Uzakrota Travel Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in travel and tourism – has unveiled the 2022 winners of its World Leading categories.

After registration, the voting began on the 03rd of October, and lasted until midnight on the 28th of October 2022. As a result of the competition, in which 201,967 votes were registered globally awards were distributed in 45 categories.

The awards will be presented to the winners of the 2022 awards at the Uzakrota Awards on the evening of the 29th of November (Uzakrota Summit’s evening).

Best of Year Awards Winners 2022

01 – World’s Leading Travel App

      1. GetTransfer.com – 950
      2. Tapatrip – 944
      3. Wakanow – 596

02 – World’s Leading Travel Brand

      1. Emirates Airline – 886
      2. Turkish Airlines – 839
      3. Expedia – 818

03 – World’s Leading Travel Website

      1. Expedia.com- 957
      2. Tripadvisor.com – 674
      3. Jollytur.com – 536

04 – World’s Leading Travel Brand Blog

      1. Skyscanner – Skyscanner.net/news – 1009
      2. Ostrovok.ru – Blog.ostrovok.ru – 984
      3. Etstur – Etstur.com/letsgo – 534

05 – World’s Leading Social Travel Brand

      1. Visit Dubai – 772
      2. Qatar Tourism – 602
      3. Rixos Hotels – 557

06 – World’s Leading Airline Booking Website

      1. Enuygun.com – 840
      2. Wakanow.com – 612
      3. Biletdukkani.com – 391

07 – World’s Leading Digital Airline

      1. Qatar Airways – 884
      2. Pegasus Airlines – 696
      3. Singapore Airlines – 569

08 – World’s Leading Airline

      1. Turkish Airlines – 1125
      2. Emirates Airline – 887
      3. Qatar Airways – 719

09 – World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline

      1. Pegasus Airlines – 828
      2. Ryanair – 617
      3. Air Asia – 465

10 – World’s Leading Regional Airline

      1. Air Astana – 854
      2. Air Serbia – 608
      3. Salam Air – 352

11 – World’s Leading Cruise

      1. Celestyal Cruises – 721
      2. MSC Cruises – 693
      3. Costa Cruise – 494

12 – World’s Leading Cruise Booking Website

      1. Gemiturlari.com – 677
      2. Cruise.com – 600
      3. Cruiseplanet.com.tr – 494

13 – World’s Leading Hotel Group

      1. Rixos Hotels – 829
      2. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts – 708
      3. Radisson Hotel Group – 596

14 – World’s Leading Hotel Channel Manager

      1. HotelRunner – 1016
      2. eZee – 753
      3. Hotel Spider – 319

15 – World’s Leading Hotel Technology Provider

      1. MeetingPackage – 801
      2. Yanolja Cloud – 777
      3. Hotelmize – 495

16 – World’s Leading Hotel Booking Website

      1. Zenhotels.com – 1102
      2. Ostrovok.ru – 689
      3. Cleartrip.com – 681

17 – World’s Leading Global Sales Agency

      1. APG Network – 858
      2. Aviareps – 856
      3. Tal Aviation – 781

18 – World’s Leading Global Distribution System

      1. Amadeus – 1020
      2. Paximum – 806
      3. Travelport – 749

19 – World’s Leading Incoming Tour Operator

      1. Intrepid DMC (Formerly PEAK DMC) – 704
      2. Pegas Touristik – 518
      3. Anex Tour – 420

20 – World’s Leading Regional Incoming Tour Operator

      1. Tour To America, USA – 507
      2. USA & Orientours, USA – 506
      3. Tourmania, Turkey – 401

21 – World’s Leading B2B Outgoing Tour Operator

      1. Pasha Travel, Azerbaijan – 718
      2. Travelzone, Italy – 615
      3. Wtatil.com, Turkiye – 542

22 – World’s Leading Outgoing Tour Operator

      1. TUI – 894
      2. Jollytur – 613
      3. Intrepid Travel – 550

23 – World’s Leading B2B Booking Platform

      1. Paximum – 854
      2. RateHawk – 853
      3. TaleTravel – 778

24 – World’s Leading Bedbank

      1. Hotelbeds – 979
      2. TaleTravel – 768
      3. W2M – 586

25 – World’s Leading Travel Technology Provider

      1. RateHawk – 976
      2. Amadeus – 858
      3. Yanolja – 543

26 – World’s Leading Business Travel Agency

      1. American Express Global Business Travel – 793
      2. Booking.com Business – 549
      3. Egencia – 471

27 – World’s Leading Business Travel Platform

      1. TripActions – 740
      2. TravelPerk – 616
      3. Itilite – 550

28 – World’s Leading Travel Management Company

      1. Setur – 853
      2. Turk Ekspres – 658
      3. Golden Bay Travel Corporate – 576

29 – World’s Leading Car Rental Brand

      1. Hertz – 844
      2. Avis – 801
      3. Sixt – 529

30 – World’s Leading Car Rental Website

      1. DiscoverCars.com – 831
      2. Yolcu360.com – 772
      3. Rentalcars.com – 662

31 – World’s Leading Bus Booking Website

      1. Obilet.com – 1019
      2. Checkmybus.com – 595
      3. Redbus.com – 577

32 – World’s Leading MICE Tourism Agency

      1. Tourismo, Turkiye – 678
      2. Setur MICE, Turkiye – 645
      3. Tour to America, USA – 463

33 – World’s Leading OTA

      1. Cleartrip.com – 676
      2. Lastminute.com – 603
      3. HalalBooking – 405

34 – World’s Leading City Tourism Destination

      1. İstanbul, Turkiye – 853
      2. Dubai, UAE – 682
      3. London, UK – 515

35 – World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination

      1. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 803
      2. Istanbul, Turkiye – 753
      3. London, UK – 507

36 – World’s Leading Country Tourism Destination 

      1. Philippines – 721
      2. Malaysia – 523
      3. Dominican Republic – 459

37 – World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination

      1. Salalah, Oman – 683
      2. Bodrum, Turkiye – 662
      3. Maldives – 456

38 – World’s Leading Country Tourism Board

      1. ProColombia – 666
      2. Saudi Tourism Authority – 663
      3. Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency – 603

39 – World’s Leading City Tourism Board

      1. London & Partners – 679
      2. Tourist Organization of Belgrade – 370
      3. Cape Town Tourism – 350

40 – World’s Leading Hotel Association

      1. AHA – Azerbaijan Hotel Association – 595
      2. TUROB – Hotel Association of Turkey – 480
      3. AHLA – American Hotel & Lodging Association – 379

41 – World’s Leading Travel Agencies Association

      1. TURSAB – Association of Turkish Travel Agencies – 636
      2. COOPTRR – European Turkish Travel Agencies Association – 542
      3. USTOA – United States Tour Operators Association – 364

42 – World’s Leading Tourism Association

      1. SKAL International – 729
      2. UNWTO – The World Tourism Organization – 549
      3. ETOA – European Tourism Association – 433

43 – World’s Leading Travel Payment Platform

      1. Stripe – 772
      2. İyzico – 620
      3. RayRiff – 398

44 – World’s Leading Travel Startup

      1. Yolcu360 – 629
      2. Midnightdeal – 466
      3. Progo Travel – 336

45 – World’s Leading Travel Scaleup

      1. Tapatrip – 1105
      2. HotelRunner – 1001
      3. Blacklane 600

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