The finalists in 22 categories at
this year’s Business Travel Awards Europe were revealed this week following a rigorous
judging process.
Organised by the BTN Group and
fondly known as ‘the Oscars of the industry’, the renowned annual event
recognises industry leadership, partnership and innovation.
Entries were received from
organisations large and small, new and long-established, and from across
Europe.
The independent panel of judges – comprised of 25
experienced travel managers – commented on the high calibre and quality of
entries this year, and will convene later this summer to select the winners
after assessing further supporting evidence from the companies named finalists.
Among the suppliers to have been named finalists in
multiple categories are American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, who will both
compete for the Long-haul Airline, Achievement in DEI and Achievement in
environmental sustainability categories.
Meanwhile, Hilton has been named a finalist in the Hotel brand,
Achievement in DEI and Account management team of the year categories, and
TripActions will compete in the Corporate booking platform, Payments &
Expenses and Global TMC categories.
Completing the finalists line-up in the Travel partner
of the year – Global TMC category are American Express Global Business Travel,
FCM Travel and Wings Travel Management.
Three travel managers were
selected as finalists for the coveted Travel buyer of the year accolade: Benjamin
Park, senior director procurement and travel at Parexel, Cristina Chimenti, global
travel manager at Sky, and Eloise Ferrara-Neched, senior procurement manager at
Royal Mail Group.
Six finalists were
named in the keenly competed Travel team of the year category: Fidelity
International Global Travel Team & BCD Travel, Deloitte & CWT, Google Global Travel Team & American Express Global Business Travel, Inmarsat
Global Travel Operations Team, Microsoft & Amadeus, and SSE & Agiito.
See all the finalists across 22 categories
here.
The Business Travel Awards Europe 2022 take place on
30 September at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House. For more information, or
to secure your place, visit businesstravelawardseurope.com