Plaza Premium Lounge Named “Favourite Airport Lounge Food” Winner at the Inaugural Peak Life Gourmet Awards

20 September 2019, New Delhi: The world’s largest and award-winningindependent airport lounge network Plaza Premium Lounge manages three locations in India, andhas won “Favourite Airport Lounge Food” award at the prestigious Peak Life Gourmet Award 2019 held at Eros hotel, New Delhi.

Awarded for its range of local and international – “glocal” – cuisine served at the lounge,Plaza Premium Lounge offers an array of services which includes Spa and Massage services, Nail Care, Latest newspapers and magazines, exquisite cocktails round the clock at the airport itself.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mohan Limbu, Regional General Manager, Plaza Premium Group, India shares, “It gives us immense pleasure to be recognised for ourIndian culinary specialtiesthat have been carefully thought out and implemented by ourtalented global culinaryteam. Dining at the airport goes beyond offering delicious food,our dining concepts represents our local culture and heritage bringing in a sense of place to travellers around the world. Receiving this award further strengthens our goal to make travel better through providing a best-in-class airport experience which includes serving a wide variety of food and beverage offerings and ultimately creating something for everyone.”

PeakLife Gourmet Award is a national award that recognises and felicitates the best and unique cuisines and services available in the country. It celebrates the best food experiences, leading hospitality leaders and the right set of audience under one roof with morethan30 categories, bringing industry leaders together.

About Plaza Premium Lounge

Plaza Premium Lounge is the world’s largest award-winning independent airport lounge network. It offers all travellers, regardless of airlines or class of travel, a lounge experience in a class of its own. The brand’s footprint spans over 35 major international airports and includes Greater China (Hong Kong, Macao, mainland, Taiwan), Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore), Australia, Americas (Brazil, Canada), Europe (Finland, Italy, U.K.), India and the Middle East (Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates).

Plaza Premium Lounge in India is being run by the Joint Venture company Premium Port Lounge Management Company Private Limited (India) incorporated by Mr. Dinesh Jhunjhunwala and Mr. Song Hoi-see. In addition to Plaza Premium Lounge, the Group also operates Allways - a meet and greet service for a seamless end to end airport experience in Delhi. In July 2018, an extension of the flagship brand, Plaza Premium First is launched to offer a refined, elevated lounge experience for elite travellers.

The brand has been awarded the “World’s Best Independent Airport Lounge” for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, the global benchmark of aviation excellence, as well as the “Best Independent Airport Lounge 2018” by Business Traveller Asia Pacific magazine and “Best Airport Lounge Operator 2018” by TTG Asia magazine.

About Plaza Premium Group

With a mission to Make Travel Better, Plaza Premium Group is the pioneer and industry leader in innovating global airport hospitality services and facilities in over 160 locations of 44 international airports across the world. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Hong Kong, the group comprises five core business segments – airport lounges Plaza Premium First and Plaza Premium Lounge; airport hotel and leisure service Aerotel and Refreshhh by Aerotel; airport meet & greet service Allways and a range of Airport Dining concepts. In addition to its own brands, Plaza Premium Group provides airport hospitality solutions to leading airlines, alliances and corporates around the world, including but not limited to Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Star Alliance, SkyTeam, American Express and many more.

The group has won more than 60 accolades in the last five years, including “World’s Best Independent Airport Lounge” for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, the global benchmark of aviation excellence. In addition, the group’s Founder and CEO Mr. Song Hoi-see was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year and Master Entrepreneur of The Year 2018 Malaysia.

Plaza Premium Group is the world's market leader of airport hospitality solutions with industry expertise and global reach, currently employing over 5,000 staff and serving more than 15 million global passengers annually. By continuously innovating and striving to surpass travellers’ expectations of airport experiences, the group is growing exponentially across major international airports globally.