2016
NATIONAL TRAVEL
INDUSTRY AWARDS
NOMINEES
Category 1 | Best Travel Agency Group
(50 outlets or more)
Category 6 | Best Travel Agency Corporate
– Multi Location
• Flight Centre
• Helloworld Limited
• Student Flights
• Travellers Choice
• MP Travel
• Platinum Travel Corporation
• Reho Travel
• Show Group Enterprise Ltd
• Stage & Screen Travel Services
• Travel Beyond Group
• World Travel Professionals
Category 2 | Best Non Branded Travel Agency Group
• Express Travel Group
• helloworld for business
• Magellan Group
Category 3 | Best Travel Agency Retail – Single Location
• Bicton Travel
• Colac Travel Service
• Cruise Travel Centre Kotara
• East Burwood Travel
• FBI Travel
• Gippsland Travel Centre
• helloworld Gloucester
• helloworld Lane Cove
• helloworld Surfers Paradise
• helloworld Winston Hills
• helloworld Wheelers Hill
• Holiday World Salamander Bay
• Illawong Travel Services
• italktravel Hillarys
• Jetsetter Travel
• Maria Slater Travel
• Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise
• Sabra Travel
• Suncity Travel Caloundra
• Travel by Wyndham
• Weston Cruise & Travel
• WizTrips
Category 4 | Best Travel Agency Retail – Multi Location
• Escape Travel Toronto, Charlestown, Kotara, Glendale and Mt Hutton
• helloworld Hunter Travel Group / RACT Travel
• helloworld Mackay and Mt Pleasant
• helloworld Waverley Gardens, Fountain Gate and Ferntree Gully
• Hunter Global Travel/ italktravel Maitland, italktravel Rutherford,
italktravel Newcastle West and italktravel The Junction
• MTA - Mobile Travel Agents
• Noosa Cruise and Travel & Cooroy Cruise and Travel
• Phil Hoffmann Travel
• Travel Counsellors
• travel key
• TravelManagers Australia
• Where2Travel
Category 5 | Best Travel Agency Corporate
– Single Location
• Anywhere Travel
• Goldman Travel Corporation
• helloworld Newcastle Corporate
• Jetstream Travel
• Sanford International Travel
• Spencer Travel
• The Journeymasters
Category 7 | Best National Travel Management Company
• American Express Global Business Travel
• BCD Travel Australia
• Carlson Wagonlit Travel
• Corporate Travel Management
• Egencia
• FCm Travel Solutions
• Impact Organisation - Travel
• QBT
Category 8 | Best Online Travel Agency (OTA)
• Cruise Guru – www.cruiseguru.com.au
• Luxury Escapes – www.luxuryescapes.com
• TripADeal – www.tripadeal.com.au
Category 9 | Best Business Events Travel Agency
• All Occasions Travel
• American Express Global Business Travel
• cievents
• Event Travel Management
• Platinum Event Solutions
Category 10 | Best Travel Consultant – Retail
• Alice Fisher
• Amanda Grogan
• Cassie Mulhan
• Cindy Bobbera
• Cristina Maletta
• Deryk Neighbour
• Dianne Stockley
• Elise Harrison
• Garrett Neumann
• Helen Clarkson
• Hollie McCann
• Ian Goudie
• James Jang
• Jane Gannon
• Jessica Turnor
• Joanne Agius
• Joshua Cranston
• Kathy Pavlidis
• Keith Bond
• Kylie Cameron
• Lauren Grdusiak
• Lena Nielson
• Lolita Ballard
• Lucinda Metcaffe
• Lynn Blair
• Matt Schmitz
• Melissa Bevilacqua
• Monica Mansour
• Sally Stewart
• Shanna Murray
• Sharon Griffin
• Sue Burchell
Flight Centre Broadway
Flight Centre Elanora
Where2Travel
Ciao Travel
Cruiseabout Launceston
Flight Centre MET Centre
helloworld Katoomba
Cruiseabout Applecross
My Adventure Store Rundall Street
italktravel East Doncaster
Bicton Travel
Flight Centre City Walk
Where2Travel
Allure Travel by CTM
Cruiseabout Applecross
iTravel
Student Flights Anzac Parade
Cruiseabout Kew
helloworld Surfers Paradise
helloworld Miranda
Flight Centre Nepean
Flight Centre Bondi Junction
italktravel Tuggerah
Maria Slater Travel Suncity Travel Caloundra
Travel Counsellors Gippsland
Jetsetter Travel
Harvest Journeys
helloworld Southport
helloworld Greenhills
Phil Hoffmann Travel
italktravel East Doncaster
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Category 17 | Best Specialty Wholesaler
