Uzakrota Travel Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in travel and tourism – has unveiled the 2021 winners of its World Leading categories.

After registration, the voting began on the 01st of October, lasted until midnight on 29th of October 2021. As a result of the competition, in which 194,743 votes were registered globally awards were distributed in 53 categories.

The awards will be presented to the winners of the 2021 awards at Uzakrota Awards in Madame Tussauds Museum Istanbul on the evening of the 3rd December.

Best of Year Awards Winners 2021

01 – World’s Leading Travel App

  1. Enuygun – 1058
  2. Obilet.com – 791
  3. Kiwi.com – 596

02 – World’s Leading Travel Brand

  1. Plaza Premium Group – 1014
  2. Booking.com – 777
  3. Trip.com – 615

03 – World’s Leading Travel Website – Sponsored by Tatilsepeti.com

  1. Jollytur.com – 1737
  2. Bidroom.com – 1579
  3. Skyscanner.com – 1131

04 – World’s Leading Travel Brand Blog

  1. Ostrovok.ru – Blog.ostrovok.ru – 1281
  2. Wego – Blog.wego.com – 942
  3. Halalbooking – Blog.halalbooking.com – 892

05 – World’s Leading Travel Blog

  1. Biz Evde Yokuz – Bizevdeyokuz.com – 651
  2. Be My Travel Muse – bemytravelmuse.com – 456
  3. Travel Freak – Travelfreak.com – 403

06 – World’s Leading Travel Influencer Agency

  1. Unite.ad – 536
  2. Influencer.com – 411
  3. BEN – 400

07 – World’s Leading Social Travel Brand – Sponsored by Setur

  1. Qatar Tourism – 866
  2. Four Seasons Hotels – 572
  3. Traveloka – 505

08 – World’s Leading Airline Booking Website

  1. Destinia.com – 1009
  2. Kiwi.com – 823
  3. Enuygun – 608

09- World’s Leading Digital Airline

  1. Corendon Airlines – 921
  2. Pegasus Airlines – 742
  3. AirAsia – 649

10 – World’s Leading Airline – Sponsored by BookingAgora

  1. Turkish Airlines – 1295
  2. Qatar Airways – 763
  3. Emirates Airline – 757

11 – World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline

  1. Pegasus Airlines – 1042
  2. Ryanair – 928
  3. Corendon Airlines – 814

12 – World’s Leading Regional Airline

  1. SunExpress – 865
  2. Air Serbia – 662
  3. Aeromar – 466

13 – World’s Leading Cruise – Sponsored by Tourism Malaysia

  1. Royal Caribbean International – 879
  2. MSC Cruises – 761
  3. Albatros Expeditions – 530

14 – World’s Leading Hotel Group – Sponsored by Icibot

  1. Radisson Hotels – 824
  2. The Ritz-Carlton – 624
  3. LUX Hotels – 456

15 – World’s Leading City Hotel

  1. Kempinski Palace Çırağan, Istanbul – 929
  2. Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur – 519
  3. Armani Hotel, Dubai – 471

16 – World’s Leading Boutique Hotel – Sponsored by HotelForex

  1. Sabrinas Haus, Turkey – 582
  2. Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel, Mauritius – 423
  3. Grandes Alpes, France – 371

17 – World’s Leading Luxury Hotel

  1. Mandarin Oriental Bodrum, Turkey – 665
  2. Titanic Mardan Palace, Turkey – 435
  3. Burj Al Arab, Dubai – 415

18 – World’s Leading Leisure Hotel

  1. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet – 762
  2. Mahali Mzuri, Masai Mara, Kenya – 426
  3. Grace Hotel, Auberge Resorts Collection, Santorini, Greece – 414

