World Travel Awards has announced leading digital provider, Dhiraagu, as a sponsor for its upcoming Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony.

World Travel Awards president, Graham Cooke, said: “We are delighted to welcome Dhiraagu as a sponsor for our Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony.

“As the first Maldivian telecommunications company, Dhiraagu offer a comprehensive range of mobile, internet, data and fixed line services throughout the Maldives and we’re proud to be associated with them.”

The prestigious World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony will take place this Saturday, July 8th, at the five-star Sun Aqua Vilu Reef, with hospitality leaders from across the region expected to attend to discover who among them has been voted the pinnacle of the travel industry.

Mohamed Mirshan Hassan, marketing communications and public relations manager, Dhiraagu, said: “Dhiraagu is proud to be a sponsor for the World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony.

“Dhiraagu’s involvement in the awards is part of the company’s efforts to support and celebrate the tourism industry in Maldives. Dhiraagu continues to provide digital services that specifically cater to the tourism industry.”

He added: “Dhiraagu will continue to innovate, inspire and collaborate with our partners to make the most of the digital future.”

World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.

Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.

Each year World Travel Awards covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective success within each key geographical region.

World Travel Awards Gala Ceremonies are widely regarded as the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, luminaries and international print and broadcast media.