Forbes Journey Information’s Inaugural Luxurious Air Journey Awards
From the very best airways and personal jet service to the highest culinary packages and lounges, introducing a brand new metrics-based accolade for high-flyers.
By Jennifer Kester, Contributor
Before you test into a shocking resort or discover a brand new metropolis, likelihood is your travels will start on the airport. And the journey is simply as vital because the vacation spot. That’s why Forbes Journey Information is launching its first Verified Air Journey Awards to rejoice the very best airline and airport experiences.
The 22 awards spotlight a variety of classes—from fantastic airport eating and lavish lounges, to top-of-the-line first-class suites and in-flight cocktail bars. For individuals who want traversing the globe in a extra unique model, the Air Journey Awards additionally cowl non-public jet and personal airport companies.
Emirates and Delta Air Strains had been named Greatest Worldwide Airline and Greatest U.S. Airline, respectively. Singapore Changi Airport earned the title of Greatest Worldwide Airport, whereas LaGuardia’s renovation landed it the Greatest U.S. Airport accolade. And the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) picked up Innovation of the 12 months for introducing facial recognition at main U.S. airports.
FTG’s air journey specialists scoured the globe to provide you with an inventory of nominees. Then the Verified Air Journey Award winners had been determined by an invitation-only survey of 5,000 of probably the most well-traveled folks within the hospitality business, together with luxurious journey advisors and FTG’s most frequent fliers, its incognito inspectors and coaching group. The outcomes had been validated by the specialists at FTG, recognized for the integrity and objectivity of its 66-year-old Star Rankings system (which depends on incognito inspections by knowledgeable inspectors to find out the annual rankings of lodges, eating places, spas and ocean cruise ships).
“Too many journey business awards are the results of a considerably suspect recognition contest. The Verified Air Journey Awards are vital as a result of the metrics are primarily based on real-world expertise and real-world accountability,” says Peter Greenberg, Emmy Award-winning journey journalist and host of Eye on Journey on CBS Radio. “In a world experiencing an explosion of luxurious manufacturers, it isn’t about fairly footage or mission statements, however the unbiased opinions of veteran vacationers coupled with dependable details that result in a reputable and related definition of excellence.”
Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for takeoff with these worldwide winners.
2024 Forbes Journey Information Verified Air Journey Awards
Greatest Worldwide Airline
Emirates
Greatest U.S. Airline
Delta Air Strains
Greatest Small Airline
La Compagnie
Greatest Jet
NetJets
Greatest Worldwide Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
Greatest U.S. Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Greatest First Class
Emirates
Greatest Worldwide Enterprise Class
Qatar Airways
Greatest Home Enterprise Class
Delta Air Strains
Greatest Impartial Airport Lounge
Louis Vuitton Lounge by Yannick Alléno, Hamad Worldwide Airport
Greatest U.S. Airline Lounge
Delta One, John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport
Greatest Worldwide Airline Lounge
Emirates First Class Lounge, Dubai
Greatest Airport Eating
Dubai Worldwide Airport
Greatest Wine Checklist
Air France
Greatest Culinary Program
Emirates
Innovation of the 12 months
Transportation Safety Administration (for implementing facial recognition at main U.S. airports)
Greatest Airport Design
Singapore Changi Airport
Greatest Loyalty Program
Delta Air Strains SkyMiles
Greatest In-Flight Cocktail Lounge
Emirates
Greatest Personal Airport Expertise
Heathrow VIP
Greatest Airport Wellness Expertise
Jewel Changi Airport (for the Forest Valley and Rain Vortex gardens)
Greatest Airline App
Delta Air Strains
The Verified Air Journey Award winners shall be honored at The Summit, Forbes Journey Information’s annual occasion devoted to journey and luxurious, in Monaco in February 2025.
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