Hotelplanner.com rewards travel excellence at American Group Travel Awards

The winners have been announced for the inaugural American Group Travel Awards (AGTA).

Held last week at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, 23 awards of excellence were handed out to industry leading companies excelling in the group travel segment.

Awards were given for a wide range of categories including best group hotel brand, airline, cruise line, destination, travel agency, ground transportation and more.

TravelMole was one of the proud sponsors of the event, presenting an award.

Dylan Ratigan – Master of Ceremonies, Charles Kao – CEO TravelMole, Lisa Cully – Best Western, Alex Ferdinand – Best Western

The awards ceremony is organized by HotelPlanner.com in partnership with Landor Travel Publications, the publisher of Group Travel Organiser magazine in the UK.

Founded in 2002, Florida based HotelPlanner.com is a leading online platform for the global group hotel sales market, enabling customers to receive online quotes directly from hotel group sales managers.

Award winners are as follows:

Best Group Hotel Brand – Full Service:
Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Best Group Hotel Brand – Limited Service:
Comfort Inn & Suites

Best Group Hotel Brand – Luxury:
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts

Best Group Hotel Brand – Boutique:
Hotel Indigo

Best Leisure Group Hotel Brand:
Best Western

Best Sports Team Travel Hotel Brand:
Holiday Inn Express

Best Group Casino Hotel – Leisure:
Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort & Casino

Best Group Casino Hotel – Convention:
The Venetian Las Vegas

Best Airline for Group Travel:
American Airlines

Best Cruise Line for Group Travel:
Carnival Cruise Lines

Best River Cruise for Group Travel:
AmaWaterways