2008 Leading Edge Awards

Executive Travel readers have selected the best and brightest companies in the travel industry this year. Are your favorites on the list?

In a a year of uncertainty and turmoil in travel—massive flight cancellations, airline bankruptcies, skyrocketing fuel costs and increasingly tighter budgets—it’s easy to forget that many companies continue to offer high-quality, innovative products and services to travelers. Here, we announce our list of companies that have excelled when others have failed, serving the travel community with enthusiasm when others seem not to care. The winners of our 2008 Executive Travel Leading Edge Awards remind us that greatness is still achievable in the travel industry. The winners were selected by Executive Travel readers, who voted this spring in an online survey found at both ExecutiveTravelMagazine .com and LeadingEdgeAward.com. More of you voted in 2008 than ever before, indicating an increasing desire among business travelers to have a collective voice about the travel industry. To those who participated, we offer a special thank-you for taking part in the awards and having your say in honoring excellence. We congratulate the winning companies and commend them for leading, innovating and serving their travel customers.

2008 LEADING EDGE AWARD WINNERS

AIRLINES - DOMESTIC

Best Domestic Airline

1. Continental Airlines

2. Delta Air Lines

3. American Airlines

Best Domestic Airline for First Class Service

1. Delta Air Lines

2. Continental Airlines

3. American Airlines

Best Domestic Airline for Business Class Service

1. United Airlines

2. Continental Airlines

3. Delta Air Lines

Best "Low-Cost" Carrier

1. JetBlue Airways
2. Southwest Airlines
3. AirTran

AIRLINE - INTERNATIONAL

Best International Airline

1. Singapore Airlines

2. British Airways

3. Virgin Atlantic Airways