Mr Raghavendra Rathore, eminent fashion designer, and
Ms Priyanka Gill, Founder and CEO, PopXO, present the
award for Best Heritage Hotel (Intl) to Mr Giovanni Viterale,
General Manager, The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore.
Mr Hans Christian Winkler, Head
of Press Department, German
Embassy, presents the award for
Best Heritage Hotel (Domestic)
to Mr Vijay Wanchoo, General
Manager and Ms Aparupa Ray
Ganguly, Head Marketing and PR,
The Imperial New Delhi.
(L-R) Mr Björn Rettig, CEO, Burda India and
Ms Kalyani Chawla, Founder, Lulu & Sky,
present the award for Best Luxury Hotel Chain
(Domestic) to Mr Dipak Haksar, CEO, ITC Hotels.
Mr Björn Rettig, CEO, Burda India,
welcomes guests to the award show.
Mr Cyrus Sahukar, guest and anchor at IBA 2017.
Travel+Leisure India & South Asia hosted the
sixth edition of India’s Best Awards at ITC Maurya,
New Delhi. It was night of glamorous camaraderie
as some of the world’s leading hoteliers, regional and
international tourism board professionals, and friends
from the luxury fashion and lifestyle industry got together
to celebrate the winners. The award for Best Hotel Group
went to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and AccorHotels,
Best Country to Switzerland, and Best Emerging
Destination to Bahrain and Korea. Over the course of the
night, popular VJ, TV host, and entertainer Cyrus Sahukar
anchored the show, Mr Hans Christian Winkler, head
of Press Department, German Embassy delivered the
keynote speech, and guests networked over dinner
consisting fine delicacies from ITC Maurya’s signature
restaurants, Bukhara and Dum Pukht.