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SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE TRAVEL MARKETING AWARDS 2019

• 70 shortlisted Travel Companies
• 42 shortlisted Agencies
• Awards Ceremony to take place 11 March 2019 at the London Hilton on Park Lane
• Early Bird tickets available until 31 January 2019

After a rigorous selection process led by a judging panel of esteemed travel-marketing experts, the shortlist for The Travel Marketing Awards 2019 has been revealed!

Organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Travel Group (CIM Travel Group), the Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals, companies, agencies and teams within the travel-marketing sector. There were 40 award categories available to enter this year, including PR Tactical, Social Media, Video & Film and Content Marketing, to name but a few. Two new categories were added to the 2019 mix; ‘Docusoap’ and ‘Brand Relaunch’, and nine new judges joined the line-up.

The winners will be announced on 11 March 2019 at a stylish event held in the Grand Ballroom of the London Hilton on Park Lane.  Now in its 11th year, this prestigious Awards Ceremony will also comprise a three-course meal and lively After-Party.

Talking about the Awards, Keith Cartwright, Chairman, CIM Travel Group, said: “What a fantastic set of finalists we have had this year – my congratulations go out to you all. The judges were left overwhelmed by the high standard of entries this year so I cannot wait to see who will take home an award. I am very much looking forward to recognising all of your efforts at the Awards Ceremony in March. It is set to be a fantastic evening, brimming with talent and celebration as you network and socialise with those shaping our industry.”

Early Bird tickets for the event will be running until 31 January 2019, with single tickets priced at £205 + VAT, tables of ten are £1950 + VAT and tables of 12 are priced at £2360 + VAT.

Congratulations to the following travel companies and agencies for making it onto the #TTMA19 Shortlist:

Travel Companies

1. AMERICAN AIRLINES               
2. ARGYLL HOLIDAYS       
3. BRAND USA
4. BRITISH AIRWAYS       
5. CELEBRITY CRUISES     
6. CHAMPNEYS
7. CHILTERN RAILWAYS   
8. CONTIKI          
9. COUNTRY LIVING HOTELS
10. COUNTRY LIVING MAGAZINE    
11. CRUISECO        
12. CULTURE BLACKPOOL
13. CUNARD          
14. EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT        
15. EUROSTAR
16. EXODUS TRAVELS        
17. FIRST CHOICE  
18. G TOURING
19. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY      
20. HEATHROW EXPRESS    
21. HILTON
22. HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES       
23. HOBURNE HOLIDAY PARKS       
24. HOMEAWAY
25. HOSTELWORLD
26. ICELOLLY.COM 
27. INNOVATION NORWAY
28. KUONI 
29. LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU         
30. LASTMINUTE.COM
31. LATEROOMS.COM         
32. LE BOAT          
33. MALTA TOURISM AUTHORITY
34. MARRIOTT REWARDS   
35. MBNA THAMES CLIPPERS          
36. NATIONAL EXPRESS
37. NATIONAL EXPRESS BUS          
38. NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS     
39. P&O CRUISES
40. PREFERRED HOTELS & RESORTS           
41. PRINCESS CRUISES      
42. PROMPERÚ
43. RAMADA PLAZA
44. RAS AL KHAIMAH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
45. RED CARNATION HOTELS
46. ROYAL CARIBBEAN UK 
47. SAS      
48. SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM
49. TELETEXT HOLIDAYS    
50. THE CYPRUS TOURISM ORGANISATION
51. THE TRAVEL CHAPTER
52. THOMAS COOK 
53. TOURISM AND EVENTS QUEENSLAND   
54. TOURISM AUSTRALIA
55. TOURISM WESTERN AUSTRALIA           
56. TRAVELSPHERE
57. TRAVELZOO
58. TUI      
59. TURISMO DE ISLAS CANARIAS  
60. VACATION RENTALS UK
61. VIRGIN HOLIDAYS        
62. VISIT HOUSTON           
63. VISIT ISLE OF MAN (DEPARTMENT FOR ENTERPRISE)
64. VISIT JERSEY   
65. VISIT SAN ANTONIO    
66. VISITGUERNSEY
67. WELCOME TO YORKSHIRE        
68. WEXAS TRAVEL
69. WINGED BOOTS
70. WOW AIR         

  Agencies  

1. 3SIXTY DIGITAL           
2. ACCORD MARKETING   
3. ADAM&EVEDDB
4. ADAMS CREATIVE GROUP         
5. ADIDO 
6. ALPHA CENTURY
7. ARTHUR LONDON         
8. BRANDWIDTH  
9. BRIGHTER GROUP, A FINN PARTNERS COMPANY
10. CEDAR COMMUNICATIONS       
11. CONTIKI MARKETING LAB        
12. CRAFTED
13. DEC BBDO       
14. DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK        
15. DESIGNATE
16. DIGITAL VISITOR         
17. EXPEDIA GROUP MEDIA SOLUTIONS     
18. FRAME
19. GRAYLING       
20. HILLS BALFOUR
21. HOTWIRE
22. IGNIS  
23. IMMEDIATE FUTURE    
24. KBC PR & MARKETING
25. LOTUS 
26. MDSG  
27. MEDIACOM
28. MR.H   
29. OI        
30. ONE BLACK BEAR
31. ONE GREEN BEAN        
32. PROGRESS FILMS         
33. PUBLICIS LONDON
34. ROOSTER PR    
35. SIREN COMMS  
36. SLC REPRESENTATION
37. SUNDAY           
38. THE GATE LONDON      
39. TPA
40. VIVID  
41. VMLY&R
42. WDMP

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Notes to editors:

About CIM

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the world’s leading marketing body, with over 30,000 members worldwide, of which there are over 3,000 Chartered Marketers. CIM’s mission is create marketing advantage for the benefit of professionals, business and society with a focus on export, data and skills. It believes marketing is the critical factor in driving long term organisational performance.

CIM provides members and organisations with five key benefits: 

• Partnership – CIM is a professional and organisational partner to support performance and career development
• Education – CIM allows individuals and businesses to continuously upskill
• Information – CIM keeps members up to date with the latest marketing thinking, and keeps organisations at the forefront of practices
• Connection – CIM provides access to services, expertise and peers
• Recognition – CIM is the global benchmark of professional competence

For more than 100 years, CIM has supported, represented and developed marketers, teams, leaders and the profession as a whole. There are 130 CIM study centres in 36 countries and exam centres in 132 countries worldwide. In the last year, over 7,500 people registered at over 230 UK CIM events. Find out more about CIM by visiting www.cim.co.uk.

For further information about the event or to book tickets, visit: thetravelmarketingawards.com, email ttma@dellardavies.com or call the event team on 01920 444 832.