ET-TAAI Felicitate Ankur Bhatia

New Delhi, India, 07 October 2009: Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group, was awarded Excellence in travel technologies and Travel Innovations in the special category in the 1st ET – TAAI Travel Awards at a glittering function held at Atlantis Hotel, Dubai during the recently held TAAI Convention with over 1000 delegates marking their presence at the occasion.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group, said, “It is an honor to receive this award as it comes from within the travel-tourism fraternity. We have always been committed to bringing in new unique products for the industry so as to deliver the best quality solutions and services to our customers and with this recognition; it is heartening that our partners recognize this commitment.”

The ET – TAAI Travel Awards were organized for the first time as part of the four day 58th Annual TAAI Convention and Exhibition held at Atlantis Hotel, Dubai between September 29 – October 2, 2009. The awards, recognizing excellence across 4 broad categories of the industry – airlines, hotels, tour operators and tourism boards, are an attempt towards recognizing leading organizations and entrepreneurs in the fields of Indian travel, tourism and hospitality.

About Bird Group
The Bird Group was founded in 1971 with the incorporation of Bird Travels. Today, with over 40 years of experience and more than 40 offices supported by over 3500 well trained staff and an impressive clientele of over 500 top corporates, Bird Group can claim to be one of the largest and most diversified entities within the industry in the Indian subcontinent. With businesses as diverse as pioneering back-office processing to being the representative for many of the world’s leading airlines; from managing the backbone of the technological framework for airline IT and distribution to managing crucial relationships of international service providers, Bird Group has ensured that a comprehensive portfolio of service offering has been created to add value to an extensive client base and add new potential customers. And in recent months, Bird Group has taken bold steps to increasing the value offering while broadening business horizons with new ventures. Today Bird Group’s core business includes Travel Technology, Comprehensive Airline Representation & Management, Hospitality, Passenger Aviation Services & Ground Handling, Cargo Management, Education & Training, Business Consultancy & Luxury Retail. Together, the various companies within these verticals generate direct revenue in excess of USD 100 Million.

For more information, visit the Bird Group website www.bird.in

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