Travel professionals from around the world have voted Lufthansa “Europe’s Leading Airline” in the 2009 World Travel Awards.
For the second consecutive year, Lufthansa was awarded the title of “Europe’s Leading Airline” at the World Travel Awards 2009 held in Obidos, Portugal, on 17th October. The poll this year was the highest in the World Travel Awards’ 16-year history, with over 170,000 industry professionals casting their votes for what they consider to be the very best travel, tourism and hospitality products and services in Europe.
“This award demonstrates our customers’ appreciation of Lufthansa’s brand and recognizes Lufthansa’s continuous efforts to offer the best in network coverage, connectivity and flexibility”, says Dr Karsten Benz, Lufthansa Vice President Sales and Services Europe. “Travelers appreciate the Lufthansa product, “Mobility ΰ la Carte”, offering lead-in Economy Class return fares from as little as 99€ through to fully flexible Business Class products. Regardless of the fare paid, Lufthansa customers are guaranteed an outstanding on-board product to around 200 destinations in nearly 80 countries worldwide, serving the most conveniently located airports across over 100 European destinations.”
The World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and most prestigious awards program in the global travel industry today. According to the Wall Street Journal, the award is the “travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars”. The World Travel Awards were conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world’s travel and tourism industry. Now in their sixteenth year, travel professionals and discerning travellers have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the very best endorsement that a travel product could hope to receive.
