Travel’s night of nights honours excellence, collaboration, success and survival.
The 2023 National Travel Industry Awards ceremony has just wrapped at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium, with the trade pulling out all stops to celebrate at the glittering gathering.
The night was marked with fabulous frocks, spectacular suits and convivial conversation, with cheers all around as each winner was announced.
The full list of winners, in order of presentation, is below:
- Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Air: Nick Lewis, Air New Zealand
- Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Cruise: Helen Courias, Holland America Line
- Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Land: Mickey Mann, The Travel Corporation
- Most Outstanding Employee Engagement and Recruitment Program: Flight Centre Travel Group
- Most Outstanding Travel Industry Training Institution: TAFE Queensland
- Innovation in Travel Support Services: Cover-More Travel Insurance: Post-Pandemic Support
- Rookie of the Year: David O’Shea, RAA Travel
- Most Outstanding Travel Consultant – Corporate: Lauren Zischke, TAG Travel Group
- Most Outstanding Travel Consultant – Leisure: Louis Teng, Connolly & Turner Travel Associates
- Most Popular Car Rental Operator: Avis
- Most Popular Tourist Office: Destination Canada
- Most Popular Airline – Offline: Lufthansa Group
- Most Popular River Cruise Operator: Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Most Popular Ocean Cruise Operator: Viking
- Most Popular Accommodation Group/Chain: IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Most Outstanding Business Events Travel Agency: Event Travel Management
- Most Outstanding Global Travel Management Company: Corporate Travel Management
- Most Outstanding Mobile/Home Based Travel Advisor: Wendy Brockbank, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
- Most Outstanding Travel Agency Manager: Stacey Brownsey, Helloworld Travel Mt Pleasant
- Most Outstanding Online Travel Agency: Webjet
- Most Outstanding Hybrid Online Travel Agency: Ignite Travel Group
- Sustainability Award – Business: Corporate Travel Management
- Sustainability Award – Supplier: Hurtigruten
- Most Outstanding Leisure Travel Agency – Single Location: FBI Travel
- Most Outstanding Leisure Travel Agency – Multi Location: Helloworld Hunter Travel Group
- Most Outstanding National Travel Management Company: Stage and Screen Travel Services
- Most Popular Airline – Online: Virgin Australia
- Most Outstanding Tour Operator – Specialised: Albatross Tours
- Most Outstanding Tour Operator – Global: APT
- Most Outstanding Wholesaler – Product/Service: shared award: Entire Travel Group and Viva Holidays
- Most Outstanding Mobile Advisor Network: MTA – Mobile Travel Agents
- Most Outstanding Non-Branded Agency Group: Travellers Choice
- Most Outstanding Travel Agency Group: Flight Centre
- People’s Choice Award – Favourite Travel Brand: Trafalgar
The night isn’t over yet, with guests now heading off to the Viking Cruises-sponsored NTIA After Party.
More details in next week’s issues of Travel Daily, Cruise Weekly and travelBulletin.