Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards Honor the Best of the Best

The best of the best were honored at the first Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards ceremony held at the Izvestia Hall in Moscow on September 26.

Held in Russia for the first time under the auspices of Business Traveller magazine, the event welcomed an audience of chief executives of international and Russian companies, airport directors, representatives of the hotel industry, car rental companies, embassies and tourism offices of different countries of the world, graduates of the leading business schools, representatives of state authorities of the federal and regional levels.

Moscow was honoured with the highest award in the nomination “Best City for Business and Event Tourism Worldwide”, leaving behind such cities as Rome, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod.

The event, hosted by actress Olga Kabo and director of Solyanka Art Gallery, Fedor Pavlov-Andreevich, was opened by the founder of Zelenski Group of companies and the establisher of the Russian edition of Business Traveller – Vadim Zelenski. Guests were offered a fantastic performance by the winners of Art Vision VJing contest of the Circle of Light Moscow international festival in a special category of the Business Traveller Magazine – “Travel. Vision of the Future”.

Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards

The Business Traveller Awards have won the reputation of an authoritative award as award laureates are chosen by the votes of readers and not by a jury or an expert board.

Frequent travellers had three months to vote for the best representatives of the Russian business travel market in six categories: airline, airport, destination, hotel, car rental service and roaming.

Vote participants included readers of the Russian edition of the Business Traveller: frequent business travellers, graduates of the leading international and Russian business schools, chief executives of large international companies, representatives of banks, Russian state corporations, as well as individual travellers.

The importance of the Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards for the Russian business travel market lies in determination of the loyalty degree and customer satisfaction level, the so-called positive index of Customer Experience. Due to the specially developed respondent questionnaire and the opinion poll of the representatives of various professional spheres, award results can help to determine quality standards of travel services and the needs both of the corporate and the individual traveller. Customer satisfaction is the key to the development of the Russian hospitality sector, incoming and outcoming travel.

Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards 2016 ceremony was held with the support of Moscow City Government.

The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) was a media partner of the Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards.

Winners of Business Traveller Russia and CIS Awards

Airlines
Best Airline in Russia and CIS – Aeroflot
Best Regional Airline in Russia and CIS – UTair
Best European Airline – Aeroflot
Best Asian Airline – Singapore Airlines
Best Middle Eastern Airline – Etihad Airways
Best Business Class on Long-Haul Flights – Etihad Airways
Best Business Class on Medium-Haul Flights – Aeroflot
Best Economy Class on Long-Haul Flights – Emirates
Best Economy Class on Medium-Haul Flights – Swiss International Air Lines
Best Frequent Flyer Programme – S7

Airports
Best Airport Worldwide – Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Best Airport in Russia and CIS – Sheremetyevo International Airport
Best Regional Airport in Russia – Sochi International Airport
Best Business Lounge in Russia and CIS – Space business lounge at Sheremetyevo International Airport

Destinations – Choice by Business Travellers
Best City for Business and Event Tourism Worldwide – Moscow
Best City for Business and Event Tourism in Russia and CIS – Saint Petersburg

Hotels
Best Business Hotel Chain Worldwide – Kempinski Hotels
Best Business Hotel Chain in Russia and CIS – Azimut Hotels
Best Business Hotel in Russia and CIS – Lotte Hotel Moscow
Best Business Hotel in the Central Federal District – Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
Best Business Hotel in the Northwestern Federal District – Belmond Grand Hotel Europe
Best Business Hotel in the South Federal District – Mriya Resort & Spa
Best Business Hotel in the Far Eastern Federal District – AZIMUT Hotel Vladivostok
Best Business Hotel in the Ural Federal District – Hyatt Regency Ekaterinburg
Best Business Hotel in the Volga Federal District – DoubleTree by Hilton Kazan City Center
Best Business Hotel in the North Caucasus Federal District – Grozny City Hotel
Best Business Hotel in the Siberian Federal District – Novosibirsk Marriott Hotel
Best Airport Hotel in Russia – Sheraton Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport Hotel
Best Hotel Loyalty Scheme – Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Best Business Hotel Worldwide – Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow

Traveller’s Arsenal
Best Roaming – Best Mobile Network Operator – Beeline

Best Rent-A-Car Service
Best Car Rental Company – Avis