Experiential Venues Awards Winners Announced
by EVENTFAQS Bureau Business Events | July 11, 2017 | News
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The list of Experiential Venues Awards 2017 winners is here! With 52 hotels in India and the UAE making it to the second round of the Awards, the final unveiling of winners on July 6 at JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity took place to much applause. Attended by members of the hospitality and experiential industry in Asia, the Experiential Venues Awards recognizes and celebrates the best Event Venues serving the Indian MICE & Weddings market.
The Awards saw over 200 hotels nominated across the 15 categories. Chaired by Sabbas Joseph, President, EEMA and Director, Wizcraft International, together with Rajeev Kohli, President, Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), the eminent jury of the WOW Awards included 18 leaders of the event and experiential industry.
In addition to these 15 categories, winners for one category, ‘India’s Favourite Hospitality Group,’ is based exclusively on industry’s online voting, while The ‘Best Landmark Developments of 2017’ category is based on Editorial and Jury Choice.
KPMG in India are the Process Advisors and Evaluators to the Experiential Venues Awards. The process included two rounds of voting, following which KPMG in India compiled all jury scores and averaged the top 5 scores to arrive at the final winners.
The winners are:
1. Best Venue for Corporate Incentives - Metro India (60+ pax.)
- The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai
2. Best Venue for Corporate Incentives - Destination India (60+ pax.)
- Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa Goa
3. Best Venue for Corporate Incentives - Destination UAE (60+ pax.)
4. Best Venue for Business Events - Metro India (Under 500 pax.)
5. Best Venue for Business Events - Destination India (Under 500 pax.)
6. Best Venue for Business Events - Destination UAE (Under 500 pax.)
- Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi
7. Best Venue for Business Events - Metro India (500+ pax.)
8. Best Venue for Business Events - Destination India (500+ pax.)
9. Best Venue for Business Events - Destination UAE (500+ pax.)
10. Best Venue for Intimate Weddings & Celebrations - Metro India (Under 250 pax.)
- Taj Falaknuma Palace Hyderabad
11. Best Venue for Intimate Weddings & Celebrations - Destination India (Under 250 pax.)
- The Oberoi Udaivilas Udaipur
12. Best Venue for Intimate Weddings & Celebrations - Destination UAE (Under 250 pax.)
13. Best Venue for Big Fat Weddings - Metro India (200+ pax.)
- The Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai
14. Best Venue for Big Fat Weddings - Destination India (200+ pax.)
15. Best Venue for Big Fat Weddings - Destination UAE (200+ pax.)
- Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi
16. India’s favourite Hospitality Group for MICE & Weddings
- The Leela Palaces Hotel and Resorts
17. Best Landmark Development of 2017 for MICE & Weddings
- Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection
- Andaz Delhi
Attended by members of the hospitality and experiential industry in Asia, the Experiential Venues Awards recognizes and celebrates the best Event Venues serving the Indian MICE & Weddings market.