IFTM Top Resa, the international B2B event for the French travel market organised by Reed Expositions, Thalys International, which operates high-speed trains between European cities, including the Paris to Amsterdam line in just 3 hours 18 minutes, and DeplacementPros, the leading daily newsletter specialising in travel, have teamed up to host the very first “Business Travel Awards”.The winners will be presented with their awards at IFTM Top Resa on 23 September 2010 at 5 pm.
The “Business Travel Awards” will turn the spotlight on companies operating in France and
offering or developing business travel services, products and innovations. The winners will
be selected by business travellers.
The trade associations present in France – ACTE, AFCV, AFTM, Marco Polo and NBTA Europe
will be involved in drawing up a shortlist (5 nominees per category) which will be put to the
vote.
Entry is free.
The award categories are as follows:
- Airline company of the year (business class & economy class)
- Hotel of the year (budget hotel (under €80) & business hotel (over €80))
- Technological innovation of the year (software, materiel, other)
– Business travel service of the year
- Best sustainable development initiative of the year
Gold, silver and bronze awards will be presented in each of the above categories.
Gold winners will receive an original art work created especially for the occasion.
In addition, major French companies (Amex, AS PRO, CWT, Egencia, Manor, FFTP etc.) will
cast their vote for the top title of “Travel manager of the year”. The winner will receive a
gold award specially designed for this category.
A dedicated website will be set up to enable business travellers to cast their vote; voting will
be supervised by an independent adjudicator.
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