The Results Are Out: Here Are the Winners of India's Best Awards 2017

This year at Travel+Leisure India & South Asia, we received an overwhelming response from our readers for India’s Best Awards 2017. Close to 150,000 votes were cast in 57 categories to select 97 winners that range from the best country, emerging destination, cruise, business hotel, airport, destination spa, and honeymoon destinations in India and across the world, thousands of Travel + Leisure India & South Asia’s discerning readers have voted robustly and discriminatingly and the competition was very close in most categories.

The guest of honour for the evening, Press Department and Official spokesman of the German Embassy, Mr. Hans Christian WINKLER deliverd a key note speech and presented a few awards. Mr. Inaki Vitorika, Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of Spain, and Sujit Banerjee, Secretary General, World Travel and Tourism Council were some of the esteemed guests who graced the occasion.

A glittering awards ceremony—attended by designer Raghavendra Rathore, beauty expert Shahnaz Hussain, entrepreneur Navin Ansal among others— was held at ITC Maurya, Chanakyapuri on November 17 to felicitate the leaders of the travel and hospitality industry. Browse through our slideshow to know the biggest winners of the evening.

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A complete list of winners follows:

INTERNATIONAL

Best Country – Switzerland

Best City – Dubai, UAE & Melbourne, Victoria

Best Emerging Destination – Korea & Bahrain

Best Heritage Destination – Israel & Mexico

Best Honeymoon Destination – France & Thailand

Best MICE Destination – Hong Kong & Japan

Best Wedding Destination – Abu Dhabi & Macau

Best Food Destination – Rome, Italy & Madrid, Spain

Best Family Destination – Austria

Best Luxury Destination – Baden Baden, Germany & Monte Carlo

Best Adventure Destination – South Africa & Canada

Best Business Hotel – Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai

Best Heritage Hotel – The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore

Best Luxury Resort – Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives & The Venetian Macao

Best Hotel Group – Hyatt Hotels Corporation & AccorHotels

Best Destination Spa – Palazzo Versace Dubai & Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort

Best Hotel Loyalty Programme- SPG – World of Hyatt

Best Golf Resort- Address Montgomerie, Dubai

Best Luxury Safari Resort- Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Tanzani & Ulusaba Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Best Amusement Park- Dubai Park & Resorts

Best Theme Park- Universal Studios Singapore

Best Integrated Resort- Resort World Sentosa, Singapore

Best Cruise- Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Best One-Stop Shopping Destination – Bicester Village, UK & Fashion Island California

DOMESTIC

Best State – Gujarat & Tamil Nadu

Best Emerging Destination – Assam

Best Heritage Destination – Madhya Pradesh & Odisha

Best Honeymoon Destination – Kerala & Jammu & Kashmir

Best Wedding Destination – Goa & Rajasthan

Best Family Destination – Himachal Pradesh

Best Spiritual Destination – Bihar

Best Adventure Destination – Sikkim

Best Food Destination – Andhra Pradesh

Best New Hotel – The LaLit Mangar, Faridabad & Andaz Delhi

Best Heritage Hotel – Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad & The Imperial New Delhi

Best Boutique Hotel – Namah & Niraamaya Retreats Cardamom Club, Kerala

Best Hotel for Women Travellers – The Leela Ambience Gurugram Hotel & Residences & Park Hyatt Hyderabad

Best Business Hotel – Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & Le Méridien New Delhi

Best Family Hotel – Fairmont Jaipur & InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort

Best Luxury Business Hotel – Park Hyatt Chennai & The St. Regis Mumbai

Best Luxury Hotel – The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra & ITC Grand Bharat, Gurugram

Best Luxury Resort – Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa & Kumarakom Lake Resort, Kerala

Best Destination Spa – Shamana Spa, Grand Hyatt Goa & Ananda Spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, Rishikesh

Best Hotel Group – The Park Hotels

Best Luxury Hotel Chain – ITC Hotels

Best Airport-International- Singapore Changi Airport

Best Airline- International- Singapore Airlines and Emirates

Best Airport-India- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Best Airline-Domestic- Vistara

Best Airport Lounge- Etihad, Abu Dhabi & Lufthansa, Frankfurt

Best Duty-Free Shopping- Delhi Duty Free & Munich Airport Duty Free

Best Luxury Travel Curator- TUI & Cox & Kings India

Best Travel Photographer (Tripoto Powered) – Aamir Wani

Best Travel Writer (Tripoto Powered)– Sreshti Verma

Best Digital Influencer – Rufus Reynolds

Written By

Pallavi Phukan

Social Media Head

A social media addict and K-drama fanatic, Pallavi Phukan can often be found endlessly scrolling on Instagram for the next travel destination. When not racking her brains for a clickbait caption, you can catch this digital strategy expert dreaming of a beach vacation with her toddler daughter for company.