Category Archives: Travel Awards

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol won the Business Traveller Award in the category ‘Best Airport in Europe 2013’

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Schiphol, the Netherlands,  2013-10-18— /travelprnews.com/ — British business travellers have again voted Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the winner of the Business Traveller Award in the category ‘Best Airport in Europe 2013’. Maarten de Groof, Schiphol Group Vice President & CCO: ‘We are immensely proud that British business travellers have voted Schiphol the best European airport for… Read the full news article

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation awarded three scholarships via its Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship

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Best of the best in hospitality receives Foundation’s most prestigious scholarship Washington, DC, 2013-10-18— /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, awarded three scholarships via its Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship Program, the Foundation’s most prominent and oldest scholarship award. Winning first-place and a… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora named top resort in French Polynesia by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Bora Bora, French Polynesia, 2013-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora was again named the top resort in French Polynesia by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards. The Resort also placed #22 in the world in the “Top 100” category, with a score of 97.2 out of a possible 100 points; scoring a perfect 100 for… Read the full news article

Jersey Opera House Chef Peter O’Neill won award for Most Outstanding Professional Chef at Highlands College

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Jersey, 2013-10-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jersey Opera House Chef Peter O’Neill has won the award for Most Outstanding Professional Chef at Highlands College. The OH! Cafébar Head Chef, who has been studying on the Highlands’ Day Release programme for the International Diploma in Food Preparation & Cooking, will receive the Randalls Vautier Limited award at a prize-giving… Read the full news article

Rosewood Mayakoba recognized as #1 Resort in Cancun/Yucatan region by Condé Nast Traveler in its 26th annual Readers’ Choice Awards

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The Most Trusted “Best of the Best” Travel Industry Award Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 2013-10-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 26th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, ranking the best cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, hotels, and resorts in the world. Rosewood Mayakoba was recognized as the #1 Resort in Cancun/Yucatan region,… Read the full news article

New Zealand tourism industry won multiple awards at 2013 World Travel Awards

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New Zealand, 2013-10-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — The New Zealand tourism industry is in celebration mode after a swathe of victories at the 2013 World Travel Awards – also known as the ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry’. Air New Zealand celebrated a double victory when the Australasian awards were announced in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Double joy … Read the full news article

Qatar Airways voted “Best Middle Eastern Airline” at TTG Asia Travel Awards in Bangkok, Thailand

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Bangkok, Thailand, 2013-10-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — For the eighth year in a row, Qatar Airways was presented “Best Middle Eastern Airline” at the TTG Asia Travel Awards held in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok, 3rd October. The Doha-based airline was voted by readers of one of the most respected travel trade magazines in the Asia Pacific, TTG… Read the full news article

Thailand won Destination of the Year 2013 Award

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Bangkok, Thailand, 2013-10-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thailand has won the TTG Travel Awards for the “Outstanding Achievement Awards: Destination of the Year 2013” for the second consecutive year, making it the fifth time the country has won this accolade, having received it previously in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2012. Along with the “Destination of the Year 2013”… Read the full news article

Auckland Airport named three New Zealand tourism operators as the winners of its new $200,000 “High Opportunity Target” (HOT) markets marketing competition

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Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-10-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sachie’s Kitchen, which provide state-of-the-art authentic Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and Indian cooking classes, was the overall winner, with Xtreme Destinations Ltd and The Rock Adventure Cruise following in joint second place. Organised by Auckland Airport, the competition provides a fund of $200,000 worth of marketing support and business development assistance… Read the full news article

Young designer from Leeds Mandy Hudson awarded bursary of 3 flights to New York under the British Airways Great Britons Programme

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Leeds, United Kingdom, 2013-10-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — A gifted young designer from Leeds, Yorkshire is hoping to see her dreams take off thanks to a British Airways scheme to find the next generation of talent. Mandy Hudson, who at the age of 26 has already started her own fashion label, has been awarded a bursary of… Read the full news article

