Travel gets a country moving and India is moving. Weaving this thought, Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief, The Indian Express, in his opening address, highlighted the fact that travel trade growth does change the outlook of the country and the entire economics for a sustainable future at the occasion of 7th Bird Express TravelWorld Awards 2009 that was held in New Delhi on April 21, 2010.

“I am happy that the entire travel fraternity is represented here as we award excellence in travel trade. As always, The Express Group stands for credibility and we behold this moment equally credible to recognise the deserving nominations that have come in huge numbers from all across the trade,” he said.

The award night registered the attendance of the entire travel trade whereby the focus was on highlighting noble ideas and recognise them as they pave the way towards creating new destinations or bringing about a new thought in customer experience or restructuring operational goals for optimal productivity.

A total of 16 award winners were recognised from different spheres of travel who not only excelled in their respective fields facilitating the trade growth but also, in their unique ways put forth a strong thought that innovations does bring about a positive change that needs continuous exploration, especially during trying times