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The finalists and semi-finalists of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) have officially been announced.
Voting opens at 5pm this afternoon and closes at 5pm AEST on 8 September for the most popular categories which are selected based on just votes and winners of the most outstanding supplier categories being a combined score mix of judged and votes.
Category 1 – Most Outstanding Mobile / Home-Based Travel Advisor Carli Hester, TravelManagers Kim Newton, MTA Mobile Travel Agent Rose Febo, Travel Managers Roslyn Ranse, itravel Tanya Patterson, Travel Managers
Category 2 – Most Outstanding Travel Agency Manager Debbie Rains, Lades Pty Ltd Group ta Travel Associates Georgina Walpole, Global Journeys Jacinta Blundell, Helloworld Travel Buderim & Caboolture Katrina Connor, American Express Global Business Travel Stacey Brownsey, Helloworld Travel Mt Pleasant
Category 3 – Most Outstanding Travel Consultant Corporate Lynette Wells, American Express Global Business Travel Natasha Hanss, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Rochelle Bird, Anywhere Travel Sarah Hackett, Sanford Travel Zoe Dirken, TAG (The Appointment Group)
Category 4 – Most Outstanding Travel Consultant Leisure Becky Kent-Perchalla, Perchalla and Turner Travel Associates Bonnie Davis, Helloworld Travel Mackay Courtney Kynoch, Helloworld Lane Cove Emily Kadinski, itravel Carlingford Martine Hero, Clean Cruising
Category 5 – Rookie of the Year Bella King, American Express Global Business Travel Dani Newham, Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise Mark Stokell, Travel at 60 Sarah Lee, Clean Cruising Tamara Galloway, Wauchope Travel
Category 6 – Travel Consultant Scholarship Bree Mccauley, TAG (The Appointment Group) Donna Malley, American Express Global Business Travel Kristy Moore, Travel Moore Lachlan Miller, Inside Travel Group (InsideJapan Tours and InsideAsia Tour)
Category 7 – Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Air Janis McDonald, Air Canada Nick Lewis, Air New Zealand Nicole Laurie, Delta Air Lines Albina Obilinovich, Qatar Airways Peter James, Emirates
Category 8 – Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Cruise Greg Schein, Avalon Waterways (GFOB) Shaun Kavanagh, Princess Cruises Tenille Hunt, Quark Expeditions Anastasia Kotanidis, Holland America Line & Seabourn Ramon Drew, Viking Cruises
Category 9 – Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Land Supply Greg Schein, Globus Family of Brands Karen Newbury, APT Travel Group Michelle Nickelson, Club Med Amanda Harvey, Queensland Rail Travel Dylan Hearne, Backroads Global Touring
Category 10 – Most Outstanding Consumer Travel Journalist (semi-finalists) Helen Hayes Julie Miller Kate Webster Lee Tulloch Lisa Allen Louise Goldsbury Katrina Lobley Marie Barbieri Rob McFarland
Category 11 – Most Outstanding Employee Engagement & Recruitment Program American Express Global Business Travel Clean Cruising Connections Group of Companies Helloworld Travel Mackay, Mt Pleasant & Townsville Travel Trade Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd
Category 12 – Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign – Agency AussieTrains, by Aussie Trains River Collection Launch, by Ignite Travel Group – My Cruises Not Going Anywhere, by The Don’t Forget Travel Group Charters, by Travel Associates Sustainable Traveller One Year Anniversary, by Webjet OTA
Category 13- Most Outstanding Online Travel Agency flybuys travel Global Journeys My Holiday 2 MyCruises
Category 14 – Most Outstanding Travel Management Company (Corporate) Anywhere Travel Corporate Travel Management (CTM) FCM Travel Stage and Screen TAG (The Appointment Group)
Category 15 – Most Outstanding Travel Agency – Leisure Chris Watson Travel FBI Travel Helloworld Travel Mackay, Mt Pleasant & Townsville Main Beach Travel Travel & Cruise Castlemaine
Category 16 -Sustainability Award – Agency American Express Global Business Travel Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Intrepid Melbourne Travel Project Reho Travel
Category 17 – Most Outstanding Mobile Advisor Network FCTG Independent MTA – Mobile Travel Agents TravelManagers Australia Pty Ltd
Category 18 – Most Outstanding Travel Agency Group Flight Centre Helloworld Travel itravel RAA Travel Travel Associates
Category 20 – Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign – Supplier RESUME/PLAY, by APT Check in to check out, by Globus Family of Brands Give the Gift of Travel, by VIVA Holidays & Helloworld Walk for Wellness, NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) Welcome Back, by Viking Cruises
Category 21 – Most Outstanding Tour Operator Abercrombie & Kent APT Chimu Adventures Inside Travel Group (InsideJapan Tours and InsideAsia Tours) Wendy Wu Tours
Category 22 – Most Outstanding Wholesaler Adventure World Travel Bedsonline Creative Cruising Expedia TAAP The Africa Safari Co.
Category 25 – Most Outstanding Industry Support – Accommodation Club Med IHG Hotels & Resorts Minor Hotels Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Quest Apartment Hotels
Category 26 – Most Outstanding Industry Support – Air Air Canada Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways Finnair Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines
Category 27 – Most Outstanding Industry Support – Cruise APT Aurora Expeditions Avalon Waterways Norwegian Cruise Line Viking Cruises
Category 28 – Most Outstanding Travel Industry Training Institution CLIA Australasia Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Helloworld Travel Academy TAFE Queensland
Category 29 – Sustainability Award – Supplier Air New Zealand Chiva Som represented by Travel the World Group Intrepid Travel Latitude Group Travel The Travel Corporation (TTC)
Category 31 – Most Outstanding Non Branded Agency Group FCTG Independent Independent Travel Group Magellan Travel Select Travel Group Travellers Choice
The awards will be held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney on 15 October.
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