Global Traveler hosts gala reception for award winners

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YARDLEY, Pennsylvania – Global Traveler hosted its 11th annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards reception Monday, December 15, at The Peninsula Beverly Hills.

YARDLEY, Pennsylvania – Global Traveler hosted its 11th annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards reception Monday, December 15, at The Peninsula Beverly Hills. This is the fourth consecutive year the event has been held at The Peninsula Beverly Hills, named Best Individual Hotel in the United States in this yearโ€™s survey.

More than 200 guests gathered to congratulate the respected winners on their achievements. Guest of honor Michael Yo appeared on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Yo is a television host and comedian, appearing on Chelsea Lately, The Insider and The Talk.

Yo urged attendees to donate travel-related prizes to Global Travelerโ€™s charity auction, benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The auction kicks off March 1. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. To learn more, visit lls.org .

Award winners traveled from around the world to accept accolades on behalf of their companies. Nearly 50 awards were presented at the event, held in the hotelโ€™s Verandah room. Event sponsors included Incheon Airport, China Airlines and Westin. Raffles were held for five bottles of Dom Perignon (sponsored by China Airlines) and a Tamron camera lens.

In addition to the GT Tested Reader Survey awards and the Wines on the Wing winners, the 2014 Airline of the Year winner was honored. United Airlines celebrated the top achievement in 2014.

The event also honored inductees into GTโ€™s Hall of Fame, celebrating those companies that won the same award for 10 years. Honorees included Air Canada, Incheon Airport and InterContinental Hotels Group IHG Rewards Club.

For more information on Global Traveler, visit globaltravelerusa.com. Check out a recap of the event in our March issue, available March 1.

About the Survey

Global Traveler conducted an open-ended survey of its readers to determine the best in more than 70 travel-related categories. The survey was conducted from Jan. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2013. Questionnaires were available in subscriber copies of the magazine, online at www.globaltravelerusa.com/awards-survey-ballot and through direct mail and email. Only questionnaires with more than 50 percent of the questions answered were considered. An outside accounting firm, Citrin Cooperman LLP, tabulated the results. Employees of the magazine and members of the travel industry were barred from participation.

Global Traveler, the only AAM-audited US-based magazine for the international business and leisure traveler, is a business travel and lifestyle publication with an AAM paid circulation of 109,000+.

FXExpress Publications, Inc., based in Yardley, Pa., is a privately held company publishing Global Traveler, China Global Traveler, eFlyer USA; eFlyer Asia, Trazee Travel and several annuals; and also operating globaltravelerusa.com, globaltravelerusa.com/blog, china-globaltraveler.com and TrazeeTravel.com.
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Global Traveler hosts gala reception for award winners

YARDLEY, Pennsylvania โ€“ Global Traveler hosted its 10th annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards reception Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at The Peninsula Beverly Hills.

YARDLEY, Pennsylvania โ€“ Global Traveler hosted its 10th annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards reception Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at The Peninsula Beverly Hills. This is the third consecutive year the event has been held at The Peninsula Beverly Hills.

More than 200 guests gathered to congratulate the respected winners on their achievements. Guest of honor Terry Waite appeared on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Waite is a humanitarian and lecturer. He spent 1,763 days as a hostage in Lebanon, the first four years of which were spent in solitary confinement. He was taken captive while negotiating for the release of Western hostages. Waite inspired the audience to action with a speech on the importance of finding creativity in suffering and doing work to support those less fortunate. Waite was the speaker at Global Travelerโ€™s inaugural awards in 2004, and returned to commemorate the 10th anniversary.

Waite urged attendees to donate travel-related prizes to Global Travelerโ€™s charity auction, benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The auction kicks off March 1. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, New York, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. To learn more, visit lls.org.

โ€œIt was an honor to welcome Terry Waite to our 10th annual awards; he is truly an inspiration, and as such, a perfect representative on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,โ€ said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, Global Traveler. โ€œA big thank you to The Peninsula Beverly Hills for helping us host another successful event. The turnout was superb, with executives worldwide attending. Congratulations once again to the winners.โ€

Award winners traveled from around the world to accept accolades on behalf of their companies. Nearly 50 awards were presented at the event, held in the hotelโ€™s Verandah room. Guests sampled wines provided by the Wines on the Wing airline wine survey award winners, also recognized that evening. All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Jet Airways and Virgin America donated wines for the nightโ€™s event. Event sponsors included Incheon International Airport, China Airlines, Fiesta Americana and Avianca LifeMiles.

In addition to the GT Tested Reader Survey awards and the Wines on the Wing winners, the 2013 Airline and Hotel of the Year winners were also honored. Etihad and Address Hotels + Resorts celebrated the top achievements in 2013.

The event marked the inauguration of GTโ€™s Hall of Fame, celebrating those companies that won the same award for the past 10 years. Honorees included Singapore Airlines, United MileagePlus, Asiana Airlines, South African Airways and Sheraton Latin America.

For more information on Global Traveler, visit globaltravelerusa.com. Check out a recap of the event in our March issue, available March 1.

Global Traveler, the only ABC-audited U.S.-based magazine for the international business traveler, is a business travel and lifestyle publication with an AAM paid circulation of 109,000+. FXExpress Publications, Inc., based in Yardley, Pennsylvania, is a privately-held company publishing Global Traveler, eFlyer USA; eFlyerAsia, and several annuals; and also operating globaltravelerusa.com , globaltravellerasia.com and.globaltravelerusa.com/blog .

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