Welcome to India Travel Awards
REAL Tourism comes from dedicated hard work and cuts across further corners of the entire India.
Recognizing and encouraging talent is the ETHOS behind India Travel Awards.
The Indian Travel awards were instituted by the DDP Group to recognise, facilitate and celebrate travel trade professionals from all over the country the DDP Group organises India Travel Awards. The DDP group has been at the forefront of the Indian travel, cargo and MICE industries for over three decades. It is the leading B2B publication house, knowledge based creative platform and leading Representation company in India, South Asia and the Middle East.
The Group, with its presence in Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai, has a stronghold in publishing, exhibitions, destination representation, new media and social media marketing and public relations. With all these initiatives behind it as exemplars, the DDP Group aims to provide essential business information and solutions to professionals in the Travel, MICE and Cargo sectors.
Awards are divided into North, South, East and West India segments, which helps recognize and award regional stalwarts.
The Indian Travel Awards have been convened to recognize this excellence, hard-work and success - thereby making tourism synonymous with progress, development, and opportunity.
Our audience contains some legends, some visionaries, and potential leaders of tomorrow. our aim is to recognize, facilitate and reward outstanding contribution to the travel industry.
Our Background
Creating a regional platform to recognise those behind the success of the travel and tourism industry and to make them feel like achievers, we are happy and proud to announce the India Travel Awards. Planned as an exclusive one-of-its-kind event, we hold four regional editions annually (North, West, East and South). These awards are supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and esteemed trade bodies viz, PATA, OTOAI, TAFI, IAAI and ADTOI to name a few.
Testimonials
Arjun Sharma
Chairman, Select Group
Being inducted into the Gallery of Legends is a testimony to nearly 4 decades in the industry. This honour reflects perseverance, hard work, and a lifelong passion for shaping Indian tourism and hospitality. This award stands out as one of the finest recognitions of my contribution to the industry.
Managing Director, Air India Express
Aloke Singh
I have been part of the travel industry and trade for three decades and I have had the privilege of witnessing the incredible journey of aviation and travel, that has brought us where we are today- the world's third largest domestic aviation market and one of the fastest growing.
Executive Director, ITQ Technologies
Anil Parashar
The DDP Game Changer Award is more a responsibility than a recognition. It reflects our commitment to contributing meaningfully to the tourism sector, which today needs collective effort and focused support. With decades of experience across aviation, finance, and hospitality, the journey has always been about driving growth and building resilience.
Vikram Dhawan
Chief Strategy Officer, Ebix Travel
Thank you for this honour and recognition. I am humbled and personally gratified to be acknowledged. For my organisation, it’s a privilege, and I look forward to continuing to contribute meaningfully to the travel trade in the future.
Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri
Chairman & Managing Director, Balmer Lawrie
This award is a cherished milestone that boosts our visibility in the industry. Every recognition inspires us to grow further. By harnessing AI and ML, we aim to deliver curated experiences and strengthen our position in India’s vibrant travel sector.
Executive Vice President & Head – Holidays, Thomas Cook (India)
Romil Pant
We are proud and humbled to receive this Maya Trophy. It inspires us to enhance customer experiences, promote sustainable tourism, and ensure our travellers enjoy the very best, both within India and across the globe.
Managing Director - Travel Sellers, India and Subcontinent, Amadeus
Sandeep Dwivedi
Receiving this award from the DDP Publications, makes it even more special. Recognition from India Travel Awards is particularly meaningful as it reflects the hard work and dedication of the entire industry.
Lindy Cameron
British High Commissioner to India
It’s amazing because Indian tourists spent over 800 million pounds in 2024, setting a new record. We are incredibly proud of the scale of Indian tourism to the UK, and we are honoured to receive this award tonight on behalf of VisitBritain.
The Ceremony
The awards ceremony is a formal black tie event with a formal sit-down dinner. A networking event is also held before the awards exclusively for the winners, which helps professionals connect with other regional stalwarts. The awardees are facilitated by our Chief Guest, which in the past have included Salman Khurshid, Cabinet Minister for External Affairs and KJ Alphons, Cabinet Minister for Tourism in the past.
Our trophy, Maya, lady luck in black, is awarded to each winner and is showcased all over the country.
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Our Categories
We have 4 categories
1. Legendary awards
2. Business awards
3. Critic awards
4. Sponsor awards
You can create your own category of award, provided we get minimum 5 nominations of the same
Some of the categories:
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Tourism Ambassador
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Gallery of Legends
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DDP Gamechanger
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Best Luxury Hotel
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Best Mice Hotel
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Best Airline
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Most Promising Tour Operator
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Nomination Process
Winning Process
Winners are chosen based on votes and a jury decision.
1. Online voting will be live from September 1, 2026.
2. The eligibility of any vote is at the sole discretion of India Travel Awards.
3. Voting date may subject to change.
4. India Travel Awards reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time.
5. India Travel Awards reserves the right to disqualify votes if it has reasonable ground to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or if it considers there has been any attempt to rig the voting.
6. India Travel Awards, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with the Internet connectivity or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.
7. India Travel Awards decision in relation to all matters affecting the vote is final.
8. India Travel Awards reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on the website. Please check these Terms and Conditions each time you wish to vote.
Rules of Entry
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All entries must be travel and tourism products that serve the public or the industry.
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Your business is eligible to enter if it has been operational in its recent form for at least 12 months at the time of applying.
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Any entrants for New Hotel or New Resort categories will be eligible to enter if, at the time of applying, they opened within the past 12 months.
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If your entry relates to a specific project, it must have been completed and fully implemented at the time of applying.
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Any internet or technology products must have been operational for at least 12 months at the time of applying.
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India Travel Awards retains the right to disqualify entries.
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All Entry Forms must be completed in English.
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Entries must reach India Travel Awards by the published closing dates.
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Only complete entries will be considered.
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Entries must be submitted online.
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Once received, all entry forms and supporting documents become the property of India Travel Awards and no returns of such material will be made. India Travel Awards will not be held responsible if such documents are lost or damaged.
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The decision of India Travel Awards will be final and can-not be challenged in any court of law.
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You can create your own category / categories.Eligibility - If there are less than 3 nominations in a category and have not received a minimum number of votes that category becomes null & void.
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To get your category created, please email us @ devika@ddppl.com
India Travel Award Winners
 Arjun SharmaThe Travel Legend |  Aloke SinghDDP Trailblazer |  Anil ParasharhangerDDP Gamechanger |  Chitra Gurnani DagaFace of the Future |
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