ranked there, worst airline rates with Iraq air for me( if yu haven't flown with Iraq air try it!). Most travel cattle class and thats where the refinemetns should be not in the upper echelon front end of the plane. Most planes carry more cattle class than business class. You want repeat business and recommendations, give more legroom, have soft and sleeepable seats. Don't scrimp on the meals and drinks. You airline execs ,Treat prospective customers as you would expect to be treated and not as the poor cousins that you have to put up with from time to time.
ReplyI've just travelled with Emirates and the flight wasn't that great and seats were uncomfortable. Meals were ordinary. Qantas have improved in last 6 months. There something different about the service. In my opinion Qantas Business class should be rated best in the world. Good on you Qantas! Keep up the good work!
ReplyWhy is it that airlines will always advertise how good their First Class and Business classes are, and how many awards they get for these classes, but none will ever say anything about the CATTLE CLASS (ecomomy class), and the #$%$ they serve called meals, and the unfriendly staff that dish out the service in this cattle class. We pay good money to travel with these airlines, so I am sure some consideration should be shown instead of dereasing the meal sizes and quality, seats being made smaller and cramped, and only the cheap and nasty brand of drinks served in Cattle Class... I guess the humble person who travels in Cattle Class does not carry the same snooty/snobby prestige as the scumbags who travel in first and business classes.
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