MONTREAL, May 17, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada has
won two top prizes at the Global Traveler 2019 Leisure Lifestyle
Awards honouring the best in the world of leisure and lifestyle
travel. The carrier was voted Best Premium Economy Class and Best
for Onboard Entertainment by readers of the well-regarded travel
magazine.
"Engaging customers and service excellence are key priorities
for Air Canada. Therefore, we are delighted to receive two top
honours, for our Premium Economy class and onboard entertainment,
from the discerning readers of Global Traveler, whose
extensive travels ideally position them to evaluate our industry.
We are pleased they appreciate the hard work and dedication of our
employees in providing a superior customer experience and our
ongoing investments in our products to ensure we continue to
deliver the best in the industry," said Andrew Yiu, Vice President, Product at Air
Canada.
"Congratulations to Air Canada on its duo of wins in this year's
seventh annual Leisure Lifestyle Awards," said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and
CEO, Global Traveler. "Air Canada's exceptional service and product are
not to be overlooked, and our readers, frequent luxury travelers,
know the best of the best. It's clear with these two wins in this
year's survey that Air Canada is among the elite."
Global Traveler conducted a survey of its readers between
Oct. 1, 2018 and Jan. 31, 2019, with open-ended questions for the
best in many categories of leisure, luxury and lifestyle travel.
This survey ran in the magazine, as an insert to subscriber copies,
as a direct mail questionnaire, online and via email. Only those
questionnaires where more than 50 per cent of the questions were
completed were counted. Surveys completed by employees of the
magazine or individuals associated with the travel industry were
not accepted.
The Global Traveler awards are the latest awards to be won by
Air Canada, which was rated the Best Airline in North
America at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards and remains
the only Skytrax Four Star international network carrier
in North America. Other recent awards include:
- The Freddie Awards' 210 Award for the airline in the Americas
whose loyalty program value vote rating was trending higher,
recognizing the growing appeal of Aeroplan
- Skytrax – Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness in North America 2018
- PAX International Readership Awards - Outstanding Food Service
by a Carrier in North America and
Best Business Class Amenity Kit in the Americas
- TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Awards – Best Business Class in
North America
- Business Traveler USA - Best
North American Airline for International Travel and Best North
American Airline for Inflight Experience
- Frequent Business Traveler GlobeRunner Awards - Best
Airline in the Americas and Best Business Class Airport Lounge
(both awards shared with Star
Alliance partner United Airlines)
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and
international airline serving nearly 220 airports on six
continents. Canada's flag carrier is among the 20 largest
airlines in the world and in 2018 served nearly 51 million
customers. Air Canada provides scheduled passenger
service directly to 63 airports in Canada, 56 in the
United States and 100 in Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, Asia, Australia,
the Caribbean, Mexico, Central
America and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most
comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,317 airports in
193 countries. Air Canada is the only international
network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star
ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax, which
also named Air Canada the 2018 Best Airline in North America.
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SOURCE Air Canada