Recognising associations

 The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, presented and hosted the first edition of “The Leela Travel Trade Awards 2013” aimed at recognising the invaluable contributions and support of its travel and trade partners. The five award categories were Charters, MICE, Inbound, Preferred Domestic Leisure Travel Partners and Corporate Support. The award winners included Creative Travels, Kuoni Destination Management (KDM), LPTI, Travel Corporation of India (TCI), Tamarind, Caper Travels, Cox & Kings (C&K), among others. Amongst the domestic partners were Classic Travels, Global Odyssey, Make My Trip, Windex Tours and Travel, Explorer and many more. The awards were presented by the top management of The Leela group, including, Vivek Nair, chairman and managing director; Rajiv Kaul, president; Rajesh Jhingon, executive vice-president operations and Deepak Khullar, vice-president sales and marketing, in the presence of Padma Bhushan Capt. CP Krishnan Nair, chairman emeritus and founder of the group.
Speaking on the occasion, Kaul said, “The Leela Travel Trade Awards have been initiated to express our grateful appreciation for the unwavering support and enduring commitment of our Travel Trade partners, who have helped making The Leela a preferred Indian luxury hospitality brand today, in national and international markets.”