Sterling Holiday Resorts Secures 28 Travellers' Choice Honours; Kanha Wins Best of the Best for Fourth Consecutive Year
Sterling Holiday Resorts has garnered significant recognition at the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2026, with a total of 28 resorts earning Travellers' Choice honours. Furthermore, Sterling Kanha achieved the prestigious Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Award for the fourth consecutive year.The award-winning resorts represent approximately 49% of Sterling’s eligible resort portfolio, defined as properties that have completed at least one full year of operations. This extensive recognition underscores a strong portfolio-level endorsement of Sterling's guest experience across various leisure, wildlife, wellness, and pilgrimage destinations.
Key performance metrics regarding the awards are as follows:
| Achievement Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Total Award Winning Resorts | 28 |
| Resort with Best of the Best Honor (Sterling Kanha) | 1 |
| Repeat Winners (Two Consecutive Years) | 21 |
| Three-Year Winners | 12 |
| First-Time Winners in 2026 | 5 |
The sustained performance, which includes resorts achieving three-year winning streaks and multiple repeat winners, reinforces the strength of Sterling’s service standards and operating discipline across diverse destinations and resort formats. The five first-time award recipients this year include Sterling Athirappilly, Sterling Brookstone Coorg, Sterling Manali, Sterling Mount Abu, Sterling Bagh Ranthambore, Sterling Rewild Sariska, and Sterling Aravalli Udaipur.
Vikram Lalvani, Managing Director & CEO of Sterling Holiday Resorts, stated that the awards are a measure of consistency, rather than isolated excellence. "Recognition for 28 resorts—and a fourth consecutive Best of the Best honour for Sterling Kanha—demonstrates that our guest promise is translating into dependable experiences across destinations and resort formats," Lalvani noted. He added that as the company expands, every resort must earn trust through thoughtful service, authentic local discovery, and disciplined operations.
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited operates as a leading hospitality company in India. Its portfolio covers 65 unique destinations and comprises over 3,800 operational keys across hills, beaches, wildlife, heritage, pilgrimage, wellness, waterfront, and drive-to locations. The company serves leisure travellers, families, corporate groups, MICE, destination weddings, and group travel. Sterling Holiday Resorts is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Cook (India) Limited and is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
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