Category 11 | Best Travel Consultant – Corporate
• Britta Gileno • Mo Hosea
• Sam La Rosa
• Tracy Dodsworth
Corporate Travel Management Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Show Group Enterprises
Travel Counsellors Coffs Harbour
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Category 12 | Best Travel Agency Manager
– Retail Single Location
• Alex Comte
• Cindy Williamson
• Daniel Sim
• Debbi Ashes
• Deborah Long
• Jaculin Lowien
• Kerri Schultz
• Kobi Henderson
• Leanne Russell
• Lindsay Doctor
• Maria Slater
• Melanie Stedman
• Melinda Leenman
• Michael Middleton
• Michelle Lehn
• Rane Reguson
• Richelle Reeves
• Tim Harrison
Flight Centre Docklands Waterfront
helloworld Greenhills
My Adventure Store Chapel St
helloworld Lane Cove
Weston Cruise & Travel
Travel by Wyndham
Flight Centre Wagga Wagga
Flight Centre Sydney Airport
Colac Travel Service
My Adventure Store Randwick
Maria Slater Travel
helloworld Winston Hills
italktravel Hillarys
Bicton Travel
Flight Centre Engadine
Jetsetter Travel
Suncity Travel Caloundra
Student Flights Chatswood
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Category 13 | Best Travel Agency Manager
– Retail Multi Location
• Bridie Clarke
• Christine Benbow
• Karen Magee
• Louise Dann
• Mark van Huisstede
• Natalie Cherry • Steve Bouyer
italktravel Doncaster,
italktravel Glen Waverley,
italktravel East Doncaster,
italktravel Mt Waverley,
italktravel Fountain Gate and
italktravel & Cruise
helloworld RACT Travel
Diploma World Travel
Hunter Travel Group
italktravel Maitland,
italktravel Rutherford,
italktravel Newcastle West and
italktravel The Junction Noosa Cruise and Travel and
Cooroy Cruise and Travel
Where2Travel
VIC
TAS
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Corporate Travel Management
Journeymasters
Jetstream Travel
Sean Simmons Travel
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Anywhere Travel
Spencer Travel
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VIC
Corporate Travel Management
Corporate Traveller
Show Group Enterprises Pty Ltd
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
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Student Flights Randwick
Suncity Travel Caloundra
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Student Flights Fountain Gate
Ashmore and James Travel Associates
Jetsetter Travel
Escape Travel Hurstville
Show Group Enterprises Ltd
Category 19 | Best International Airline – Online
• Air Canada
• Air India
• Air New Zealand
• Cathay Pacific
• Delta Air Lines
• Emirates
• Etihad Airways
• Hawaiian Airlines
• Qantas Airways
• Qatar Airways
• Singapore Airlines
• Thai Airways
• United Airlines
• Virgin Australia
• Air Serbia
• Finnair
• Lufthansa
• Swiss International Airlines
• Turkish Airlines
• Carnival Cruise Line
• Celebrity Cruises
• Holland America Line
• P&O Cruises Australia
• Princess Cruises
• Royal Caribbean International
Category 22 | Best Cruise Operator
– International Deployment
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Category 16 | Young Agent of the Year
• Alyssa Croucher
• Breanna Cocomero
• Brendon Ma
• Jaymi Holmgren
• Louis Teng
• Melissa Bevilacqua
• Samantha Lang
• Stephanie Hannaford
• Qantas Airways
• Virgin Australia
Category 21 | Best Cruise Operator
– Domestic Deployment
Category 15 | Best Travel Agency Manager
– Corporate Multi Location
• Andre Moten
• Andrew Kemp
• Darren Partridge
• Natalie Gulacsi Category 18 | Best Domestic Airline
Category 20 | Best International Airline – Offline
Category 14 | Best Travel Agency Manager
– Corporate Single Location
• Cherie Drummond
• Digby Warren
• Scott Mayne
• Sean Simmons
• Simone O’Malley
• Steve Thompson
• Tina Killeen
• Albatross Tours
• Bench International
• Chimu Adventures
• DriveAway Holidays
• Entire Travel Connection (French Travel Connection, Tahiti Travel Connection and
Spain & Portugal Travel Connection)
• Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre
• Infinity Cruises
• Insider Journeys
• InterAsia
• Island Escapes
• Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours
• Sun Island Tours
• Swagman Tours
• The Africa Safari Co
• V Travel Network
• Wendy Wu Tours
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• Azamara
• Carnival Cruise Line
• Celebrity Cruises
• Cunard
• Holland America Line
• Lindblad Expeditions
• Norwegian Cruise Lines
• Princess Cruises
• Royal Caribbean International
• Seabourn
• Silversea
Category 23 | Best River Cruise Operator
Category 30 | Best Agency Support Service
• APT
• Avalon Waterways
• Evergreen Tours
• Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
• Tauck River Cruising
• Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
• Viking Cruises
• 24x7solutions.com.au
• AA Appointments Australia
• AirTickets
• Amadeus IT Pacific
• C&M Travel Recruitment
• CHI Travel Insurance
• Cover-More Travel Insurance
• Express Ticketing
• inPlace Recruitment
• Qantas QIC
• TMS Asia Pacific
• Tramada
• Travelport
• Travel Express / TEX Visas
• Travel Trade Recruitment
• United Airlines Sales Solutions Centre Australia & New Zealand
Category 24 | Best Tour Operator – Domestic
• AAT Kings
• APT
• Contiki
• Great Southern Rail
• Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
• Topdeck Travel
Category 25 | Best Tour Operator – International
• APT
• Bunnik Tours
• Busabout
• Contiki
• Insight Vacations
• On The Go Tours
• Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
• Tauck Tours
• Topdeck Travel
• Trafalgar
Category 26 | Best Car/Campervan Rental Operator
• Avis
• Britz Campervan Rentals
• Europcar
• Hertz
• Thrifty Car Rental
Category 27 | Best Tourist Office – International
• Austrian National Tourist Office
• Brand USA
• Canadian Tourism Commission
• Dubai Tourism
• Hawaii Tourism Oceania
• Hong Kong Tourism Board
• India Tourism Sydney
• Japan National Tourism Organization
• Macao Government Tourism Office
• Oman Tourism
• Singapore Tourism Board
• South African Tourism
• Tourism Fiji
• Tourism Ireland
• Tourism New Zealand
• Travel Alberta
Category 28 | Best Wholesaler – Australian Product
• Adventure Tours Australia
• Excite Holidays
• Infinity Holidays
• Pinpoint Travel Group
• Qantas Holidays & Viva Holidays
• Sunlover Holidays
• TravelCube
Category 29 | Best Wholesaler – International Product
• Adventure World
• Excite Holidays
• Inca Tours
• Infinity Holidays
• Intrepid Travel
• Pinpoint Travel Group
• Qantas Holidays & Viva Holidays
• TravelCube
Category 31 | Best Sales Executive
– Industry Supplier
• Aaron Christian
• Adam Ferraro
• Amy Gumbleton
• Amy Hallett
• Ana Salazar
• Angus Ratcliffe
• Cara Blyth
• Cherie Bowman
• Chris Catanzariti
• Christine Knight
• Claire Haggarty
• Claudia Stek
• Clint Jones
• Dan Devine
• Daniel Toby
• Diana Devlin
• Elizabeth Hutchinson
• Felicity Allan
• Gareth Jarrett
• Glenda Purdius
• Helen Courias
• James Lenehan
• James McMillan
• Jane Royce
• Janelle Ramsey
• Jessi Greer
• Jessica Jones
• Jessica O’Brien
• Jill Lance
• Jodie Weeks
• Julia Taylor
• Justin La Grange
• Justin Southern
• Karina Hill
• Kat Nitarski
• Kate Doherty
• Katrina Mackay
• Kelly Grace
• Kelsey Martin
• Kevin Kirby
• Kerry Mansell
• Kira Gerber
• Kiyhan Bell
• Kristine Chippendale
• Lachlan Burnet
• Lauren Stuchbury
• Leonie Measom
• Liam Sweeney
• Lisa Farrugia
• Lisa McCowan
• Luke Skarbek
• Mark Rheinbay
• Mark Richards
• Matt Brookfield
• Meighan Murphy
• Melanie Hogg
• Michael Mann
• Michael Poes
• Michael Stephenson
• Michelle Nickelson
• Nichole Steadman
APT
Club Med
Infinity Cruise
Topdeck Travel
South America Tourism Office
DriveAway Holidays
Intrepid Travel
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Back-roads Touring Co
Holland America Line
APT
Qantas Holidays & Viva Holidays
Virgin Australia
Etihad Airways
