Maharajas' Express receives World's Leading Luxury Train Award

(prHWY.com) January 18, 2013 - New Delhi, India -- New Delhi (Dec 20, 2012): Maharaja's Express, the luxury train of India has proudly received the prestigious Luxury Train Award in an extravaganza. It needs to be mentioned that Maharajas' Express is the one and only Indian train to receive this award. For the first time an Indian luxury train has received this award. The World Travel Awards Grand Final held at The Oberoi in Gurgaon, New Delhi under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, was a grand success. The glittering function was attended by representatives of top brands in travel and tourism, all anxious to know the winner in each travel category. The WTA award is to the travel industry what an Oscar is to films. The setting was appropriate with The Oberoi Hotels walking away with the "World's Leading Luxury Hotel Brand" award the second year in succession.

India is a fitting venue for this project, Mr Graham F Cooke, Founder and Chairman of WTA is reported to have remarked. If The Oberoi was voted the topmost hotel India deservedly claimed the blue riband as the "World's Leading Destination" for the incredible achievement in raising international tourist arrivals in the country during the past year. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi, Minister of State for Tourism, India, had this to say: "It has been a tremendous honour for our nation to host the Grand final of the World Travel Awards, the highest accolade in travel and tourism..We can proudly say that India is an incredible destination with a range of products like nowhere else."

To quote Graham Cooke: "The past year has continued to challenge every area of travel, tourism and hospitality...The Grand final winners have demonstrated their world class pedigree over this period...In doing so they are also reinforcing our industry's role as one of the mainstays of the global economy."

When it was time to announce the winner for the WTA 2012 World's Leading Luxury Train Award, people awaited with bated breaths. Not unexpectedly, the winner was Maharajas' Express, only confirming its status all over again. If all the other luxury trains in the world spell class and elegance, the Maharajas' Express is distinctly royal. Those who have travelled the world attest to the spectacularly outstanding experience that puts the Maharajas' Express in a class apart.

The winners are expected to go on to claim their shield and award that they will proudly display in their boardrooms and on their websites. That the Maharajas' Express has won the award and that India has also won the award in their categories can only bode extremely well for the future, with the Maharajas' Express fuelling an inflow of tourists in the luxury travel segment. Maharajas' Express spokesman expressed great satisfaction and pride in winning this award. "We have really worked hard at living up an image of royal splendour we created and are glad our efforts have paid off."

Right from the moment it kicked off with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp as is customary in India, till the close of curtains, the Grand Final Award ceremonies kept guests and participants riveted to their seats, with thunderous applause breaking out every time a winner was announced. "This event should motivate the government to put in more reforms and the travel sector to do better to entice visitors to India," said a leading tour operator.

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