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Shortlist announced for Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards

Globe Travel Awards 2018 supplement

The shortlist for the 2018 Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards has been announced.

Celebrating its 41st year in 2018, awards are the premier event in the travel trade calendar.

Agents are being encouraged to vote for their favourite suppliers before the winners are announced at the awards ceremony on January 11.

Agents can vote in as many categories as they wish, one vote per category per person.

Voting closes on December 8.

The full shortlist is as follows:

Best Ferry Company
Brittany Ferries
DFDS Seaways
Irish Ferries
P&O Ferries
Stena Line

Best Mainstream Cruise Company
Carnival Cruise Line
Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
Marella Cruises
MSC Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line
P&O Cruises
Royal Caribbean International

Best Premium Cruise Company
Celebrity Cruises
Cunard
Holland America Line
Oceania Cruises
Princess Cruises

Best Specialist Cruise Company
Azamara Club Cruises
Hebridean Island Cruises
Hurtigruten
Saga Cruises
Star Clippers
Voyages to Antiquity

Best River Cruise Company
Ama Waterways
APT River Cruises
Avalon Waterways
Riviera Travel
Scenic/Emerald Waterways
Tauck
Titan Travel
Uniworld
Viking River Cruises

Best Luxury Cruise Company
Crystal Cruises
Ponant
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Seabourn
SeaDream Yacht Club
Silversea Cruises

Best Rail Company
Belmond
Eurostar
Great Rail Journeys
Rocky Mountaineer
Voyages-SNCF

Best Mainstream Touring Company
Cosmos
Leger Holidays
Newmarket Holidays
Riviera Travel
Saga Holidays
Shearings Holidays
Titan Travel
Trafalgar

Best Premium Touring Service
APT
Back-Roads Touring
Collette
Cox & Kings
Insight Vacations
Tauck
Travelsphere
Wendy Wu Tours

Best Car Rental Company
Affordable Car Hire
Alamo
Avis
Flexible Autos
Hertz
Your Car Hire

Best Adventure Operator
Exodus
Explore
G Adventures
Headwater
Intrepid Travel
TrekAmerica

Best Tourist Board
Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc
Brand USA
Canadian Tourism Commission
Dubai Tourism
Jamaica Tourist Board
Malta Tourism Authority
Portuguese National Tourist Office
South African Tourism
Tourism New Zealand
Visit California

Best All-Inclusive Resort Operator
AMResorts
Atlantica Hotel & Resorts
Club Med
Elite Island Resorts
First Choice
Riu Hotels & Resorts
Sandals

Best Hotel Chain (worldwide)
Atlantica Hotel & Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hyatt
Karisma Hotels & Resorts
Kerzner International (including One&Only)
Marriott
Radisson Hotels
Riu Hotels & Resorts
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts

Best Attraction (worldwide)
Aquaventure at Atlantis The Palm
Disneyland Paris
Dubai Parks and Resorts
PortAventura
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Universal Orlando Resort
Walt Disney World Resort

Best Short-Haul Airline
British Airways
easyJet
Jet2.com
Norwegian
Thomas Cook Airlines
Tui Airways

Best Long-Haul Airline
Air New Zealand
British Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
Thomas Cook Airlines
Tui Airways
Virgin Atlantic

Best UK Airport
Birmingham
Bristol
East Midlands
Gatwick
Glasgow
Heathrow
Leeds Bradford
Liverpool John Lennon
Manchester
Newcastle

Best Premium Airline Service
Air New Zealand
British Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
Virgin Atlantic

Best Add-Ons Provider
Attraction World
Do Something Different
Holiday Extras
HolidayTaxis

Best Technology Provider
Amadeus
Comtec
Dolphin Dynamics
Sabre
Travelport
Traveltek
Vertical Systems

Best Insurance Provider
AXA
Cover-More
Holiday Extras
Rock Insurance
Rush Insurance

Best Trade Sales Team
Attraction World
Bourne Leisure (Butlin’s, Haven, Warner Leisure Hotels)
Carnival Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruises
G Adventures
Gold Medal & Travel2
Holiday Extras
Insight Vacations
Royal Caribbean International

Best Trade-Friendly Brand
AmaWaterways
Attraction World
Do Something Different
Gold Medal & Travel2
Holiday Extras
Insight Vacations
Jet2holidays
Royal Caribbean International
Sandals
Wendy Wu Tours

Best Long-Haul Operator (multi-destination)
Gold Medal
Hayes & Jarvis
If Only
Inspiring Travel Company
Kuoni
Travel2
Tui

Best Long-Haul Specialist Operator
Austravel
Beachcomber Tours
Caribtours
Funway Holidays
Journey Latin America
Latin Routes
USAirtours
Wendy Wu Tours

Best Luxury Operator
Abercrombie & Kent
Carrier
Classic Collection Holidays
If Only
Inspired Luxury Escapes
Inspiring Travel Company
Kuoni
Lusso
Sovereign

Best Consolidator
Gold Medal
Jetset
JTA Travel
The Holiday Team
Travel2

Best Short-Haul Operator
Classic Collection Holidays
Jet2holidays
Kirker Holidays
Thomas Cook
Tui

Best Operator for Activities
Club Med
Crystal Ski
Inghams
Mark Warner
Neilson
Robinson

Best Accommodation-Only Provider
Bedsonline
Bedswithease
Bookabed
Excite Holidays
Getabed
Hoseasons
Hotelbeds
Medhotels.com
Super Break
TravelCube

Best Operator UK Holidays
Bourne Leisure (Butlin’s, Haven, Warner Leisure Hotels)
Hoseasons
Shearings Holidays
Super Break

Globe Travel Awards 2018 supplement

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