The inaugural Aspire Awards, sponsored by Simon Shopping Destinations, took place last week as part of the Globe Travel Awards.
Voted for by Aspire members every category was extremely tight but only five winners could emerge from the evening with the coveted golden ‘a’.
Simon Shopping Destinations travel trade representative Edna Hischer joined comedian Michael Mcintyre on stage to hand out the prizes. She said: “We are very proud to sponsor the Aspire Awards and to support luxury travel in 2013. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
The winners were as follows.
Best Airline – Emirates
Best Cruise Line – Silversea
Best Tour Operator – Kuoni
Best Hotel Chain – Four Seasons
Best Destination – Dubai
Simon Shopping Destinations offer the USA’s finest shopping experience.
Simon offers a wide range of worl-class shopping choices: Simon Malls, Premium Outlets and The Mills. Simon Malls with over 160 locations throughout the US provides shoppers with an impressive collection of upscalecentres offering the finest in retail and dining including The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas. The Premium Outlets portfolio, with over 60 locations provides high fashion at savings of 25% to 65% including Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in New York. The Mills offers value retail, dining and entertainment in 15 locations including Sawgrass Mills near Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This year Simon is presenting all its shopping concepts under one umbrella to better serve the travel trade and US bound travellers. Learn more at simon.com/travel