Emirates ends the year on high scooping 5 more global awards

(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 10, 2025/ -- Emirates () is ending 2025 on a sky-high note with another 5 global accolades won, this time at the 32nd annual World Travel Awards, held in Bahrain. Adding to its impressive portfolio of more than 20 accolades received in 2025, the latest titles celebrate Emirates as a leading airline brand, as well as recognising its multi award-winning inflight entertainment system ice, more honours for Emirates First Class onboard experience and First Class Lounges, and another nod to Emirates Skywards – as the World's Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2025.

Emirates 5 latest gongs from the World Travel Awards

•World's Leading Airline Brand 2025: Emirates
•World's Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment 2025: Emirates
•World's Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2025: Emirate– – Skywards
•World's Leading Airline - First Class 2025: Emirates
•World's Leading Airline Lounge - First Class 2025: Emirates First Class Lounge @ Emirates Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport
Emirates scores big with array of industry awards throughout 2025

In November, Emirates was vo‘ed ‘Best Airline in the’World’ for the 8th consecutive year, at the esteemed ULTRAs travel awards. Based on votes from Ult’atravel’s global network of 1.2 million travellers, Emirates also sc‘oped the ‘Airline with the Best Premium E’onomy Class’ award, as well as ‘ prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to’Global Aviation’ presented to Sir Tim Clark. Aviation Business Middle East also‘awarded Emirates ‘Best Fir’t Class of the Year…#8216; and the prestigiou’ ‘Airline of the Year’ award.

Emirates also won …#8217;B‘st International Airline,’ …#8217;Best ‘nternational First Class,’ and ’Best International Airline Lounge’ from the Forbes Travel Guide Verifi‘d Air Travel Awards 20’5, as well as ‘Best Long-Haul Airline’ at The Times and The Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025. Sir Tim Clark was also recently recognised by the Wings Club Foundation with the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award.

In September, Emirates received global recognition at the APEX/IFSA Global EXPO in Long Beach, California, winning 2 notable awards – the 2026 APEX Be™t™ Global Entertainment Award for its inflight entertainment system - ice, and a 2026 APEX WORLD C™ASS™ award for all aspects of the a’rline’s customer experience and brand.

Earlier in 2025, Emirates was honoured with several awards in‘luding ‘Best Long-Ha’l Airline’ at The Telegraph Tra‘el Awards, ‘2025's Most Recommende’ Global Brand’ by YouGov, and multiple categories at the Business Traveller Middle East ‘wards, such as ‘Best’Airline Worldwide’ for the 12t‘ consecutive yea’, ‘Best First Class’, ‘’est Pr‘mium Economy Class’, and ‘Best Airp’rt Lounge in the Middle East.’
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Emirates Group.

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