AMERICAN EXPRESS NAMED “WORLD’S LEADING TRAVEL COMPANY”
January 01, 2005
New York, NY – December 14, 2004 – American Express has been named the
“World’s Leading Travel Company” for business and consumer
travel by the independent World Travel Awards. With over
165,000 travel professionals casting votes from 200
countries, the prestigious awards recognize the best in
travel and tourism worldwide.
The award of World’s
Leading Travel Company was presented to American Express at
the 11th Annual World Travel Awards, held in
Barbados on Saturday, December 11.
“American Express
is by definition a holistic
travel supplier, with a world class global network and
online solution, which is why it is truly recognized by the
travel industry as the World's Leading Travel Company,”
said James Kahn, Global Sales Director, World Travel Awards.
“American Express is
dedicated to providing superior customer service, value and
savings to our customers. We endeavor to deliver to
individual customers seamless travel experiences and to
companies and corporate customers a travel management
program based on global solutions online, offline, and
anywhere in the world,” said Charles Petruccelli, President,
Global Travel Services. “To be recognized by so many travel
industry professionals is a true honor.”
About American Express Corporate Services
American Express Travel
Related Services, Inc. operates one of the world’s largest
travel agency networks, recording $16 billion in worldwide
travel sales in 2003. Through its Corporate Services group,
the company counts nearly 70 percent of the Fortune 500,
along with tens of thousands of mid-sized companies, as
customers of its Business Travel, Corporate Card, and
Corporate Purchasing Solutions services. More information
on expense management tools from Corporate Services can be
found at
http://www.americanexpress.com/corporateservices.
The American Express
Company is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and
network services company founded in 1850. It is a leader in
charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, travel,
financial planning, investment products, insurance and
international banking.
About World Travel
Awards
The World Travel Awards
was conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate
excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. Now
in its eleventh year, travel professionals and discerning
travelers have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the
very best endorsement that a travel product could hope to
receive.
