3,166 INDIAN BUSINESSES AWARDED THE TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

States with the highest number of winners are Rajasthan, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and the National Capital Territory of Delhi

TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, has announced the 2013 Certificate of Excellence award recipients for India.  In total, 3,166 Indian businesses have been awarded this year, compared to 1,870 awarded the previous year.  Now in its third year, the award celebrates hospitality excellence and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor. Winners of the Certificate of Excellence are located all over the world and represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the website, with only the top 10 per cent receiving the prestigious award.

The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to showcase companies that have distinguished themselves through praise and recognition in the reviews on Trip Advisor travellers. The winners range from bed and breakfasts with one room to hotels with 600 rooms, from cafés to Michelin-starred gourmet temples, hidden attractions to world-famous parks and museums. Out of the 3,166 Indian Certificate of Excellence winners, 2,110 of them are accommodations, 890 are eateries and 166 are attractions.

Top 10 states in India with the highest number of Certificate of Excellence winners:

Territory	Accomodation	Eatery	Attractions	Total
Rajasthan	345	72	26	443
Kerala	323	57	22	402
Maharashtra	171	168	23	362
Karnataka	141	98	7	246
National Capital Territory of Delhi	113	77	25	215
Goa	139	64	7	210
Tamil Nadu	133	59	6	198
Himachal Pradesh	103	23	-	126
Uttarakhand	102	13	4	119
West Bengal	43	39	10	92

“We’re delighted to celebrate the success of hospitality businesses across India which are consistently offering travellers an outstanding customer experience,” said Stephen Kaufer, President and CEO, TripAdvisor. “The Certificate of Excellence award provides top performing establishments the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers.”

Winning properties can showcase their success a number of ways, including displaying the Certificate of Excellence they receive in the coming weeks, uploading the award to their own website or by promoting the achievement to local media with a press release. Last year’s winners promoted their award to great advantage through social media, highlighting their success on Twitter and on their business’s Facebook page, as well as notifying past guests and customers of their win, thereby encouraging repeat visits!

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