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TravelMole Technology Award winners announced
WTM Special Report: TravelMole’s inaugural Technology Awards have been presented at World Travel Market.
The shortlisted companies and winners were:
Travel Technology Personal Achievement Award (sponsored by Amadeus): Shortlist – Brent Hoberman, lastminute.com; Simon Powell, Comtec; Vic Darvey, Online Travel Corporation.
Winner: Brent Hoberman
Most Effective use of Dynamic Packaging Tools Online (sponsored by Galileo): Shortlist – Expedia, lastminute.com, onlinetravel.com
Winner: Expedia
Online Brochure Technology (sponsored by Royal Caribbean International): Shortlist – Digital Alternatives, Onlinetravelbrochures.com, Travelmedia
Winner: Digital Alternatives
Agency Desktop Tools (sponsored by PhoCusWright): Shortlist – Dolphin Dynamics, Advantage Travel Centres, Amadeus
Winner: Amadeus
Innovation in Mobile Technology (sponsored by Comtec): Shortlist – lastminute.com, Mobimate, TisCover
Winner: Mobimate
Dynamic Packaging Tools for Agents (Sponsored by Worldspan): Shortlist – Comtec, Online Travel Corporation, Thompsons Tours
Winner: OTC
The awards were presented by TravelMole CEO Graham McKenzie on WTM’s World Stage at the show in London.
TravelMole, the world ‘s leading online travel trade publication, ran the awards in association with World Travel Market.
The line-up of five categories covered all of the main application areas currently being talked about within the industry plus a special award for the individual thought to have contributed most to the technological debate over the past twelve months.
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