Six-Time Champion TAM Airlines Wins 'Best in Travel and Tourism' Award
October 28 2008 - 4:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company Emerges Once Again as the Preferred Airline According to
Readers of the Tourism Magazine Published by Editora Abril SAO
PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (BOVESPA:
TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) has just been chosen, for the sixth
consecutive time, the best Brazilian airline by the readers of
Viagem e Turismo magazine, which annually selects the best in the
Brazilian tourism industry. "It's an honor to receive this
recognition from the readers of the magazine, an award that
reflects the effort and dedication of the company's more than
24,000 employees," said David Barioni Neto, president of TAM.
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The winners receive the "2008 Best in Travel and Tourism" award.
This year's awards ceremony was held at the Morro da Urca, in Rio
de Janeiro, on Friday, October 24. During the same event, TAM
Viagens received a Viagem e Turismo merit award, given to companies
that distinguish themselves during the year in each sector, as
assessed by the publication's staff. "We are very proud and happy
to have been chosen by the magazine, especially when we have just
completed ten years of service," said Sylvio Ferraz Junior,
director of TAM Viagens. The Best in Travel and Tourism award,
which was founded in 2001 and is now in its eighth edition, selects
the best in the Brazilian and international tourism industry. The
22 categories include hotels, restaurants, beaches, parks and
travel agencies. Investor Relations Contact: Phone: (55) (11)
5582-9715 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149 http://www.tam.com.br/ir Press
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DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor
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