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Event
Awarding excellence
The Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni
lighting the lamp at the inauguration of National Tourism Awards function, held
in New Delhi. The Union Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee
(left) looks on
 The
National Tourism Awards for 2006-2007 were announced and presented recently
in Delhi at a function at Vigyan Bhawan, Plenary Hall. Present there was the
Union Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee and Union Minister of Tourism
& Culture, Ambika Soni, who presided over the function. The awards were
given in 57 categories. Express Hospitality presents an excerpt.
| Category |
Winners |
Recipients |
| Best state - infrastructure development |
Andhra Pradesh |
G Sudhir, principal secretary tourism
J Raymond Peter, MD, APSTDC |
| Best state - tourism related
programmes |
Madhya Pradesh (Jointly Sikkim) |
Iqbal Singh Bains, principal
secretary
R B Subba, minister (tourism), Government of Sikkim
G P Upadhayay, commissioner & secretary (tourism) |
| Best rural tourism project |
Chettinad (Karaikudi) District Sivaganga,
Tamilnadu |
V Irani Anbu, secretary (tourism) |
| Best tourism promotion collateral
/ publicity material |
Tamilnadu Tourism Chennai |
M Rajaram, commissioner (tourism)
& MD, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation
V Irani Anbu, secretary (tourism)
M Rajaram, commissioner (tourism) & MD, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation |
| Best tourism promotion collateral / publicity
material (special prize) |
Karnataka Tourism |
Dr Somashekar, director (tourism) |
| Classified hotels |
| 5-star deluxe |
The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra |
George Kuruvilla, general
manager
Aseem Tiwari, Sr vice president (corporate affairs)
Ketaki Narain, director (corporate communication)
Mrs. Vijay Sharma, asstt. Manager (corporate affairs) |
| 5-star |
Taj Residency, Bangalore |
Saleem Yousuff, general manager |
| 4-star |
Gateway Hotel on Residency Road, Bangalore |
Vinod Valson, general manager |
| 3-star |
The Brunton Boatyard, Fort Cochin |
Shilendran, general manager (sales &
distribution) |
| 2-star |
Resorte Marinha Dourada,
Goa |
Menino Goes Proenca
Theresa Goes Pronenca |
| 1-star |
Hotel Fifty-Five, Delhi |
Rajesh Khanna, director
Mohan Joshi, manager |
| Heritage grand |
Fateh Prakash Palace, Udaipur |
Aditya Veer Singh, GM (operations) |
| Heritage classic |
The Malabar House - Fort
Cochin |
Joerg Drechsel, chairman
Txuku Iriarte, director |
| Heritage |
The Raj Palace, Jaipur |
Ms Ankur Rara, GMJagdish
Singh Bisht, financial controller |
| Best eco-friendly hotel & resorts |
The Taj Westend, Bangalore |
P K Mohankumar, GM |
| Best eco-friendly hotel &
resorts(special prize) |
ITC Maurya, Delhi |
Dipak Haksar, VP (operations)
& GM, ITCThe MauryaN Ramamoorty, Chief engineer |
| Best convention centre |
Hyderabad International Convention Centre |
Philip J Logan, GM |
| Private-Public enterprise
providing facilities for physically challenged |
ITC Hotel The Windsor, Bangalore |
Saurabh Bharara, assistant,
directorDipak Haksar, VP (operations) & GM, ITCThe Maurya |
| Chefs |
| Chef of the year |
Sanjeev Kapoor |
Sanjeev Kapoor
Alyona Kapoor |
| Lady chef of the year |
Manisha Bhasin |
Manisha Bhasin |
| Chef Sounfararajan, corporate executive
chef, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India; general secretary, IFCA and member
WACS Education Committee, has been awarded the Best Chef of the Year, Award
of Excellence, and special award for 2006-07. Other categories awarded were
Travel agents and tour operator, Tourist Transport Operator, Tour Operator,
Best Creative Contributions in Marketing Tourism Products. |
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