Advisory committee steers NTIAs into the future with category and accreditation changes.
A refreshed line-up of categories at the National Travel Industry Awards (NTIAs) has been revealed by the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA), with the latest changes aiming to celebrate the diversity, strength and innovation of the Australian travel sector.
With nominations opening today and closing on 21 May, the evolution of the NTIAs this year include the retirement of some categories, such as the Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Hotels/Car Hire award, while new additions to be featured in 2025 include the Most Popular Reservations/Groups Team.
Further changes include the replacement of the Most Outstanding Leisure Travel Agency – Single Location and Most Outstanding Leisure Travel Agency – Multi Location awards with Most Outstanding Independent Leisure Travel Agency (agencies operating with a unique trading name that doesn’t include a brand or consortia) and Most Outstanding Branded Leisure Travel Agency (agencies operating with a recognised brand within its trading name, up to a maximum of 20 locations).
Accreditation tweaks have also been made, seeing some categories such as the Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Tour Operator nominee needing to be employed by an ATIA-accredited tour operator to be eligible.
The changes have been guided by input from the NTIA Custodians, with the updates seeking to uphold the integrity and credibility of the awards program.
“The appetite of Australia’s travel community to promote and support excellence in the sector by nominating, voting and attending the NTIAs celebrations grows exponentially every year and we already know from enquiries that 2025 will be no different,” said ATIA CEO Dean Long.
The NTIAs will be held at The Star Brisbane on Saturday 18 October, following the Beyond Borders Summit on 17 October.
The full details of the changes will be in today’s issue of Travel Daily.