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Nine PATA awards for India
By agencies
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Wednesday, 02 March 2005, 20:30 IST
THIRUVANANTHPURAM: The Pacific Asia Travel Association awarded the `PATA Gold AwardsÂ’ nine Indian companies for 2005. Individuals and organizations from India, including the Department of Tourism, Government of India, and Kerala Tourism, have won the awards including a `Grand Award'.
The Department of Tourism, Government of India, has won the `PATA Grand Award for Heritage'. The award is for the department's `Ajanta-Ellora conservation and tourism development project', the release says. The other `Grand Award', for marketing, goes to the Singapore-based Banyan Tree Holdings.
Kerala Tourism has won the Gold Award for its e-newsletter, and has also secured an `honorable mention' in the heritage and culture category for its `A day with the masters' cultural tour initiative –which is a specially designed, experimental tour of Kerala Kalamandalam.
The Department of Tourism has won the second award for its `Incredible Taj' print media advertisement, . Indian Airlines has won the award in the domestic air carrier category, while Thomas Cook India has won the award in the tour operator category. ITC Hotels has won the award in the corporate environmental category and SITA India in the consumer travel brochure category. Kamal Gill has won an award in the industry business article - consumer publications category.