Readers of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific in China voted Qatar Airways Best Middle East Airline

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Fourth Consecutive Win For Best Middle East Airline HONG KONG, China, 2013-09-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways has been voted Best Middle East Airline by readers of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific in China. The Doha-based carrier has been recognised for the fourth consecutive year at the high-profile 22nd Annual Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards, held on September 27th… Read the full news article

The Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA)’s 2013 Inclusion Champion Award winners are San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and Hudson Group Retail LLC

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Awards recognize dedicated commitment to airport workforce diversity San Jose, Calif., 2013-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Airports Council International -North America (ACI-NA) today announced the recipients of ACI-NA’s first-ever Inclusion Champion Awards, which recognize exceptional achievement in promoting and sustaining diversity throughout the airport industry’s workforce. The 2013 Inclusion Champion Award winners are the San Diego… Read the full news article

Emirates named Aviation Company of the Year at The Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013

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DUBAI, U.A.E., 2013-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Emirates demonstrated its industry leading role last night by picking up Aviation Company of the Year at The Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013. The award comes as Emirates embarks on another wave of route launch announcements, extending its network across six continents. More than 300 guests attended the awards night… Read the full news article

Christchurch Airport bar, “South Bar and Café”, makes the list of finalists for the Airport Food and Beverage Awards

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2013-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The list of finalists for the Airport Food and Beverage Awards (FAB Awards) has been released, with the Christchurch finalist amongst luminaries. Airport bars in Ibiza, Dubai, Amsterdam, Chicago and London are competing with the Christchurch Airport bar for an award which will be announced in Dubai on October 2. Steve Hagerty,… Read the full news article

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ranked #1 Overall Resort in North America by the annual SKI Magazine Reader’s Poll

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Teton Village, WY, 2013-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The votes are in, and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is ranked #1 Overall Resort in North America by the annual SKI Magazine Reader’s Poll.  SKI Magazine’s survey, now in its 26th year, provides an annual snapshot of the Top 50 resorts in North America. Readers rank resorts in 20 different categories that… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole applauds Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for winning the annual SKI Magazine Reader’s Poll

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2013-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole is excited to share that SKI Magazine has ranked its backyard ski mountain #1 Overall Resort in North America in the annual SKI Magazine Reader’s Poll. SKI Magazine’s survey, now in its 26th year, provides an annual snapshot of the Top 50 resorts in North America. Readers rank resorts in 20 different categories… Read the full news article

World Travel Awards announced Caribbean & North American winners at Gala Ceremony in Antigua

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Antigua, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, Sandals Resorts International, Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines were among the top tourism industry stakeholders to emerge victorious from the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North American Gala Ceremony this evening. The event was hosted by the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority and Sandals Grande Antigua Resort… Read the full news article

Promising young employees award “The Egon Steigenberger Prize” won by Josina Ingrassia and Carola Födisch

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2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — The traditional approach adopted by the Frankfurt-based Steigenberger Hotel Group has always been to put staff at the very heart of its business. Initial and continuing training and the fostering of up-and-coming talent are also important objectives. The Egon Steigenberger Prize, an award given to promising young employees, was instigated for this… Read the full news article

Norwegian awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in California

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Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim, California last night. Norwegian takes home the award for second year running.  2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim,… Read the full news article

Iberia honored for its MyBagTag innovative baggage tags on-line service

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Wins “Future Travel Experience” award for “Best customer experience innovation” in check-in category. First airline to win award for two consecutive years –it won last year for its “Ágora” Project Award follows IATA recognition in July of Iberia’s MyBagTag service MyBagTag allows customer to download and print luggage tags when checking in on line, speeding… Read the full news article

International Council on Clean Transportation report named Alaska Airlines the Most Fuel-Efficient U.S. Airline

