Malaysia Airlines is the leading Business Class in Asia

Malaysia Airlines emerged as Asia’s Leading Airline for Business Class at the 29th World Travel Awards.

The World Travel Award‘s Asia & Oceania Gala ceremony glitzy award night took place at GEM Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The airline emerges as the winner after receiving the most votes from industry participants, consumers, media, and travel professionals across the region, outperforming other nominated full-service Asian airlines.

Apart from Malaysia Airlines, the following airlines were nominated for Asia’s Leading Airline – Business Class 2022, namely, Air China, Air India, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Japan Airlines, Malindo Air, Royal Brunei Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways and Vietnam Airlines.

Malaysia Airlines Group Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Lau Yin May said the COVID-19 pandemic had forced a lasting change in travel preferences.

“We constantly improve and enhance our products. One of our most prominent innovations includes our business class fare structure which was redesigned to match the value proposition of business class passengers and market demand.

“Our Business Class fare family makes Malaysia Airlines one of the few airlines worldwide to offer flexibility and multiple perks,” she added.

Meanwhile, Malaysia Aviation Group is now partnering with Singapore Tourism Board to Promote Destination Singapore.

The airline and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) established an inaugural, multi-faceted partnership earlier this month to promote Singapore to travellers, building on the strong momentum of travel reopening in Singapore and Malaysia.

The partnership will promote Singapore as a destination of choice for travellers with varied interests and give them exclusive access to MAG’s extensive travel and lifestyle-related services, including Malaysia Airlines and Firefly.

It will also leverage Malaysia Airlines’ tour operating arm, MHholidays, providing curated travel packages for single to group travel, including flights, hotel stays, attractions and new experiences in Singapore.

Apart from Malaysia Airlines, Tune Hotel KLIA 2 picked up Asia’s Leading Airport Hotel for 2022 and Tune Hotel KLIA won Malaysia’s Leading Airport Hotel. Meanwhile, The Chow Kit picked up Malaysia’s leading Boutique Hotel award.

World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.

Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.

World Travel Awards celebrates its 29th anniversary year in 2022. Its annual programme is renowned as the most prestigious and comprehensive in the global industry.

Each year World Travel Awards covers the globe with its Grand Tour – a series of regional gala ceremonies to recognise excellence within each continent, culminating in a Grand Final at the end of the year.