AAT Kings
SureSave
Air New Zealand
Virgin Australia
Infinity Holidays
Amadeus IT Pacific
Princess Cruises
SureSave
Wendy Wu Tours
Qantas Airways
APT
Topdeck Travel
Royal Caribbean International
P&O Cruises
APT
Club Med
DriveAway Holidays
Etihad Airways
TravelCube Pacific
Express Travel Group
On The Go Tours
Evergreen Tours
APT
DriveAway Holidays
Infinity Holidays
The Leading Hotels of the World
Pinpoint Travel Group
Intrepid Group
Trafalgar
Qantas Airways
Wendy Wu Tours
Qantas Holidays
QT Hotels
Geckos/Intrepid Tours
Excite Holidays
On the Go Tours
Club Med
Royal Caribbean International
Carnival Cruise Line
Insight Vacations
TravelCube
APT
Busabout
Qantas Airways
Royal Caribbean International Finnair
AAT Kings
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• Nicole Bennett
• Nicole Stojic
• Nigel Rodighiero
• Penny Callaghan
• Peter Miers
• Rebeka Belcher
• Rowena Fallon
• Samantha Davies
• Sandra Cahill
• Sarah-Louise Scales
• Sheena Smith
• Sophie Weller
• Stella Hritis
• Suzzanne Lafrenais
• Suzy McPhail
• Trudie Mansfield
• Toni Kosmarikas
• Zach Gregory
• Zoe Gentle
Qatar Airways
WA
Royal Caribbean International
NSW
Qantas Holidays & Viva Holidays
SA
Intrepid Group
VIC
Intrepid Group
VIC
Uniworld Cruises
WA
APT
NSW
Excite Holidays
NSW
Oman Tourism
NSW
Intrepid Group
QLD
Trafalgar
VIC
TravelCube
WA
Trafalgar
NSW
Emirates
WA
Trafalgar
VIC
Virgin Australia
QLD
Finnair
VIC/SA/NT/TAS
P&O Cruises
NSW
Contiki
QLD
Category 32 | Young Sales Executive – Industry Supplier
• Ben O’Brien
• Brooke Gabriel
• Carla Troisi
• Donna Reed
• Jonathan Chaparro-Zarate
• Regan Grainger
• Sarah Hoskin
• Shane Flanagan
• Tom Heffernan
• Trish Dunmill
Contiki Holidays
Contiki Holidays
Trafalgar Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
South America Tourism Office
Trafalgar
Topdeck Travel
Busabout
Topdeck Travel
Contiki
Category 33 | Best Hotel/Resort Group
• AccorHotels
• Club Med
• Hotels & Resorts of Halekulani
• Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji
• Outrigger Resorts
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts
• Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
• TFE Hotels
• The Leading Hotels of the World
Category 34 | Best Registered Travel Industry Training
Institution
• Australian Pacific College (APC)
• Franklyn Scholar
• Southbank TAFE
• TAFE SWSi – South Western Sydney Institute
• TAFE Sydney – Travel & Tourism
• TasTAFE
• The Learning Collaborative (Travel Training Australia)
Category 35 | Best Travel Writer
• Alison Rooke
• Allan Leibowitz
• Angela Saurine
• Bev Malzard
• Catherine Marshall
• Christine Retschlag
• Daniel Scott
• James Wilkinson
• Jennifer Ennion
• Julie Miller
• Katrina Lobley
• Kerry van der Jagt
• Lee Tulloch
• Luke Slattery
• Maria Visconti
• Mark Daffey
• Matt Castell
• Peter Needham
• Rob McFarland
• Roderick Eime
• Roger Allnutt
• Sandip Hor
• Sue Wallace
• Susan Henly
• Tara Harrison
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Category 36 | Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation
• Robotic Ticketing
• SmartTickets Online
• Amadeus Selling
Platform Connect • CWT ToGo
• The Cornerstone Club &
Online Performance Surveys
• Booking Engine
• Qantas Groups Website
• Sabre Red Apps
• Contract Optimiser
• SureSave Travel Safety App
• Tramada Connect BI
• Travelport Smartpoint
AirTickets
AirTickets
Amadeus IT Pacific
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Cornerstone People Solutions
Excite Holidays
Qantas Airways
Sabre
SolveXia
SureSave Pty Ltd
Tramada
Travelport
Category 37 | Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarship
• Ashleigh Fountain
• Breeanna Perez
• Brett Kappler
• Carly Lloyd
• George Hedley
• James McHugh
Ozcruising
Globenet Travel/Clean Crusing
Sean Simmons Travel
helloworld Old Reynella
Events Worldwide Travel
Student Flights Live
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