Crystal Clear

Global Traveler honors the inaugural Crystal Status winners.

- Katie Skrzek

AS GLOBAL TRAVELER CELEBRATES the 15th year of the annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards, we honor those brands representing continued excellence in the industry by holding record-breaking consecutive wins. Crystal Status winners reflect those brands winning a particular category for 15 consecutive years. In our 15th year of the awards, this elite group marks the first Crystal Status winners.

“Winning Crystal Status in the GT Tested Reader Survey awards reader voting is the ultimate achievement of the best,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, Global Traveler. “Very few companies can achieve this consistency over a 15-year period.”

Each year, our distinguished readers vote for the best in the world of travel, selecting the top airlines, credit cards, destinations, hotels and travel goods and services throughout the travel industry. This year, four travel brands went above and beyond, securing their 15th consecutive-year wins. We introduce the inaugural Crystal Status winners: Asiana Airlines, United MileagePlus, South African Airways and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.