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Star Alliance has once again been named the World’s Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards 2025. This extends its winning streak to six consecutive years. The recognition highlights the alliance’s continued commitment to delivering a seamless end-to-end travel experience from booking and airport services to connections and loyalty benefits. The award was announced during the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony held in Bahrain.
This year’s achievement builds on earlier recognition for Star Alliance as the Star Alliance Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was also honored in 2025 as North America’s Leading Airport Lounge for the sixth consecutive year. The lounge has been consistently recognized for its emphasis on comfort, thoughtful design, and attention to the details that elevate the passenger experience.
Now in its 32nd year, the World Travel Awards are regarded as a benchmark of excellence across the global travel. Winners are selected through a worldwide voting process that includes travel industry executives as well as consumer travel buyers to reflect both professional and customer perspectives.
In addition to the alliance-level award, several Star Alliance member airlines received individual awards this year. These accolades spanned multiple categories, including the World’s Leading Airline to Asia and the World’s Leading Airline to Europe. Founded in 1997 as the world’s first global airline alliance, Star Alliance was built around global reach, worldwide recognition, and seamless service. Since its formation, the alliance has focused on creating an integrated travel experience that connects passengers smoothly across airlines, airports, and continents.
Today, Star Alliance brings together a diverse group of airlines, including Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, and United. The network is further supported by Star Alliance Connecting Partner Juneyao Airlines. founding partner, SAS jumped ship and joined SkyTeam earlier this year.
Star Alliance CEO, Theo Panagiotoulias, said:
We are truly honored to be named the World’s Leading Airline Alliance once again, especially knowing it reflects the trust of travelers and industry peers. Our focus has always been on making customer journeys feel effortless, and our lounges bring the experience to life. This recognition belongs to the teams across member airlines and the Alliance headquarters who make that possible every day, and we’re deeply grateful to our customers for their continued support.”
Anthony’s Take: The Star Alliance network operates more than 18,000 daily flights, which serve over 1,150 airports in more than 190 countries. The latest World Travel Awards recognition reinforces Star Alliance’s position as the largest and leading alliance.
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