Industry achievers honoured at National Travel Industry Awards.
Helloworld Travel has once again taken out the Best Travel Agency Group category at the National Travel Industry Awards, which have just been announced at Sydney’s International Convention Centre.
The industry night of nights also saw Magellan Travel Group take out the Best Non-Branded Travel Agency Group category, while other big winners included Royal Caribbean International, which took out the Best Cruise Operator category for both domestic and international deployments. APT was Best River Cruise Operator, and Corporate Travel Management once again took out the Best National Travel Management category.
Top consultants and supplier sales executives were also honoured, with the celebrations continuing into the night now at the Singapore Airlines after-party.
The full list of winners is below:
Category 1 – Best Travel Agency Group (50 stores or more): Helloworld Travel
Category 2 – Best Non-Branded Travel Agency Group: Magellan Travel Group
Category 3 – Best Travel Agency Retail – Single Location: FBI Travel
Category 4 – Best Travel Agency Retail – Multi Location: Phil Hoffmann Travel
Category 5 – Best Travel Agency Corporate – Single Location: Spencer Travel
Category 6 – Best Travel Agency Corporate – Multi Location: Goldman Travel Corporation
Category 7 – Best National Travel Management Company: Corporate Travel Management
Category 9 – Best Online Travel Agency (OTA): TripADeal
Category 10 – Best Business Events Travel Agency: The Events Authority
Category 11 – Best Travel Consultant – Retail: Lena Nielson, Flight Centre Sydney International Airport
Category 12 – Best Travel Consultant – Corporate: Alison Irwin, Stage & Screen Travel Services
Category 13 – Best Travel Agency Manager – Retail Single Location: Danny Englman, FBI Travel
Category 14 – Best Travel Agency Manager – Retail Multi Location: Stuart Ingram, Destination HQ
Category 15 – Best Travel Agency Manager – Corporate Single Location: Cherie Drummond, Corporate Travel Management
Category 16 – Best Travel Agency Manager – Corporate Multi Location: Andre Moten, Corporate Travel Management
Category 17 – Young Agent of the Year: Millicent Rusby, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Category 18 – Best Domestic Airline: Virgin Australia
Category 19 – Best International Airline – Online: Emirates
Category 20 – Best International Airline – Offline: Finnair
Category 21 – Best Cruise Operator – Domestic Deployment: Royal Caribbean International
Category 22 – Best Cruise Operator – International Deployment: Royal Caribbean International
Category 23 – Best River Cruise Operator: APT
Category 24 – Best Tour Operator – Domestic: Contiki
Category 25 – Best Tour Operator – International: Topdeck Travel
Category 26 – Best Car/Campervan Rental Operator: Hertz
Category 27 – Best Tourist Office – International: Tourism New Zealand
Category 28 – Best Specialty Wholesaler: Wendy Wu Tours
Category 29 – Best Wholesaler – Australian Product: Sunlover Holidays
Category 30 – Best Wholesaler – International Product: Qantas Holidays and Viva! Holidays
Category 31 – Best Agency Support Service: Cover-More Travel Insurance
Category 32 – Best Sales Executive – Industry Supplier: Elizabeth Hutchison, Air New Zealand
Category 33 – Young Sales Executive – Industry Supplier: Stephanie Hu, Fantasea Cruises
Category 34 – Best Hotel/Resort Group: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Category 35 – Best Registered Travel Industry Training Institution: The Learning Collaborative (Travel Training Australia)
Category 36 – Best Travel Writer – Consumer: Julie Miller
Category 37 – Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarship: Stefania Lasek, Travel By Design
Category 38 – People’s Choice – ATAS Travel Agency of the Year: Kingscote Travel SA