TAP Portugal was elected the World’s Leading Airline to South America at the Grand Final gala of the 16th edition of the WTA World Travel Awards, held in London on November 8, on the eve of the WTM World Travel Market.
Created in order to recognise, award and celebrate excellence in all
sectors of the global travel and tourism industry, the World Travel
Awards are today the most prestigious in the industry.
The announcement of the 2009 winners is the culmination of a grand competition held over the course of this year, during which the best brands in travel in each region around the globe were distinguished in a process spanning all continents, involving 3,600 nominees and receiving over 183,000 votes.
“The award of this prize fills us with pride and satisfaction and represents an enormous incentive for all of us here at TAP. This distinction praises and recognises the efforts that the Portuguese airline has persistently made, over the last few years, to promote and strengthen its presence in South America, particularly in Brazil, where we carry the most passengers of any foreign airline and provide daily links from Europe to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recife, Natal and Fortaleza,” declared Luiz Mór, TAP Executive Director. “On behalf of TAP, it is with great excitement that we see ourselves recognised as leaders among the airlines that operate in South America. For us, this prize carries with it added responsibility towards our customers and crowns the success of our efforts and investment in this market, motivating us to continue improving."
The WTA winners were elected through an online voting process involving travel and tourism professionals, mostly travel agents, with the voting process also open this year to the travelling public.
