Premium Travelers Name Asiana Airlines Best for Service Global Traveler readers have Chosen the Onboard Service and Flight Attendants Three Consecutiv

(PRWeb) January 21, 2007 -- Global Traveler is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, Asiana Airlines has won the GT Tested Award for Best Airline for Onboard Service and Flight Attendants. Asiana was awarded this honor by Global Traveler readers who participated in a survey that ran in the magazine from February 2006 to August 2006.

Asiana Airlines will be recognized at an awards luncheon on January 23, 2007 at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City. Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO of Global Traveler, will honor the winners at the gala ceremony, accompanied by Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City. Nixon will speak to attendees on behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

"The awards luncheon is a celebration of the accomplishments of all our awards winners," Gallagher said. "Our readers have recognized them as the cream of the crop; however, this luncheon also reminds all of us that it's time to give back. By benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, we have the opportunity to help and celebrate personal good fortune by helping those hindered by misfortune. However, I do want to congratulate all of our winners for their achievements in the world of travel and the work they do that puts them a step ahead of the competition."

"First of all, we would like to show our deepest appreciation to the readers of GT. It is a great honor to receive this award not only once, but three years in a row. This means a lot to the airline, but also to the many employees that made it possible. Since our foundation in 1988, we have been continuously investing, improving and researching ways to provide the best quality of service for our passengers," said Tae Keun Han, vice president of Cabin Service Planning for Asiana Airlines.

For a complete list of winners and to read the full awards article, visit www.globaltravelerusa.com.

About the Survey
Global Traveler conducted the third annual survey of its readers from February 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006, with open-ended questions for the best in 42 categories of business and luxury travel. A total of 13,653 completed questionnaires were received. The questionnaires were made available as a six-page insert in subscriber copies of the magazine and online at the Global Traveler website www.globaltravelerusa.com/readersurvey. Only those questionnaires in which more than 50 percent of the questions were completed were counted; those answering fewer than 50 percent of the questions were discarded. Responses also were screened for duplication. Members of the travel industry and employees of FXExpress Publications were not allowed to participate.

Survey respondents spent a mean number of 61 nights last year on international business trips and 76 nights on domestic business trips. They took an average of 18 international flights and 21 domestic flights per person during that period. Of all respondents, 76 percent were male and 24 percent were female; average age was 45.

About Asiana Airlines
Asiana Airlines focuses energy on performing services that are consistent with the mission by decentralizing authority, empowering employees, exceeding customers' expectations, and continually improving by providing ongoing education.

About Global Traveler
A business travel publication that takes into account the sophisticated lifestyle interests of today's executive travelers, Global Traveler is the publication of choice among seasoned business travelers. Circulated nationally, Global Traveler is the only ABC-audited American magazine for the international business traveler, with ABC paid circulation of 60,055. The magazine has increased its frequency to12 issues per year effective with the January 2007 issue.

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