British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s' ¾ÞÍ¿¶â economy seat and swanky 'Concorde Room' T5 lounge scoop gold in prestigious travel awards - with Qatar ¹Ò¶õÏ©s No.1 for ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö class
- UK ´ú ±¿Á÷¡¿ÊÝ¶Ý¼Ô awarded the gongs at Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points Travel & ÃéµÁ Awards?
- Over 6,000 readers of Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points cast their Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës for the awards?
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British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s has scooped several gongs at a prestigious travel-¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ awards, ´Þ¤àing Best ¾ÞÍ¿¶â Economy Seat and Service, Best UK Airport Lounge (¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë), and Best ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë or Rail ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ.
The UK ´ú ±¿Á÷¡¿ÊÝ¶Ý¼Ô received the accolades at the?Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points Travel & ÃéµÁ Awards, with the ¾¡Íø¼Ôs ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd at an »º¶È dinner at The Crypt by Bleeding Heart in London. It was hosted by?Sky News' Jonathan Samuels and?¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ëd by Âåɽ¼Ô¡¿¹ñ²ñµÄ°÷s of the »Ø̾¤¹¤ëd ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ës, hotel groups, airport lounges and travel rewards credit cards.?
Over 6,000 readers of Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points?cast their Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës for the awards in ¾µÇ§ of 'the best services that the UK has to ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð for the ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and ¾ÞÍ¿¶â leisure traveller'.?
British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s was ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd by Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points for Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing in its ¾ÞÍ¿¶â economy cabin ('World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë'). It said: 'British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s has been Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing its World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë experience °ÕÌ£¤¢¤ê¤²¤Ë over the past five years, and this ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä goes to show it has all paid off.?
'¾º³Êd meals, °ìÌ̤Ëʤ¤¦¡¿ÌÓÉÛs, pillows and amenity Æ»¶ñs mean the cabin is now a real step up from economy, whilst - finally! - the ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë of ¸¥¿ÈŪ¤Ê check-in and baggage-¸º¾¯¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë desks at airports seems to have given it the ¿É¾¡¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥°Ì compared to our last awards.'
¹µÁÊ dreams:?¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë flyer website Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points has ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd its Travel and ÃéµÁ Awards 2023. Qatar ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ës took home Best ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class Seat and Service for its unique 'Q-¹µÁÊ'
British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s won Best ¾ÞÍ¿¶â Economy Seat and Service. BA was ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd by Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points for Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing in the cabin ('World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë'). It said: 'British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s has been Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing its World Traveller ²Ã¤¨¤ë experience °ÕÌ£¤¢¤ê¤²¤Ë over the past five years, and this ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä goes to show it has all paid off'
Best UK Airport Lounge (¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë) went to BA's Concorde Room at Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5, above
The Best ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class Seat and Service gong went to?Qatar?¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ës and its 'Qsuite'.?
Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'From the unique Qsuite with privacy door and on-¼ûÍס¦Í׵᤹¤ë a la carte dining, and touch-¿³ºº¤¹¤ë entertainment inflight info, to comfortable loungewear, Diptyque amenities and ¹âÅÙ¤Ë attentive service, it¡Çs no wonder Qatar ¹Ò¶õÏ©s is the ¾¡Íø¼Ô in this ÉôÎà.'?
BA's lounge award ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à µ·Îé of the?BA Concorde Room at Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5.
Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'The Concorde Room - ÇÓ¾Ū¤Ë for ticketed First Class ¾èµÒs ½Ðȯ¡¿»àing from Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 5 - shows that British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s can do good ¼Á ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë service lounge food and ¾ÞÍ¿¶â drinks. Let¡Çs see it rolled out to the Gold and ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class lounges too!'?
The BA ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ award, °ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, was thanks to the ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë's (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Club, with Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points commenting: 'It¡Çs unsurprising that readers of a UK-¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ëd ¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë flyer ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ would choose British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Club as their preferred programme. However, whilst it¡Çs e asy to be annoyed by high ³äÁý¤·ÎÁ¶âs and wobbly IT, you have to admire »º¶È-¼çÍ×¤Ê ³×¿·s such as Êݾڡʿ͡Ëd Avios seats on every flight, the new "all Avios" flights, and 2-4-1 Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ï ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðd on the BA Amex credit card.'
The Best UK Airport Lounge (ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê°) went to the American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë Centurion Lounge (½ªÅÀ 3).?
Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'The first Centurion Lounge to open in Europe - accessible at Heathrow ½ªÅÀ 3 to anyone with an American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë Platinum or Centurion card - is a remarkable example of what good design can do with a windowless space. A variety of seating "zones" means that there is something to ¹µÁÊ every sort of trip and traveller.'?
Best New Hotel Chain went to W Edinburgh, a Marriott Bonvoy Hotel.?Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'This hotel is not going to ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä any awards for its - ahem - Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ing silhouette or for the ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë of its construction, but it is finally open as Scotland¡Çs first - and only the UK¡Çs 2nd - W hotel'
Sky News' Jonathan Samuels awards 'Best ÃéµÁ ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ' to?Esme Fillingham from British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s at the Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points?Travel and ÃéµÁ Awards
Best New Hotel Chain went to W Edinburgh, a Marriott Bonvoy Hotel.?
Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points said: 'This hotel is not going to ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Ä any awards for its - ahem - Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ing silhouette or for the ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë of its construction, but it is finally open as Scotland¡Çs first - and only the UK¡Çs 2nd - W hotel. A »ÙŹ of the hip SushiSamba restaurant »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ës the pace and the rooftop ˸¤²¤ë¡¿Ë¡ÄÊÛ¸î»Î¶È will come into its own during its first summer season in 2024.'?
Speaking about the awards, ά夹¤ë Burgess, editor and ÁÏΩ¼Ô of Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points, said: 'Our Travel & ÃéµÁ Awards 2023 are a ¹Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê Å¬Àڤʻþ´ü to recognise the cream of the ´¢¤ë when it comes to UK ¾ÞÍ¿¶â ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and leisure travel.
'A lot of the areas we are covering, such as airport lounges and travel credit cards, are ignored by other awards because they are too niche ? but for our readers, they are very important and ¹â¤¯É¾²Á¤¹¤ë¡¿¡ÊÁê¾ì¤Ê¤É¤¬¡Ë¾å¤¬¤ëd.'