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SATA awards: 40 international brands nominated

Forty international brands have been nominated for the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA).

Voting for SATA nominees will be open until the 20th of next month.

Highrise, organizers of the awards, said that 273 businesses and 40 brands had been nominated for the awards.

In the Self Nomination sector, over 140 brands from Maldives are contesting for 30 categories. Island Hideaway, Jumeirah, Park Hyatt, Coco Collection, Villa Group, Sun Siyam, Adaaran, Constance, Aitken Spence, Lily Group, Kingsbury, Taj Samudra and Casa Collection are among the nominees. Six Judges from Maldives, Sri Lanka and India will preside over the awards.

SATA is the first Hospitality Award brand recognized by regional organizations including Federations of Chambers of Commerce in Sri Lanka (FCCISL), Colombo Chamber of Commerce (CCC), Confederation of Association Tour Operators (CATO, India), Association of Tourism Trade Organizations of India (ATTOI), Association of Travel Agents (ATA, Maldives) and Liveaboard Association of Maldives (LAM).