{"id":1066,"date":"2011-07-12T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2011-07-12T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T10:33:00","slug":"2011-national-travel-industry-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/07\/2011-national-travel-industry-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 National Travel Industry Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1lHYGATjZyw\/Th7HOw6ueFI\/AAAAAAAAPU0\/cYyAgY0Iezk\/s1600\/NTIA11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"448\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1lHYGATjZyw\/Th7HOw6ueFI\/AAAAAAAAPU0\/cYyAgY0Iezk\/s640\/NTIA11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>Australia&#8217;s travel industry celebrates its night of nights<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tonight almost 1000 travel agents and suppliers gathered for the annual National Travel Industry Awards, once again held at the Sydney Westin Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The eagerly anticipated night of nights saw the industry celebrate top achievers in a range of categories, with huge interest in the winners announced tonight by MC Jules Lund.<\/p>\n<p>AFTA ceo Jayson Westbury said it was a great occasion to celebrate after a year in which travel agents have truly proved their worth to the travelling public, dealing with a spate of disasters from which the industry continues to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Diehards are continuing to celebrate at the &#8216;afta&#8217; party which is expected to continue into the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The winners from tonight were:<\/p>\n<p>Rookie of the Year &#8211; Agent: Katrina Tasker, Escape Travel Chatswood<br \/>Best Travel Consultant &#8211; Retail: Anne Westby, Travelcentre Bendigo<br \/>Best Travel Agency Retail &#8211; Single Location: Harvey World Travel Lane Cove NSW<br \/>Best Travel Agency Retail &#8211; Multi Location: Phil Hoffmann Travel<br \/>Best Travel Consultant &#8211; Corporate: Hannah Moore, The Travel Authority<br \/>Best Travel Agency Corporate &#8211; Multi Location: Globetrotter Corporate Travel<br \/>Best Travel Agency Corporate &#8211; Single Location: Spencer Travel<br \/>Best Conference &#038; Incentive Travel Agency: etm group<br \/>Best National Corporate Travel Management Company: Corporate Travel Management<br \/>Best Innovation in Marketing &#8211; Retail Agency: Phil Hoffmann Travel<br \/>Best Travel Writer: Stephen Scourfield, The West Australian<br \/>Best Registered Travel Industry Training Institution: Brisbane North Institute of TAFE<br \/>Best Hotel\/Resort &#8211; Australian Property: Cable Beach Club Resort &#038; Spa<br \/>Best Hotel\/Resort Group: Accor<br \/>Best Agency Support Service: Air Tickets<br \/>Best Tourist Office &#8211; National: Tourism Queensland<br \/>Best Tourist Office &#8211; International: Tourism New Zealand<br \/>Rookie of the Year &#8211; Industry Supplier: Christian Coronica, AAT Kings<br \/>Best Sales Executive &#8211; Industry Supplier: Blake Muir, Topdeck<br \/>Best Car\/Campervan Rental Operator: Hertz<br \/>Best Tour Operator &#8211; International: Insight Vacations<br \/>Best Tour Operator &#8211; Domestic: AAT Kings<br \/>Best Cruise Operator &#8211; International Based Operation: APT<br \/>Best Cruise Operator &#8211; Australian Based Operation: Princess Cruises<br \/>Best Wholesaler &#8211; International Product: Creative Holidays<br \/>Best Wholesaler &#8211; Australian Product: Qantas Holidays &#038; Viva! Holidays<br \/>Best Domestic Airline: Qantas Airways<br \/>Best International Airline &#8211; Off-Line: Lufthansa German Airlines<br \/>Best International Airline &#8211; On-Line: Singapore Airlines<br \/>Best Agency Group [100 stores or more]: Travelscene American Express<\/p>\n<p>More details and lots of exclusive pictures from the event in Monday&#8217;s Travel Daily and at www.traveldaily.com.au\/photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia&#8217;s travel industry celebrates its night of nights Tonight almost 1000 travel agents and suppliers gathered for the annual National Travel Industry Awards, once again held at the Sydney Westin Hotel. 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