The two main drivers of Project Phoenix, a crisis management service to support travel professionals in emergencies, won the major prize at the Business Travel Awards this week.
Jamies Hindhaugh, the immediate past chairman of ITM, and Ken McLeod, corporate director of Advantage, scooped the David Brown Outstanding Achievement Award at the business travel industry’s premier awards ceremony.
More than 1,200 industry executives attended the prestigious event at Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott hotel in London.
The evening was hosted by TV comedian and actor Chris Addison and the guests entertained by the 200-strong Rock Choir.
It was the 17th year of the awards and among the 22 winners were British Airways, Lufthansa, Rezidor and Eurostar.
The threecourse dinner and awards ceremony were followed by the now legendary party and casino.
The event raised more than £10,000 for the Leonard Cheshire charity.
The judges, comprising leading travel buyers and industry experts, made their final selection from a shortlist of 85, taking into account case studies, submissions and testimonials from clients.
Afull list of winners is below.
The event was organised by Panacea Publishing International, publisher of Buying Business Travel, Business Traveller and ABTN.
The Business Travel Awards combine both the long-standing Business Travel World Awards and the prestigious Buying Business Travel Diamond Awards.
Official photographs of the event and further details are available at www.businesstravelawards.com
Awards winners:
SPONSORED BY LONDON CITY AIRPORT
Best Independent Business Hotel or Small Group
Jurys Inn
Best Budget Hotel Brand
Premier Inn
Best International Hotel Brand
Radisson Blu
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Best Serviced Apartment Provider
Go Native
Best Self-Booking Tool
Micros Travel
SPONSORED BY CAPITA BUSINESS TRAVEL
Best Ground Transportation Company
Business Transport Resources
Best Car Rental Company
Hertz UK
SPONSORED BY UNIGLOBE TRAVEL
Best Rail Operator
Eurostar
Best Short-Haul Airline
Lufthansa
SPONSORED BY DINERS CLUB
Best Long-Haul Airline
British Airways
Business Airline of the Year
Air France KLM
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Best UK Airport
Bristol Airport
Best Specialist Business Travel Product/Provider
CIBT
SPONSORED BY BRIDGESTREET
Best Corporate Card Provider
AirPlus International
Best Sales Account Management Team
Giles Travel
SPONSORED BY AMADEUS
Best Business Travel Management Company
(fewer than 250,000 UK transactions annually)
Click Travel
Best Business Travel Management Company
(morethan 250,000 UK transactions annually)
Capita Business Travel
Best Hotel Booking Agency
BSI
SPONSORED BY HEATHROW EXPRESS
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Programme
Whitbread/Premier Inn
SPONSORED BY MARRIOTT
Travel Team of the Year
VAA Crisis Management Team
Travel Buyer of the Year
Jeannette Harrison University of Nottingham
Sponsored by Carlson Wagonlit Travel
David Brown Outstanding Achievement Award
Jamie Hindhaugh Chairman, ITM and Ken McLeod, Corporate Director, Advantage Travel