Khiri Travel wins online awards in ITB Asia 2014

Press Release by : ScottAsia Communications
Edited by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals

Khiri Travel has won the "Best Asia Pacific Responsible Tourism Website" and "Best Asia Pacific Tours & Activities Website" awards at the 7th TravelMole APAC Web Awards of ITB Asia in Singapore on 31 October 2014. 

Charles Kao, the TravelMole Group Publisher told the audience that the TravelMole awards "honored the best mobile, social and technology initiatives in Asia Pacific web deployment" in the travel industry.

Award presentation: (L to R) Min Yoon, CEO, Tide Square, Charles Kao of TravelMole, award platinum sponsor Rajeev Kumar of Mystifly, and Ken Scott, who received the award on behalf of Khiri Travel Download image here

Kao said that the travel industry nominated the websites upon the invitation of TravelMole, which has around 65,000 members and subscribers in Asia Pacific. Appointed judges then shortlisted 36 of them into 12 categories. The online travel industry, most of them TravelMole subscribers in Asia Pacific, then voted for the winners.

Kao added that the shortlist criteria were based on design, ease of navigation and the ability of shortlisted websites to communicate their unique selling points in a compelling way.

The current Khiri Travel website was launched in November 2013 and is content rich, much of it underpinned by a commitment to responsible tourism supported by accreditation in the Sustainable Tourism Education Program (STEP) and a code of conduct committed to people, planet and profit.

The Khiri Travel website was developed by Bangkok-based online consultants Bedside Media, founded by Andy Chatman, Jago Gazendam and Ken Scott. 

Scott received the TravelMole awards on stage on behalf of Khiri Travel.

Apart from Khiri, other winners of the 7th TravelMole APAC web awards were Centara Hotels and Resorts, Thai Airways, Silversea Cruises, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Expedia, Airbnb, Skyscanner, Hotellink solutions, Contiki Tours, and BeMyGuest.com.

Khiri Travel Founder & CEO Willem Niemeijer, said: "We've been working very hard on our B2B website, both on user interface and content. The TravelMole awards are a great stimulus, not just for the marketing and web teams, but also for our country general managers who are instrumental in creating great experiences for our clients."

Recent Khiri Travel awards include the 16th Annual NTCC (Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce) Business Award for 'Best Tourism Company' in Thailand and the Pacific Asia Travel Association 2014 Grand Award for Heritage and Culture.

About the Khiri Travel Group

Khiri Travel, established in 1993, is an independent destination management company with its own regional network. The group has 15 offices in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives as well as a sales office in the USA. The company's detailed knowledge of the world shows in its unusual destinations, innovative itineraries and in its commitment to responsible travel throughout Southeast Asia and the world. Visit Khiri.com.