Honoring the best in the travel industry, Hilton Worldwide takes home 33 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
MCLEAN, Va., 2014-9-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today was named the winner of 33Travel Weekly Magellan Awards across its portfolio of brands. Nine brands within the Hilton Worldwide Portfolio took home awards honoring the best in travel from design to marketing services to advertising. Fifteen of the Hilton Worldwide award winners received Gold Magellan Awards, the highest award given.
“We are proud that the Hilton Worldwide brands showcase such creative and innovative work, and thrilled to have won Magellan Awards in so many categories this year,” said Jeff Diskin, executive vice president, Commercial Services, Hilton Worldwide. “We are delighted to recognize and celebrate the hard work that went into making these awards possible.”
Honoring a broad range of industry segments including Hotels and Resorts, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Car Rental Companies, the Magellan Awards recognize the most exciting and innovative work in the travel industry. Once submitted, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards are judged by a panel of top travel industry professionals such as Peter Greenberg, CBS news travel editor; Bruce Beckham, executive director/CEO of Tourism Cares; and Jean-Claude Baumgarten, CEO of Crew Association and former CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Below are the Hilton Worldwide 2014 Travel Weekly Magellan Award winners:
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
- Gold Magellan – Hilton Hotels & Resorts Sets the Stage for Travelers’ Stories – Hospitality | Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
- Gold Magellan – Hilton Hotels & Resorts – Destinations | Social Media category
- Silver Magellan – Herb N’ Kitchen – Hospitality | Upscale Hotel/Resort category
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
- Gold Magellan – Waldorf Astoria “The Stories Begin Here”-Hospitality | Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
Conrad Hotels & Resorts
- Gold Magellan – Conrad Concierge – Hospitality I Mobile App category
- Silver Magellan – Conrad 5/5/5 Tour – Hospitality | Social Media category
DoubleTree by Hilton
- Gold Magellan – First the Cookie Custom Ad – Hospitality | Print Advertising category
- Gold Magellan – First the Cookie Digital – Hospitality | Web Marketing/Advertising category
- Gold Magellan – DoubleTree by Hilton Design Narrative-Hospitality | Advertising/Marketing Campaigncategory
- Silver Magellan – DoubleTree by Hilton DTour – Destinations | Social Media category
- Silver Magellan – First the Cookie TV – Hospitality | TV Commercial category
Embassy Suites Hotels
- Gold Magellan – Embassy Suites TV – Hospitality | TV Commercial category
- Silver Magellan – Embassy Suites Print – Hospitality | Print Advertising category
- Silver Magellan – Embassy Suites Digital – Hospitality | Web Marketing/Advertising category
- Silver Magellan – Embassy Suites Marketing – Hospitality | Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
- Silver Magellan – Embassy Suites Promo Video – Hospitality | Promotional Video category
Hilton Garden Inn
- Gold Magellan – Discover. Connect. Breathe -Hospitality I Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
Hampton Hotels
- Gold Magellan – Feel the Hamptonality – Hospitality I Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
- Gold Magellan – Hampton College Football – Hospitality I Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
- Silver Magellan – Hampton Holiday Hosting – Hospitality I Advertising/Marketing Campaign category
- Silver Magellan – Hampton Forever Young – Hospitality I Mid-Scale (Three-Star) – Standard Room Design category
- Silver Magellan – Hamptonality Moments – Web Marketing/Advertising category
Homewood Suites by Hilton
- Gold Magellan – Take Flight- Hospitality I Lobby/Common Space Design category
- Gold Magellan – Military Rate Campaign- Hospitality I Advertising/Marketing campaign category
- Silver Magellan – Brand Essence Sales Video – Hospitality I Promotional Video category
Home2 Suites by Hilton
- Silver Magellan – Home2 Development Ad – Hospitality I Print Advertising category
Multibrand
- Gold Magellan – Hospitality I ‘Be a Weekender’ I Advertising/Marketing campaign category
- Silver Magellan – Hospitality I ‘Be a Weekender’ I Print Advertising category
- Silver Magellan – Hospitality I ‘Be a Weekender’ I TV Commercial category
- Silver Magellan – Hospitality I ‘Be a Weekender’ I Promotional Video category
- Silver Magellan – Hospitality I Best Social Media I Overall – Social Media
Digital
- Gold Magellan Award – Hilton Flight Cancellation (Bid-By-Flight) – Hospitality I Web Marketing and Advertising category
- Silver Magellan Award – @HiltonSuggests – Hospitality I Social Media category
The winners will be featured in an issue of Travel Weekly this October that will include a dedicated section about this year’s awards. For a complete list of this year’s winners visit www.travelweeklyawards.com/winners/.
Contacts:
Blake Rouhani
Hilton Worldwide
(703) 883 6615
blake.rouhani@hilton.com
About Homewood Suites by Hilton
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s upscale, all-suite, residential-style hotel with more than 350 hotels open in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Homewood Suites by Hilton is proud to be a J.D. Power 2014 Customer Champion – one of an elite group of 50 U.S. companies to be named to this list. Also voted “Top Upscale Extended-Stay” hotel by J.D. Power and Associates and Business Travel News, Homewood Suites by Hilton is the first choice for guests seeking comfortable, home-like accommodations when traveling for an extended stay. Beyond its spacious suites, which feature separate living and sleeping areas, and fully equipped kitchens with full sized refrigerators, additional value-driven amenities include: complimentary Internet, a daily full-hot breakfast, and healthy, delicious evening meals with drinks every Monday-Thursday. The brand is focused on guest satisfaction and stands behind each stay with its 100% Suite Assurance® guarantee. For more information, please visitwww.homewoodsuites.com.
*Service of alcohol subject to state and local laws. Must be of legal drinking age. **Guest pays for groceries. Other restrictions apply.
About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 95 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The company’s portfolio of eleven world-class global brands is comprised of more than 4,200 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 690,000 rooms in 93 countries and territories, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors®. Visit news.hiltonworldwide.com for more information and connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.facebook.com/hiltonworldwide,www.twitter.com/hiltonworldwide, www.youtube.com/hiltonworldwide,www.flickr.com/hiltonworldwide, and www.linkedin.com/company/hilton-worldwide.