Qatar Airways nabs major award for international first-class product

Qatar Airways was named the 2017 recipient of the Global Traveler Tested Reader Survey Award for Best Airline for International First Class. The award was announced at a ceremony Tuesday. Global Traveler magazine awards are among the most-respected handed out in the airline industry because they are solely the result of voting by US-based frequent international travellers — most of whom are affluent and very frequent and discerning travellers. Qatar Airways also picked up the award for Best Airline in the Middle East. Qatar Airways CE Akbar Al Baker said of the accolades: "We take pride in providing passengers with the utmost travel experience...it is always our goal to continuously raise the bar on service and offerings on-board." <br/>