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Shortlist unveiled for Travelmole Web Awards
The shortlist for the 2009 Travelmole Web Awards has been unveiled today.
The companies, voted for by Travelmole susbscribers, will now be judged by an independent panel.
In total, the awards received over 300 nominations and more than 15,000 votes were cast.
The panel consists of Peter Healey, founder and chief executive of The Vertical Group, former Teletext MD Matt Cheevers, now MD of consultancy business Smooth Direction, Helena Beard, marketing director at KBC PR and Marketing, Jérôme Moisan, Travelport general manager UK & Ireland, and Liz Craig, founder of Oneglobe Network, a boutique digital agency.
The winners will be announced at a lunchtime ceremony on Wednesday June 24 at Canada House, London.
If you are lucky enough to have been shortlisted and have not already been invited to the event please contact [email protected] for details.
Here are the shortlisted companies for each category:
Accommodation
Budget places
Trivago
Hostel hero
Paris 35
Airline
Bmi
Iceland Express
Skyscanner
Cheap flights
Car rental
US rent a car
Florida Car hire
Budget Rent a car
Holiday autos trade
Cruise and ferry operator
P&O cruises
Ekmar Yachting & Brokerage
Princess Cruises
My Royal Caribbean
Holiday add-ons
Compare Airport Parking
IdeasForTheKids.com
AirportConnex
Rio Airport Transfer
Hotel Group
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
Warner Leisure Hotels
World Travel Guide
P&V
Mobile Technology
Hostel Hero
Streamthru.com
PureTravel Adventure Holidays
HRS.COM – Hotel Reservation Service
Recruitment and training
Online Travel Training
New Frontiers – Travel Recruitment
Season Workers
Travel Uni
Responsible tourism
Whl.travel
Go Ape
GreenSpot.Travel
EplerWood.com
Tourist board
VisitLancashire
Cumbria Golakes Website
Welcome to Yorkshire
VisitOxford
Tour operator
TrekAmerica Travel
SunIsle Holidays
Selective Asia
Bales Worldwide
Travel agent
Roundtheworldflights
Backpacker Concierge
Interactive Resorts – The Ski Holiday Specialists
Greenbee.com
Travel blog
Europe a la Carte Blog
101 Holidays
Make Travel Fair UK
Spotted by Locals – Cityblogs by locals
Video
Travelguru tv
The Egerton House Hotel
Tourism Queensland Best Job in the World
Insider Perks
Web 2.0
World Reviewer
Joobili
Trivago
MapVivo
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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