Online voting has been opened for this year’s prestigious South Asian Travel Awards.

The voting will be open to the general public until June 30 in their official website.

This year’s awards show is to be held in Mumbai, India, in September.

More than 500 travel and tourism businesses operating in the South Asian region have applied for awards in 50 categories.

Marketing Manager at High Rise, Maisha Shujau, said Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal and Bhutan are participating in this year’s award show, and that the judging panel will travel to the five countries and evaluate the presentations of nominees from each of the countries.

The South Asian Travel Awards is the first ever regional awards show endorsed by multi-national associations providing the South Asian tourism sector with recognition for their facilities and services.