Winners of 7th TravelMole Asia Pacific Web Awards announced

Thursday, 31 Oct, 2014 0

The wait is over…

The winners have been announced at the 7th TravelMole Asia Pacific Web Awards winners ceremony, held at ITB Asia in Singapore.

Showcasing the breadth of talent and innovation in the Asia Pacific region, the awards have recognised the best in web, social, mobile and travel technology platforms.

Charles Kao, publisher for the TravelMole Media Group, said the awards are an important honour for nominated companies as they are being recognised by their peers in the travel industry.

"We are delighted to be associated with ITB Asia for this awards ceremony. We are very pleased these awards continue to make an impact for the shortlisted companies and the winners," he said.

TravelMole asked its subscribers and travel trade members to nominate their favourite website in 12 different categories, which included airline, cruise and online travel agency.

Members were required to assess the merits of any website or mobile platform itself rather than the business it represents.

The TravelMole support team sifted through the nominations, which were then eventually whittled down to a shortlist of three in each category via an independent team of judges, explained head judge, Clement Wong, CEO and founder of BeMyGuest.com.sg.

The three shortlisted sites in each category selected by the judges were put forward for TravelMole’s 65,000 Asia Pacific members and subscribers to vote on.

One vote was permitted per person for each of the 12 categories.

Winners were presented with their awards by each of the category sponsors which included major travel firms Low Cost Travel Group, Mystifly and JacTravel.

Group photo of winners, sponsors and their representatives

Winners and shortlisted companies in each category were as follows:

Best APAC Airline Website: www.thaiairways.com
Shortlisted:
www.qantas.com.au
www.airasia.com
Sponsored by: OpenJaw Technologies

Best APAC Cruise Website: www.silversea.com
Shortlisted:
www.princess.com
www.starcruises.com
Sponsored by: BeMyGuest

Best APAC Destination Website: www.discoverhongkong.com
Shortlisted:
www.westernaustralia.com
naturallylangkawi.my
Sponsored by: Low Cost Travel Group

Best APAC Hotel Resort Website: www.centarahotelsresorts.com
Shortlisted:
www.banyantree.com
www.dusit.com
Sponsored by: JacTravel

Best APAC Online Travel Agency – Accommodations: www.airbnb.com
Shortlisted:
www.travelmob.com
www.agoda.com
Sponsored by: Mystifly

Best APAC Online Travel Agency Website: www.expedia.com
Shortlisted:
www.priceline.com
www.yatra.com
Sponsored by: Mystifly

Best APAC Responsible Tourism Website: www.khiri.com
Shortlisted:
www.wildasia.org
www.wwf.org.my
Sponsored by: PATA

Best APAC Tour Operator Website: www.contiki.com
Shortlisted:
www.royalorchidholidays.com
www.coxandkings.com
Sponsored by: Indonesia Tourism

Best APAC Tours & Activities Website: www.khiri.com
Shortlisted:
www.bemyguest.com.sg
www.exotissimo.com
Sponsored by: JacTravel

Best APAC Travel Mobile App: www.skyscanner.com.sg/mobile
Shortlisted:
www.hotelquickly.com
www.hoteltonight.com
Sponsored by: Bangkok Riverside Marketing Partnership

Best APAC Travel Technology Provider Website: www.hotellinksolutions.com
Shortlisted:
www.rome2rio.com
www.cartrawler.com
Sponsored by: Low Cost Travel Group

Most Exciting New APAC Startup: www.bemyguest.com.sg
Shortlisted:
about.spottly.com
www.mygola.com
Sponsored by: Fare.net

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Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.

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