Comments on: The worldwide winners of this year’s World Travel Awards http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/ Keep up to date with the luxury end of the travel market. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kay http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-695773 Kay Sun, 10 May 2009 13:25:53 +0000 http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/#comment-695773 It doesn't surprise me, though. However, there is one great thing about BA being expensive. In my husband's previous life, working for HMG, BA was used as the 'marker'. Thus if you needed to get from A to B they calculated the fare based on BA Business Class. Yippee! With that budget, we travelled from London to Delhi with Virgin. We'd booked Premium Economy but they gave us a free upgrade to Upper Class. Wow! That was nice. And then with all the money we'd saved we had several nice little holidays (from Delhi) to Thailand too. It doesn’t surprise me, though.

However, there is one great thing about BA being expensive. In my husband’s previous life, working for HMG, BA was used as the ‘marker’. Thus if you needed to get from A to B they calculated the fare based on BA Business Class. Yippee!

With that budget, we travelled from London to Delhi with Virgin. We’d booked Premium Economy but they gave us a free upgrade to Upper Class. Wow! That was nice. And then with all the money we’d saved we had several nice little holidays (from Delhi) to Thailand too.

]]> By: Paul Johnson http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-695566 Paul Johnson Thu, 07 May 2009 11:51:55 +0000 http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/#comment-695566 I suspect it won't please you to hear, Kay, that BA also won the award in both 2006 and 2007! I suspect it won’t please you to hear, Kay, that BA also won the award in both 2006 and 2007!

]]> By: Kay http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-695565 Kay Thu, 07 May 2009 11:43:32 +0000 http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/#comment-695565 Sorry, but I don't like this list at all, for several reasons. How on earth did British Airways win the World's Leading Airlines award? In my experience of BA, which is fairly extensive - and even includes First Class flights (not many!) - I have rarely enjoyed a flight with them. They are expensive and I feel sure that they send their staff to a special school to teach them how to be rude to passengers. BA gets two thumbs down from me. My best experiences of airlines have been with Emirates and Virgin. World's Leading Attraction - the pyramids. Bah! There are so many touts there pestering tourists that it can be an extremely unpleasant experience. I would say that there are other impressive attractions where you can enjoy a more comfortable and enjoyable day out. Angkor Wat in Cambodia springs first to my mind. Sorry, but I don’t like this list at all, for several reasons.

How on earth did British Airways win the World’s Leading Airlines award? In my experience of BA, which is fairly extensive – and even includes First Class flights (not many!) – I have rarely enjoyed a flight with them. They are expensive and I feel sure that they send their staff to a special school to teach them how to be rude to passengers. BA gets two thumbs down from me.

My best experiences of airlines have been with Emirates and Virgin.

World’s Leading Attraction – the pyramids. Bah! There are so many touts there pestering tourists that it can be an extremely unpleasant experience.

I would say that there are other impressive attractions where you can enjoy a more comfortable and enjoyable day out. Angkor Wat in Cambodia springs first to my mind.

]]> By: Paul Johnson http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-394704 Paul Johnson Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:48:36 +0000 http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/#comment-394704 Hi both of you... thanks for dropping by with your comments. I'd like to see the comments part of the blog getting a little more active in 2008, so I really appreciate you taking a moment to scribble a few words! When you consider that these are only the world awards (there's also 10 regional categories, as well as categories for 'green' and 'travel technology'), it's a little hard to digest such a mass of awards, isn't it?! Paul Hi both of you… thanks for dropping by with your comments. I’d like to see the comments part of the blog getting a little more active in 2008, so I really appreciate you taking a moment to scribble a few words!

When you consider that these are only the world awards (there’s also 10 regional categories, as well as categories for ‘green’ and ‘travel technology’), it’s a little hard to digest such a mass of awards, isn’t it?!

Paul

]]> By: Lee Harrison (owner Select World Travel Ltd) http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-394043 Lee Harrison (owner Select World Travel Ltd) Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:01:09 +0000 http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/#comment-394043 Imagine if every Winner had to give an acceptance Speech, The awards ceremony would take days! Some Good Worthy winners. Imagine if every Winner had to give an acceptance Speech, The awards ceremony would take days!
Some Good Worthy winners.

]]> By: Dubai Property Investor http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-391597 Dubai Property Investor Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:39:58 +0000 http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2007/12/18/the-worldwide-winners-of-this-years-world-travel-awards/#comment-391597 This is a great list, thanks for posting! I really like this blog too, good job. This is a great list, thanks for posting! I really like this blog too, good job.

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