The shortlist for the Irish Travel Industry Awards in association with MSC Cruises has been announced today (15 January 2024).
The winners will be announced and presented with their awards at a ceremony in the historic Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin on Thursday 25
th January. Over 500 travel professionals will attend and the MC for the night will be Eoghan Corry.
The Irish Travel Industry Awards, now in their 12th iteration, are an initiative of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA), in association with MSC Cruises, and supported by Travel Centres and Worldchoice.
The annual event is designed to showcase excellence within the industry and the difficult job of judging the Member Award Winners falls to an independent judging panel – Fiona Foster, Richard Cullen and Tom Shanahan.
Speaking about the awards, Angela Walsh, President of the ITAA, said: “Each year the Irish Travel Industry Awards offer us the opportunity to celebrate excellence among travel professionals and providers in Ireland and offer suppliers and ITAA members the opportunity to boost their profile and reputation within the industry. Congratulations to each of our very deserving member finalists. To be shortlisted for an award is, in itself, a wonderful achievement, and I wish them the best of luck on awards night.”
“We are also delighted to have MSC Cruises as this year’s headline sponsor and are looking forward to working with them on what will be the biggest and best Travel Industry Awards night yet.”
The event is organised on behalf of the ITAA by Business Exhibitions. Award categories are sponsored by
MSC, Shannon Airport, Emirates, Riviera Travel, Hertz, Cork Airport, Princess Cruises, the Spanish Tourist Office, McCarthy Insurance Group, Hurtigruten, Iberostar, ITTN, Mediahuis and Royal Caribbean.
For more information on the awards event please see
www.irishtravelindustryawards.com
Irish
Travel Industry Awards 2024 ITAA Member Finalists are:
ITAA
TRAVEL AGENCY OF THE YEAR – UNDER 10 EMPLOYEES – SPONSORED BY SHANNON AIRPORT
ITAA
TRAVEL AGENCY OF THE YEAR – OVER 10 EMPLOYEES – SPONSORED BY SHANNON AIRPORT
BEST
ONLINE MARKETING – SPONSORED BY EMIRATES
BEST
OFFLINE MARKETING SPONSORED BY EMIRATES
BEST
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY EMIRATES
CONTRIBUTION
TO THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY AWARD SPONSORED BY CORK AIRPORT
ROBBIE
SMART ON THE ROAD HERO AWARD SPONSORED BY ITTN
Irish
Travel Industry Awards 2024 Supplier shortlist by category is as follows:
EXCELLENCE
IN AIR TRAVEL SPONSORED BY RIVIERA TRAVEL
AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – IRELAND TO EUROPE
AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – IRELAND TO NORTH AMERICA
AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – BEST LONG HAUL AIRLINE
AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – BEST BUSINESS CLASS
TOUR
OPERATORS AWARDS SPONSORED BY HERTZ
BEST EUROPEAN TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
BEST SKI TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
BEST IRISH OWNED TOUR OPERATOR
BEST LONG HAUL TOUR OPERATOR
EXCELLENCE
IN CRUISE & FERRY
MAINSTREAM CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR
- Royal
Caribbean International
PREMIUM CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR
ULTRA-LUXURY CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR
- Regent
Seven Seas Cruises
RIVER CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR
- Uniworld
Boutique River Cruises
EXPEDITION / ADVENTURE CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR
FERRY COMPANY OF THE YEAR
INDUSTRY
SERVICE PROVIDERS SPONSORED BY PRINCESS CRUISES
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
CAR HIRE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
TRAVEL INSURANCE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
TOURIST BOARD OF THE YEAR
ACCOMMODATION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE
IN TRADE RELATIONS SPONSORED BY THE SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE
AIRLINE TRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR
TRAVEL TRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR
CRUISE TRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR
BEST TRADE BOOKING PLATFORM
DESTINATIONS
CATEGORY – SPONSORED BY MCCARTHY INSURANCE GROUP
BEST WORLDWIDE CITY DESTINATION
BEST SUMMER DESTINATION
BEST WINTER DESTINATION
BEST SKI DESTINATION
BEST WORLDWIDE THEME PARK
