SHANGHAI – Miss World, the Chinese beauty Zi Lin Zhang will be the guest of honour at the first ever World Travel Awards Asia and Indian Ocean Ceremony in Shanghai on Thursday this week
The reigning Chinese Miss World, who comes from Shi Jia Zhuang city in Bei Province will be presenting some of the key awards. She attended the University of Science & Technology in Beijing has a degree in business administration and is now working as a company secretary
The event, in partnership with Asia Luxury Travel Market and the swiShanghai will – the oranisers say – recognise the ‘best of the best’ travel companies and operators
More than 800 organisations have been nominated, spanning every sector plus overall Asian categories.
“There are many travel and tourism awards and industry competitionsâ€, said Graham Cooke, president and founder of the World Travel Awards, “but none are more important – or more influential – than the World Travel Awards.
“They offer the winners an opportunity at the very highest level to promote themselves on a global stage
The Asian and Indian Ocean Ceremony is part of a World Travel Awards Grand Tour with regional awards staged throughout the world, ending with a Grand Final at Turks & Caicos in the December 12.
Nominations for the World Travel Awards Asian and Indian Ocean Ceremony 2008 can be found by logging on to www.woldtravelawards.com
