Nomination Guidance: Business
Travel News' annual Travel Manager of the Year Award recognizes an individual
who not only excels in the work she or he has done for their company, but also
has exerted an influence on the industry. The individual may a be a pioneer leading the industry in a particular practice or an innovator who has driven an evident industry change. Self-nominations are encouraged. Deadline for nominations: June 15, 2019.
Competitive
nominees in recent years have achieved some of the following:
- Being first movers in technology innovation and
pushing suppliers to advance capabilites
- Driving structural change to internal
programs and pioneering consumer-style experiences for corporate
travelers
- Deep data analysis driving toward
corporate travel personalization or turning up newly actionable insights
- Structural shifts in procurement that
not only realized savings but also drove traveler satisfaction
- Implementing social awareness campaigns around
corporate travel programs
- Engaging with alternative distribution models
that upend entrenched industry structures
-
Implementing meetings policies, programs and technologies that address
long-standing inefficiencies in the market and introduce changes in supplier
relationships.
What to Include: Business Travel News editors will consider the effect of a nominee's activities in the industry over the last 18 months. Nominations should provide:
- Outstanding Practice/Influence – Outline the nominee's leading practices and/or industry influence
- Evidence – Reasons the practice is innovative or point to supplier changes or industry
adoption that illustrate the influence of the nominee's work.
- Background – A short description of the work the nominee has done
for her/his own company that led to success.
- Character Statement – A statement about the character of the
individual in terms of travel management vision, the drive to innovate,
leadership qualities, team orientation, industry advocacy, etc.
JUDGING PROCESS
- Nominations: BTN will accept nominations through June 15,
2019.
- Round One: BTN Editors review all nominations
and create a follow-up list
- BTN Editors follow up with nominees, nominators and suppliers with brief interviews
- Round Two: BTN Editors shortlist
finalists based on interviews
- BTN Editors conduct extensive
interviews with nominees & key suppliers
- Finals Selection: BTN Editorial Team confers about influence/innovation of the finalists and selects Travel Manager of the Year, as well
as 2 to 4 "Best Practitioners" among the nominees
AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
Business Travel News will announce the 2019 Travel Manager
of the Year & Best Practitioners on August 6, 2019 at an invitation-only cocktail
reception in Chicago. The BTN September 16th issue will include a feature
article on the achievements and influence of the 2019 Travel Manager of the
Year.
Contact BTN Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth West at [email protected] regarding any questions you have about the nomination or selection process.