19 – World’s Leading Hotel Channel Management System

  1. HotelRunner – 1405
  2. eZee – 839
  3. Sabeeapp – 655

20 – World’s Leading Hotel Technology Provider

  1. HotelRunner – 1304
  2. eZee – 772
  3. Hotelmize – 594

21 – World’s Leading Hotel Booking Website – Sponsored by wbe.travel

  1. Yanolja.com – 857
  2. Tatilsepeti.com – 644
  3. Zenhotels.com – 520

22 – World’s Leading Global Sales Agency

  1. APG Network – 1009
  2. Gözen GSA – 746
  3. Tal Aviation – 406

23 – World’s Leading Global Distribution System

  1. Amadeus – 1110
  2. Travelport – 740
  3. Hitit – 610

24 – World’s Leading Incoming Tour Operator

  1. Pegas Touristik – 818
  2. Corendon Touristic – 776
  3. Discova – 656

25 – World’s Leading Regional Incoming Tour Operator by Sponsored by Tourmania

  1. BTB Tours – 808
  2. USA & Orientours – 654
  3. Kilit Global – 453

26 – World’s Leading B2B Outgoing Tour Operator – Sponsored by Tatilbudur.com

  1. Travelzone – 713
  2. SKYhub – 519
  3. Join UP – 507

27 – World’s Leading Outgoing Tour Operator

  1. Anex Tour – 821
  2. FTI Touristik – 673
  3. Jollytur – 642

28 – World’s Leading B2B Booking Platform

  1. Paximum – 766
  2. Ratehawk – 734
  3. Adonis.com – 423

29 – World’s Leading Booking Engine

  1. TBO Holidays – 960
  2. Rakuten Travel – 638
  3. Juniper – 491

30 – World’s Leading Bedbank

  1. Hotelbeds – 1097
  2. WebBeds – 719
  3. W2M – 597

31 – World’s Leading Travel Technology Provider – Sponsored by BalkanHolidays

  1. wbe.travel – 987
  2. SAN TSG – 885
  3. Yanolja – 646

32 – World’s Leading Meta Search Platform

  1. Skyscanner – 836
  2. Trivago – 668
  3. Google Travel – 581

33 – World’s Leading Cruise Booking Website

  1. Cruisedirect.com – 617
  2. Cruiseweb.com – 490
  3. Cruisesinturkey.com – 484

34 – World’s Leading Business Travel Agency

  1. American Express Global Business Travel – 728
  2. Egencia – 608
  3. BCD Travel – 439

35 – World’s Leading Business Travel Platform

  1. TravelPerk – 721
  2. TripActions – 569
  3. Travelsuit – 504

36 – World’s Leading Travel Management Company

  1. Turk Ekspres – 858
  2. Seturbiz – 776
  3. Al Naboodah Travel – 530

37 – World’s Leading Car Rental Company

  1. Sixt – 1005
  2. Avis – 726
  3. Hertz – 596

38 – World’s Leading Car Rental Website

  1. Yolcu360.com – 796
  2. Discovercars.com – 573
  3. Rentcars.com – 421

39 – World’s Leading Bus Booking Website

  1. obilet.com – 893
  2. Redbus.com – 657
  3. Checkmybus.com – 540

40 – World’s Leading MICE Tourism Agency

  1. SeturMice – Turkey – 762
  2. Tourismo – Turkey – 540
  3. Weco Travel – Poland – 444

41 – World’s Leading OTA

  1. Cleartrip.com – 1010
  2. Ostrovok.ru – 961
  3. Tiket.com – 521

42- World’s Leading City Tourism Destination

  1. Baku, Azerbaijan – 829
  2. İstanbul, Turkey – 735
  3. Amsterdam, Netherlands – 413

43 – World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination

  1. Istanbul, Turkey – 875
  2. Berlin, Germany – 578
  3. Las Vegas, USA – 477

44 – World’s Leading Country Tourism Destination

  1. Qatar – 1030
  2. Dominican Republic – 983
  3. Turkey – 778

45 – World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination

  1. Palawan, Philippines – 840
  2. Bodrum, Turkey – 734
  3. Maldives – 567

46 – World’s Leading Country Tourism Board

  1. Tourism Malaysia – 851
  2. Saudi Tourism Authority – 684
  3. Dominican Republic Tourism Board – 517

47 – World’s Leading City Tourism Board

  1. Dubai Tourism – 758
  2. London & Partners – 585
  3. Belgrade Tourism Board – 477

48 – World’s Leading Hotel Association

  1. AKTOB – Union of Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers and Operators – 624
  2. AHA – Azerbaijan Hotel Association – 556
  3. AHLA – American Hotel & Lodging Association – 416

49 – World’s Leading Travel Agencies Association

  1. TURSAB – Association of Turkish Travel Agencies – 797
  2. DRV – The German Travel Association – 651
  3. USTOA – United States Tour Operators Association – 509

50 – World’s Leading Tourism Association

  1. SKAL International – 869
  2. ETOA – European Tourism Association – 676
  3. PATA – The Pacific Asia Travel Association – 504

51 – World’s Leading Travel Payment Platform

  1. İyzico – 972
  2. Paymentwall – 745
  3. Trust My Travel – 435

52 – World’s Leading Travel Startup – Sponsored by Shallwego

  1. Icibot – 721
  2. Eddy Travels – 581
  3. Nestpick – 399

53 – World’s Leading Travel Scaleup

  1. Bidroom – 1597
  2. Withlocals – 816
  3. Dohop – 537

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