All the best!
These are the winners of this years Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards 2014 hosted by Kathryn Thomas
at the Clyde Court Hotel, Dublin. Every year Irish travel writers and the travel media are asked to vote for their favourite travel companies. These are their awards.
All photographs courtesy of TravelMedia.ie
All their photographs can be seen at www.facebook.com/TravelMedia.ie/photos_stream
These are the winners of this years Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards 2014 hosted by Kathryn Thomas
at the Clyde Court Hotel, Dublin. Every year Irish travel writers and the travel media are asked to vote for their favourite travel companies. These are their awards.
All photographs courtesy of TravelMedia.ie
All their photographs can be seen at www.facebook.com/TravelMedia.ie/photos_stream
Best Short Haul Airline - Aer Lingus
Best Long Haul Airline - Etihad Airways
Best International Airport (not in Ireland) - Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
Best Cruise Company - MSC Cruises
Best Ferry Company - Stena Line
Best Canal or River Cruise Company - Uniworld River Cruises
Best Irish Hotel -Ashford Castle
Best International Hotel Group - Red Carnation Hotels
Best Tour Operator - Tour America
Best Online Travel Agent -GoHop.ie
Best Tourist Board or CVB - Northern Ireland
12 Best Travel Agent - Sunway
Best Travel Website (i.e. information resource) - TripAdvisor
Best use of Social Media by a travel company in the Irish market - Tour America
Best Ski Destination by Country - Austria
Best Summer Destination by Country - Spain
Best City or Short-Break Destination - London
Best Worldwide Holiday Destination by Country -U.S.A.
Best Travel Insurance Provider -Blue Insurances/Multitrip.com
Innovator of the Year - Mike Webster, Mobocar
Lifetime Achievement Award - Tony & Sheila Brazil, Limerick Travel
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Alan Molloy from Aer Lingus collecting the 'Best Short Haul Airline' award |
Best Long Haul Airline - Etihad Airways
Best International Airport (not in Ireland) - Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
Best Cruise Company - MSC Cruises
Best Ferry Company - Stena Line
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Diane Poole, Stena Line, collecting the 'Best Ferry Company' award |
Best Irish Hotel -Ashford Castle
Best International Hotel Group - Red Carnation Hotels
Best Tour Operator - Tour America
Best Online Travel Agent -GoHop.ie
Best Tourist Board or CVB - Northern Ireland
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Fiona Cunningham collecting the 'Best Tourist Board or CVB' award for Northern Ireland Tourist Board |
Best Travel Website (i.e. information resource) - TripAdvisor
Best use of Social Media by a travel company in the Irish market - Tour America
Best Ski Destination by Country - Austria
Best Summer Destination by Country - Spain
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Kathryn MacDonnell collecting 'Best Summer Destination by Country' award, for Spain |
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Mathura Premaruban and Gale Malloy VisitEngland collecting the 'Best City or Short Break Destination', for London |
Best Worldwide Holiday Destination by Country -U.S.A.
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Ciara Foley, Visit USA Committee Ireland collecting the 'Best Worldwide Holidays Destination' Award, for USA |
Best Travel Insurance Provider -Blue Insurances/Multitrip.com
Innovator of the Year - Mike Webster, Mobocar
Lifetime Achievement Award - Tony & Sheila Brazil, Limerick Travel