When you travel, you want to know you’re going with the best. The National Travel Industry Awards were announced this week, with a few of our preferred vendors taking out top honours.
In particular, we’d like to congratulate APT Touring for winning the ‘Best river cruise operator’ award, and Royal Caribbean International for taking out ‘Best cruise operator’ awards for both domestic and international deployment.
We’d also like to salute ‘Best travel writer’ Julie Miller for her wonderful story about the Asian Elephant Hospital in Thailand.
Here’s a complete list of the rest of this year’s winners:
Best travel agency group (50 outlets or more)
Helloworld Travel
Best non-branded travel agency group
Magellan Travel Group
Best travel agency retail – single location
FBI Travel
Best travel agency retail – multi location
Phil Hoffmann Travel
Best travel agency corporate – single location
Spencer Travel
Best travel agency corporate – multi location
Goldman Travel Corporation
Best national corporate travel management company
Corporate Travel Management
Best online travel agency (OTA)
TripADeal – www.tripadeal.com.au
Best business events travel agency
The Events Authority
Best travel consultant retail
Lena Nielson – Flight Centre Sydney International Airport – NSW
Best travel consultant corporate
Alison Irwin – Stage & Screen Travel Services – NSW
Best travel agency manager – retail single location
Danny Englman – FBI Travel – VIC
Best travel agency manager – retail multi location
Stuart Ingram – Destination HQ – VIC
Best travel agency manager – corporate single location
Cherie Drummond – Corporate Travel Management – NSW
Best travel agency manager – corporate multi location
Andre Moten – Corporate Travel Management – QLD
Young agent of the year
Millicent Rusby – Carlson Wagonlit Travel – SA
Best domestic airline
Virgin Australia
Best international airline – online
Emirates
Best international airline – offline
Finnair
Best cruise operator – domestic deployment
Royal Caribbean International
Best cruise operator – international deployment
Royal Caribbean International
Best river cruise operator
APT Touring
Best tour operator – domestic
Contiki
Best tour operator – international
Topdeck Travel
Best car/campervan rental operation
Hertz
Best tourist office – international
Tourism New Zealand
Best specialty wholesaler
Wendy Wu Tours
Best wholesaler – Australian product
Sunlover Holidays
Best wholesaler – international product
Qantas Holidays & Viva Holidays
Best agency support service
Cover–More Travel Insurance
Best sales executive – industry supplier
Elizabeth Hutchison – Air New Zealand – NSW
Young sales executive – industry supplier
Stephanie Hu – Fantasea – NSW
Best hotel/resort group
Shangri La Hotel and Resorts
Best registered travel industry training institution
The Learning Collaborative (Travel Training Australia)
Best travel writer
Julie Miller
Best travel agent technology innovation
Custom Designed Group Management Systems – Travel & Sports Australia
Emirates travel consultant scholarship
Stefania Lasek – Travel by Design – NSW
People’s choice: retail travel agency of the year
Kingscote Travel – SA/NT
Have you ever engaged these businesses? Would you like to share your experience?
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