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Report by International Council on Clean Transportation is first to quantify airline fuel performance SEATTLE, 2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines is ranked No. 1 in fuel efficiency in a report released today by the International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. The ICCT study is the first to quantify… Read the full news article

World Travel Awards’s Africa Gala Ceremony 2013 to take place at Safari Park Hotel & Casino in Nairobi, Kenya

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World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, announces the Safari Park Hotel & Casino as the prestigious venue in Nairobi, Kenya, where WTA’s Africa Gala Ceremony 2013 will take place on 16th October 2013. This will be the hottest travel ticket in Nairobi as most of the important decision-makers in the region’s… Read the full news article

Lufthansa German Airlines voted “Europe’s leading Airline” at the World Travel Awards in Turkish Riviera

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2013-09-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — For the third time in a row Lufthansa German Airlines has been voted “Europe’s leading Airline” at the World Travel Awards – a commendation to the best of Europe’s travel industry following a voting process involving 230,000 travel tourism and hospitality professionals worldwide. Lufthansa was selected as winner from a shortlist of… Read the full news article

Radisson Blu Hotel Berlin honored with World Travel Award as Germany‘s Leading Business Hotel 2013

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2013-09-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Top marks for meeting and event facilities, comfort and service: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin has received the World Travel Award as Germany’s Leading Business Hotel 2013. It was the second consecutive year that the prestigious award of the international travel and tourism industry went to the first-class property, located in the… Read the full news article

Enterprise Holdings recognized by career site Glassdoor with Talent Warrior Award for its social recruiting

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Social Network Critical to Enterprise’s Recruitment and Hiring of College Graduates ST. LOUIS, 2013-08-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Glassdoor today recognized Enterprise with its inaugural Talent Warrior Award, a list of the top 10 companies which excel in social recruiting. Enterprise Holdings – which owns and operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental… Read the full news article

Business Traveller Hungarian edition named airberlin Best Airline 2013 in online poll

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2013-08-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Readers of the Hungarian edition of the Business Traveller, the industry magazine for business travellers, chose airberlin for Best Airline 2013 in an online poll. The prize is awarded in Hungary in eight categories by the jury as well as by the readers. “Our thanks go to the readers of the Business… Read the full news article

Award-winning boutique hotel and restaurant group 21c Museum Hotels Named to Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies

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2013-08-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — 21c Museum Hotels, the award-winning boutique hotel company and restaurant group, was named to the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of America’s fastest growing companies across 22 industries. The company had a three year growth rate of 673 percent and ranked #6 on the Top 100 Travel and Hospitality list and #2 on… Read the full news article

U.S. Travel Association announced the winners of the 2013 Mercury and Destiny awards, State Tourism Director of the Year and DMO Rising Star at ESTO conference in Richmond

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Tennessean Susan Whitaker Named 2013 State Tourism Director of the Year RICHMOND, Va., 2013-08-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winners of the 2013 Mercury and Destiny awards, State Tourism Director of the Year and DMO Rising Star were announced during the U.S. Travel Association’s annual ESTO conference held this week in Richmond. Mercury and Destiny Awards The Mercury awards are… Read the full news article

Ryanair named best performing airline at Bristol Airport

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2013-08-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (20 Aug) celebrated receiving an inaugural Bristol Airport Tracker Award, which recognised outstanding flight performance by Ryanair aircraft at Bristol Airport. Ryanair was the best performing airline at Bristol having achieved a 100% record for correct departure routes on take-offs, minimising the noise disturbance… Read the full news article

Marriott International announced it ranked #4 on LATINA Style Magazine’s annual LATINA Style 50 Report

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2013-08-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — LATINA Style Magazine has ranked Marriott International #4 on its annual LATINA Style 50 Report.  This annual survey serves as the most respected source of employment and career information for Hispanic women in the U.S.  Companies responding to LATINA Style’s questionnaire are evaluated based on issues that LATINA Style readers identified as most important to them in the workplace such… Read the full news article