OTT's (Online Travel Training) POP Awards honour courses that stand out in elevating industry standards and promoting responsible tourism practices. These awards acknowledge service providers that equip travel professionals with essential skills, while fostering sustainability in travel. OTT measures the popularity of each course through course passes and time online.

Let's take a closer look at the most popular Accommodation and Sustainability courses in 2023 celebrated by the OTT POP Awards.

OTT POP Awards: Most popular courses in the Accommodation category

Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Dubai – Top Course!

Nestled in the heart of Jumeirah Beach Residences and close to Dubai attractions & malls, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah and Hilton Dubai The Walk feature extensive leisure facilities. Both hotels are connected by a bridge which gives access to a private beach with a wide range of fun activities, an array of dining destinations offering exceptional menus and nightly live entertainment to guests staying at both hotels. Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah, Hilton’s newest flagship hotel in Dubai, is poised to become the city’s leading leisure hotel owing to its beach-front location with sunset views over the Palm Cresent, Ain Dubai and Dubai Marina's skyline.

By completing Hilton’s course, you will:

• Learn about the three hotels and their offerings
• Appreciate how your customers can participate in activities offered by the hotels
• Find out about the amenities offered by the three hotels
• Access downloadable sales kits to enable you to sell the three hotels more effectively

Learn more about one of OTT’s most popular courses – Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Dubai 

Atlantis the Palm, Dubai – Top Course!

Atlantis, The Palm is a 1,548-room ocean-themed destination resort that will take your customers a world away from their everyday. Spectacularly situated on the crescent of Dubai's iconic Palm Island, this majestic resort is home to mesmerising experiences that will give your customers a holiday of a lifetime.

By completing Atlantis the Palm’s course, you will:

• Learn about the room options available at Atlantis the Palm, Dubai
• Understand the resort activities, including the Aquaventure experience
• Learn more about the spa, pool and beach facilities
• Understand the Michelin level fine dining and entertainment experiences

Learn more about one of OTT’s most popular courses – Atlantis the Palm, Dubai

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts – Top Course!

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts operates eleven award-winning properties in major cities and leisure destinations across India. These include the flagship hotel in the capital city of New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Udaipur, Jaipur, Gurugram, East Delhi, Mumbai, Gandhinagar and now Kovalam. The Leela celebrates each hotel through its unique location, art, culture and cuisine with thoughtful services, celebratory rituals, and immersive experiences. Your guests will be pampered in the utmost luxury. Each guest experience is personally curated by Butlers assigned as a single point of contact across more than 9 touchpoints – from pre-arrivals to packing and unpacking, laundry services, guided walks, memorable celebrations and much more.

By completing The Leela Palaces course, you will

• Learn about India as a destination
• Read about the various Leela options for your discerning customers
• Discover the quintessential experiences on offer with Leela
• Understand Leela’s commitment to sustainability initiatives

Learn more about one of OTT’s most popular courses – The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts

OTT POP Awards: Most popular courses in the Sustainability category

The Lufthansa Group – Top Course!

The Lufthansa Group has contributed to the progress of the aviation industry. Now they want to lead it into a sustainable future. To achieve their ambitious goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 and cutting their net carbon emissions in half by 2030 compared to 2019, the Lufthansa Group is continuously implementing a wide range of innovative measures. The Lufthansa Group will put around 200 brand new, more sustainable aircraft into service by 2030. These reduce fuel consumption and thus CO2-emissions by up to 30 percent compared to their predecessors – on every flight.

By completing The Lufthansa Group's sustainability course, you will:

• Learn about how The Lufthansa Group already implements sustainability best practices
• Download additional factsheets on sustainability, including how to calculate CO2 emissions for flights, and find out more about climate protection technologies
• Access updated sustainability news
• Discover more about The Lufthansa Group’s commitment to more sustainable flying, by watching a webinar previously recorded

Learn more about one of OTT’s most popular courses – The Lufthansa Group

All Nippon Airways – Top Course!

The ANA Group is promoting ESG management that considers the Environment, Society and Governance, with the aim of realizing a sustainable society and enhancing corporate value. Under the slogan of "ANA Future Promise", they aim to achieve the SDGs by developing initiatives with a sense of unity among ANA Group employees while gaining the understanding and cooperation of customers. Their 2050 financial year targets include Net zero CO2 emissions generated by aircraft operations, zero resource waste and 50% reduction of food waste compared to 2019.

By completing All Nippon Airways sustainability course, you will:

• Learn about the ANA Future Promise initiatives to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Learn more about one of OTT’s most popular courses – All Nippon Airways / ANA

Congratulations to Hilton Hotels and Resorts – Dubai Cluster; Atlantis the Palm, Dubai; and The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts for being OTT’s most popular Accommodation courses in 2023, as determined by the travel trade, and honoured at the OTT POP Awards.

Congratulations also to The Lufthansa Group, and to All Nippon Airways for being OTT’s most popular Sustainability courses in 2023, as determined by the travel trade, and honoured at the OTT POP Awards.

On Friday 26th April, OTT will announce which of these courses were the most popular courses in 2023 in the Accommodation and Sustainability categories.

There are many more outstanding courses on OTT, just click on the Accommodation and Sustainability categories to find many more.