Biggest NTIA ever a stunning success.
AFTA has just wrapped up the 2016 National Travel Industry Awards ceremony in Sydney, with the industry donning their black tie outfits to celebrate the excellence of 38 travel industry individuals and businesses.
It’s been a huge night for Helloworld which took out both the Best Travel Agency Group and Best Non-Branded Travel Agency Group categories, while Helloworld Hunter Travel Group/RACT Travel also won the Best Travel Agency Retail-Multi Location category. The agency also topped it off with co-owner Louise Dann taking out Best Travel Agency Manager – Retail Multi Location.
Other big winners included Virgin Australia for Best Domestic Airline, Emirates as Best International Airline (on-line) and Finnair which once again took out the Best International Airline (off-line) category.
And Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise took out the inaugural People’s Choice Retail Travel Agency of the Year award.
“AFTA, together with our valued and important sponsors, are very proud to have once again delivered such a spectacular event,” said ceo Jayson Westbury.
The full list of winners is below, with full details of the event in Monday’s issue of Travel Daily and photos already online at facebook.com/traveldaily.
Category 1: Best Travel Agency Group – Helloworld Limited
Sponsored by Qantas Airways
Category 2: Best Non-Branded Travel Agency Group – Helloworld for Business
Sponsored by Star Alliance
Category 3: Best Travel Agency Retail Single Location – Bicton Travel
Sponsored by Singapore Airlines
Category 4: Best Travel Agency Retail Multi Location – Helloworld Hunter Travel Group/RACT Travel
Sponsored by Qantas Airways
Category 5: Best Travel Agency Corporate Single Location – Spencer Travel
Sponsored by Qantas Airways
Category 6: Best Travel Agency Corporate Multi Location – Stage & Screen Travel Services
Sponsored by Avis
Category 7: Best National Travel Management Company – Corporate Travel Management
Sponsored by Qantas Airways
Category 8: Best Online Travel Agency (OTA) – Cruise Guru www.cruiseguru.com.au
Sponsored by Amadeus IT Pacific
Category 9: Best Business Events Travel Agency – Event Travel Management
Sponsored by Sabre
Category 10: Best Travel Consultant Retail – Deryk Neighbour, Flight Centre MET Centre NSW
Sponsored by Royal Caribbean International
Category 11: Best Travel Consultant Corporate – Sam La Rosa, Show Group Enterprises NSW
Sponsored by Avis
Category 12: Best Travel Agency Manager Retail Single Location – Kobi Henderson, Flight Centre Sydney Airport NSW
Sponsored by Virgin Australia
Category 13: Best Travel Agency Manager Retail Multi Location – Louise Dann, helloworld Hunter Travel Group NSW
Sponsored by World’s Leading Cruise Lines
Category 14: Best Travel Agency Manager Corporate Single Location – Cherie Drummond, Corporate Travel Management NSW
Sponsored by Virgin Australia
Category 15: Best Travel Agency Manager Corporate Multi Location – Andre Moten, Corporate Travel Management Qld
Sponsored by Travelport
Category 16: Young Agent of the Year – Brendan Ma, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Vic
Sponsored by Travelport
Category 17: Best Specialty Wholesaler – The Africa Safari Co
Sponspored by South African Tourism
Category 18: Best Domestic Airline – Virgin Australia
Sponsored by Air Tickets
Category 19: Best International Airline Online – Emirates
Sponsored by The Travel Corporation
Category 20: Best International Airline Offline – Finnair
Sponsored by Consolidated Travel
Category 21: Best Cruise Operator Domestic Deployment – Royal Caribbean International
Sponsored by Travellers Choice
Category 22: Best Cruise Operator International Deployment – Royal Caribbean International
Sponsored by Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers
Category 23: Best River Cruise Operator – APT
Sponsored by Vienna Tourist Board
Category 24: Best Tour Operator Domestic – APT
Sponsored by Travel Trade Recruitment
Category 25: Best Tour Operator International – Trafalgar
Sponsored by Dubai Tourism
Category 26: Best Car/Campervan Rental Operator – Hertz
Sponsored by Expedia
Category 27: Best Tourist Office International – Tourism Fiji
Sponsored by Global Blue
Category 28: Best Wholesaler Australian Product – Sunlover Holidays
Sponsored by CHI Travel Insurance
Category 29: Best Wholesaler International Product – Excite Holidays
Sponsored by Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Category 30: Best Agency Support Service – Cover-More Travel Insurance
Sponsored by Tourism Fiji
Category 31: Best Sales Executive Industry Supplier – Elizabeth Hutchinson, Air New Zealand NSW
Sponsored by Royal Caribbean International
Category 32: Young Sales Executive Industry Supplier – Sarah Hoskin, Topdeck Travel NSW
Sponsored by Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre
Category 33: Best Hotel/Resort Group – Outrigger Resorts
Sponsored by Expedia
Category 34: Best Registered Travel Industry Training Institution – TAFE Sydney Travel & Tourism
Sponsored by The Travel Industry Exhibition
Category 35: Best Travel Writer – Allan Leibowitz
Sponsored by World’s Leading Cruise Lines
Category 36: Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation – Qantas Groups Travel website
Sponsored by Qudos Bank
Category 37: Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarship – George Hedley, Events Worldwide Travel Vic
Sponsored by Emirates
Category 38: People’s Choice Retail Travel Agency of the Year: Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise
Sponsored by International Traveller