Award Categories

Every year we review each of our categories to make sure we have represented the managed travel industry and given all those within the community an opportunity to shine and celebrate their triumphs.

  • Travel partner of the year - Alternative accommodation operator

    This award goes to the operators of non-hotel accommodation offerings that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to all non-hotel operators with more than five properties in Europe. It is NOT open to agencies.

  • Travel partner of the year - Car rental provider

    This award goes to the car rental company that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year.

  • Travel partner of the year – Chauffeur or taxi provider

    This award goes to the chauffeur or taxi provider that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. Entrants in this category must own and/or manage a fleet.

  • Travel partner of the year – European long-haul airline

    This award goes to the airline that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to airlines with either an origin or destination point within Europe that operated at least one service with a flight time of more than six hours.

  • Travel partner of the year – European short-haul airline

    This award goes to the airline that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to airlines that serve 18 or more destinations within Europe.

  • Travel partner of the year – Ground transportation platform

    This award goes to the ground transportation platform that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. Entrants in this category must own and/or operate a travel mobility distribution platform.

  • Travel partner of the year - Hotel brand

    This award goes to the hotel brand that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to all hotel brands with more than ten properties in Europe.

  • Travel partner of the year – Meetings & events agency

    This award goes to the meetings & events agency that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year.

    NEW FOR 2024

  • Travel partner of the year - Meetings and events venue

    This award goes to the hotel group or venue group that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. Submissions should not come from individual properties unless they are NOT part of a hotel/venue group.

    NEW FOR 2024

  • Travel partner of the year - Rail operator

    This award goes to the rail operator that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to all rail operators from across Europe.

  • Travel partner of the year – Small TMC

    This award goes to the travel management company headquartered in Europe that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to TMCs that had up to €250 million in 2023 annual sales.

  • Travel partner of the year - Medium TMC

    This award goes to the travel management company headquartered in Europe that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to TMCs that had €251 million to €750 million in 2023 annual sales.

  • Travel partner of the year - Large TMC

    This award goes to the travel management company that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to TMCs that had €750+ million in 2023 annual sales booked in Europe.

  • Technology innovation - Accommodation

    This award goes to the accommodation provider, brand, agency or technology provider that has successfully solved a market challenge for corporate travel buyers, business travellers and/or industry partners. This solution could be technology-, service- or product-based that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

  • Technology innovation – Corporate booking platform

    This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a technology solution to enhance the booking of business travel that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase. It is open to TMCs, travel suppliers and technology providers.

  • Technology innovation - Data and reporting

    This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a data and reporting platform to improve the management of corporate travel and expense data that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

    NEW FOR 2024

  • Technology innovation – Meetings & events

    This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a technology solution to improve the booking and management of meetings and events in a live or virtual environment that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

  • Technology innovation – Traveller experience (excluding corporate booking platforms)

    This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a solution to enhance traveller experience. It is open to all suppliers and intermediaries excluding booking tool platforms. This category can include specific desktop or mobile apps for travellers, AI-augmented solutions at the agency level, behind-the-scenes profile or data-sharing innovations that drive smoother traveller experiences. Other examples include, but are not limited to innovative payment, expense, duty-of-care or traveller well-being solutions that have tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

  • Achievement in diversity, equity and inclusion

    This award goes to the company that has demonstrated dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion within its organisation. It is open to business travel industry suppliers and intermediaries.

  • Account management team of the year

    This award goes to the supplier account management team that has best demonstrated partnership, dedication and service to their corporate customers. It is open to all business travel industry suppliers and intermediaries.

  • Travel buyer of the year

    This award goes to an individual who not only excels in the innovative work they have done for their organisation, but also has exerted an influence on the industry. The individual may a be a pioneer who leads the industry in a particular practice or has led an industry innovation. Self-nominations, as well as nominations from supplier partners are encouraged!

  • Travel team of the year

    This award goes to a travel team that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the evolution and enhancement of their travel programme and has led the industry in a particular practice or had led an industry innovation. The submission can be made by a corporate buying team, or a corporate buying team and their supplier, such as their TMC.