Chennai, 19 June 2026: Sterling Holiday Resorts has been recognised at the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2026, with 28 resorts across its portfolio earning Travellers’ Choice honours. Sterling Kanha has also received the prestigious Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Award fo the fourth consecutive year.
The 28 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. The breadth of recognition makes this a significant portfolio-level endorsement of Sterling’s guest experience across leisure, wildlife, wellness, pilgrimage, hill and emerging destinations.
Of the total 28 winning resorts, 21 have been recognised for two consecutive years, while 12 have achieved a three-year winning streak. This sustained performance reinforces the strength of Sterling’s service standards and operating discipline across destinations and resort formats.
While seven resorts joined the winners’ list this year, five resorts were recognized for the first time: 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, Sterling Holiday Resorts, said:
“For Sterling, these awards are a measure of consistency, not isolated excellence. Recognition for 28 resorts – and a fourth consecutive Best of the Best honour for Sterling Kanha – shows that our guest promise is translating into dependable experiences across destinations and resort formats. As we grow, every resort must earn the same trust through thoughtful service, authentic local discovery and disciplined operations.”
These results reinforce Sterling’s strategy of combining dependable service standards with locally rooted experiences as it expands across India. A detailed list of all the winning resorts is also available on www.sterlingholidays.com/awards
About Sterling Holiday Resorts Ltd.
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited is a leading hospitality company in India, with a portfolio spanning 65 unique destinations and over 3,800 operational keys across hills, beaches, wildlife, heritage, pilgrimage, wellness, waterfront and drive-to destinations. The company serves leisure travellers, families, corporate groups, MICE, destination weddings and group travel.
The company is a 100% independently managed subsidiary of Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL) and part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
