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You’ve got to be in it to win it
British Travel Awards has published the shortlist of companies nominated for this year’s trophies so far – but there’s still time to put a business forward for a travel industry accolade.
The deadline for nominations has been extended to this Friday, June 4. All you have to do is visit www.britishtravelawards.com and enter the details.
Everyone who submits an online nomination will be entered into a prize draw with the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to this year’s British Travel Awards gala event, including overnight accommodation, or an iPad.
All the shortlisted companies will be promoted with editorial coverage by The Times, Sunday Times, News of the World, Sun and LBC radio.
BTA’s chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: “The trade must react to this call for action and not just expect someone else to make the nomination. Companies won’t be put in front of the consumer voter unless they are nominated.”
This year nearly all of the awards are purely consumer voted, however, the ultimate ‘Of the Year’ awards also require a submission which is judged by the independent BTA Academy. Plus there are four ‘trade’ only awards
Ø Best Travel Recruitment Company
Ø Best B2B Travel Industry Online Communication
Ø Best B2B Travel Industry Publication
Ø Best Supplier Website – trade facing
New consumer Awards introduced for 2011 are Best Specialist Adult –Only Tour Operator, Best Specialist Singles Holiday Tour Operator, Best UK Departure Cruise Line, Best Holidays by Train Operator and Best Coach Holiday Operator.
In addition, three new awards have been created for the 2012 Olympic year, these are Most Innovative 2012 Domestic Travel Package; Most Innovative 2012 Inbound Tour Operator and Best UK Regional Tourist Board Olympic Initiative.
The full list of awards, the shortlisted companies determined so far and details of the judging process are posted on the BTA website – www.britishtravelawards.com
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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