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arlier this year, Business Traveller Asia- Pacific sent out the annual Reader’s Poll to our subscribers, who then voted for their favourite travel and hospitality service providers.


The eagerly anticipated results were revealed at an SINGAPORE AIRLINES


Long-standing readers’ favourite Singapore Airlines (SIA) was once again a big winner at the 2017 BTAP Awards, taking home five trophies including Best Airline and Best Asia-Pacific Airline for the 17th consecutive year. This month, the carrier unveiled designs for its hotly anticipated new first, business and economy classes, which will eventually be retrofitted across its entire A380 fleet. SIA is also eagerly awaiting the arrival of its first Dreamliner B787-10 aircraft, which is due to be delivered within the next six months.


BEST AIRLINE 1 Singapore Airlines 2 Cathay Pacific 3 Emirates


BEST ASIA-PACIFIC AIRLINE 1 Singapore Airlines 2 Cathay Pacific 3 Thai Airways


BEST FIRST CLASS 1 Singapore Airlines 2 Cathay Pacific 3 Emirates


NOVEMBER 2017


BEST BUSINESS CLASS 1 Singapore Airlines 2 Cathay Pacific 3 Qatar Airways


BEST ECONOMY CLASS 1 Singapore Airlines 2 Cathay Pacific 3 Thai Airways


Why I voted “Because of Singapore Airlines’ consistency of service and quality in all class configurations, which has continued over many years and across the whole fleet rather than selected planes only.” Andreas Rudorfer, Austria


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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific casts a spotlight on this year’s winners to find out what sets them apart


award ceremony on September 8 at the Conrad Hong Kong, along with a mind-reading performance from Australia’s Got Talent semifinalist Anthony Laye and special guest star William Tang. Here, we look more closely at the worthy winners and discover how they secured your votes.


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