Vietravel was named Asia's Leading Travel Agency and Viet Nam's Leading Travel Agency at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Hong Kong recently. — Photo vietnamplus.vn

HA NOI  (VNS) — Vietravel was named Asia's Leading Travel Agency and Viet Nam's Leading Travel Agency at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Hong Kong recently.

The Vietnamese tour operator beat seven other agencies, including Thailand's Diethelm Travel Group, Kuoni India and Japan's JTB Corp.

It is the second consecutive year Vietravel has won the titles. It was the only Vietnamese nominee at the 22nd World Travel Awards.

Vietravel has also been nominated for the World's Leading Travel Agency award, which will be announced soon.

World Travel Awards acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

Established in 1995, Vietravel has recorded significant growth and has become a leading tourist company in Viet Nam and the Asian region.

Vietravel has an extensive office network, with more than 40 offices nationwide and branches in Cambodia, Thailand and the United States.

According to the company's five-year plan for the 2015-20 period, Vietravel aims to become Viet Nam's first multinational tourist company. — VNS