To date, a record 14 leading companies and organisations have signed up as sponsors of the 2015 Irish Travel Trade Awards, the Irish travel industry’s social event of the year to be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road on Friday 27th November 2015. Also today, Irish Travel Trade News announces the first 11 award categories.
Sponsors
The following sponsors are supporting the 24th Irish Travel Trade Awards:
- Andalucia Tourism Board
- Blue Insurances
- Dublin Airport
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Grant Thornton
- Red Sea Holidays
- Salou Tourist Board
- Shannon Airport
- Spanish Tourism Office
- Tourism Authority of Thailand
- Tourism Malaysia
- Turkish Airlines
- Wendy Wu Tours
If your company or organisation wishes to join the above list, contact Ian Bloomfield, [email protected], +353 1 216 4222, or Hilary Drumm, [email protected], +353 85 777 0400 for details of your sponsorship options.
Awards
As previously announced, four special awards will be presented at this year’s Irish Travel Trade Awards: the ITTN Industry Achievement Award, the ITTN Travel Agency of the Year Award, the ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year Award, and the ITTN Voter’s Prize.
Also, in addition to Best Agent Friendly Company, two further categories have been introduced for All Companies: Best Agent Friendly Individual and Best Newcomer.
The Best Travel Insurance Provider category has also been reintroduced to the Travel Agency Services award categories, which this year comprise:
Best National Tourist Office
Best Accommodation Provider
Best Travel Technology Provider
Best Travel Insurance Provider
The other award categories, covering Airlines, Destinations, Sea Transport, Land Transport, and Tour Operators will be announced in the coming weeks.
Voting for the 2015 Irish Travel Trade Awards will be opened on Tuesday 1st September and closed nine weeks later on Friday 30th October. The top nominations for each category will be announced in the first week of November. All fully completed and eligible Voting Forms received will be entered into a draw to win a Red Sea Holidays luxury 2016 holiday for two in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Table Bookings
To ensure your places at this year’s Awards event, book your tables or seats now at: https://ittn.ie/resources/ITTAwardsBookingForm2015.pdf
Click to view the 2014 Awards Video