DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 10/APO Group: Emirates hit 2025 on a sky-high note, where it scooped another 5 global accolades, 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, bagging 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.
The five latest gongs that Emirates bagged from the World Travel Awards are: World’s Leading Airline Brand 2025, World’s Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment 2025: Emirates, World’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2025: Emirates – Skywards, World’s Leading Airline – First Class 2025: World’s Leading Airline Lounge – First Class 2025: Emirates First Class Lounge @ Emirates Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport
In November 2025, Emirates was voted ‘Best Airline in the World’ for the 8th consecutive year, at the esteemed ULTRAs travel awards. Based on votes garnered from Ultratravel’s global network of 1.2 million travellers, Emirates also scooped the ‘Airline with the Best Premium Economy Class’ award, as well as a prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Global Aviation’ presented to Sir Tim Clark. Aviation Business Middle East also awarded Emirates ‘Best First Class of the Year’ and the prestigious ‘Airline of the Year’ award.
The air carries has also won ‘Best International Airline,’ ‘Best International First Class,’ and ‘Best International Airline Lounge’ from the Forbes Travel Guide Verified Air Travel Awards 2025, 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.
