For the seventh consecutive year, Delta has been named the Most Admired Airline and Overall Most Admired Supplier in The Beat Readers’ Choice Awards. 

“This award is a credit to the hard work and consistency of Delta’s Global Sales team and to the more than 80,000 Delta men and women around the globe who go the extra mile for our customers every day,” said Bob Somers, Senior Vice President — Global Sales. “We are grateful for and honored by these awards, and more importantly, we’re grateful for and honored to serve our customers. We’ll always keep raising the bar for them.”

Now in its 11th year, the annual The Beat Readers’ Choice Awards are based on a reader poll that asks participants to choose the brand that they "most admire for its policies, management style and service for business clients" in six supplier categories (Airline, Hotel, Car Rental, Travel Management Company, Travel Technology, Payment System) in addition to an overall Supplier of the Year.

The Beat has over 7,000 subscribers consisting of senior-level travel executives from travel management companies, airlines, hotels, technology companies, expense and payment companies as well as corporate travel buyers, consultants and industry analysts.