Travolution Awards 2011 at the Roundhouse, London - photo by Steve Dunlop
The best of the UK online travel industry were celebrated last night at the annual Travolution Awards 2011, marking the publication’s fifth birthday.
The event, held at the iconic music venue the Roundhouse in Camden, saw a number of multiple winners including Skyscanner, British Airways, Isango!, Teletext Holidays, Tripadvisor and Laterooms.
The evening ended with a Travolution Achievement award for the founders of the Lonely Planet travel guides Maureen and Tony Wheeler, who sent a video message from his home in Melbourne.
The awards were hosted by BCC radio DJ Mark Radcliffe and featured performances from unsigned musicians including beatboxer Faith SFX and Raphaella, a member of the Roundhouse emerging artist programme.
- See the full list of winners
- In pictures: Travolution Awards 2011
The night’s chosen charity was Families of the Fallen, whose chairman and co-founder, the newscaster Martyn Lewis CBE was a guest of honour.
For the second year running the awards included six accolades voted for by consumers in a category of awards sponsored by Teletext Holidays.
Winners included Laterooms.com, Virgin Atlantic, Expedia.co.uk, P&O Cruises and TripAdvisor. Teletext Holidays’ relaunch also earned it a double, scooping the best Cross-Media Advertising Campaign and the Rising Brand of the Year awards.
One of the big winners of the night was flights meta-search site Skyscanner, which won the awards for best meta-search site, the best use of SEO having won the judges over in this live pitch category and being named Travel Brand of the Year.
Each year the Travolution Awards looks to honour the innovative spirit of the online travel industry and this year the founders of travel information website RedVisitor Kim McLoughlin and Enrique Nalda were named Pioneer of the Year having also taken the Best Travel Information Website.
Travolution editor Lee Hayhurst said: “The awards and the summit ensured we marked the fact that Travolution has been covering the online travel sector for five years in some style.
“Having taken the decision to move the awards away from its traditional home in Park Lane last year to Battersea Power Station, they moved up yet another notch this year with The Roundhouse proving to be an extremely popular venue.
“Many thanks to everyone who attended the event and a big congratulations to all the winners and all those who made the shortlists, plus thank you to our judges who had the unenviable task of choosing the winners.”
Judging for the awards took place in July and August with finalists in the SEO and Website Design categories facing a Dragon’s Den style judging process at the Roundhouse.
Brits Head for Holidays in Turkey and Bulgaria to Beat the Euro, Reports Holidays-Direct.co.uk
Brits Head for Holidays in Turkey and Bulgaria to Beat the Euro, Reports Holidays-Direct.co.uk
Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK (PRWEB) July 20, 2008
The need to avoid the Euro on holidays has lead to a boost in the number of holidays in Turkey and Bulgaria among other non-Euro holiday destinations. There countries offer the best holiday deals not only because the holiday packages are excellent value, but also because pounds go further in non-Euro countries like Turkey and Bulgaria.
There are still great holiday deals to Spain and other traditionally popular holiday destinations available, but holidaymakers worry that using the Euro on holiday is going to cost more while on holiday.
“The best holiday deals can now more often be found in non-Euro countries as the pound doesn’t buy so many Euros anymore. Holidays in Turkey have especially become more popular.
“But holidays in Bulgaria, for example, are also offer great holiday deals as the general prices are lower there than in Turkey. In Bulgaria people can enjoy a beach holiday by the Black Sea at Sunny Beach or Varna, which have both become very popular in recent years,” says Jon Pearce from Holidays-Direct.co.uk.
The online travel agency http://www.holidays-direct.co.uk sells cheap holiday deals to the most popular holiday destinations around the world.
Many people have left their summer holiday bookings last minute this year, as they have been waiting to see where the best holiday deals will be. Holidays-Direct is expecting a surge in last minute bookings for summer holidays, as people will have made up their minds where to go on holiday.
Holidays in Turkey – there are a wide range of choices for a holiday in Turkey, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. It’s not just a great beach holiday destination, but has plenty of historical and archaeological sites to explore.
Holidays in Bulgaria – the popular resorts in Bulgaria are located by the Black Sea (Sunny Beach, Varna, Golden Sands, Nessebur, Sandanski). Main attraction is for a beach holiday due to sunny weather, sandy beaches and the inexpensive prices. The country is also largely located on a mountainous area, attracting skiers in the winter season.
About online travel agency Holidays-direct.co.uk:
Online travel agency http://www.holidays-direct.co.uk is part of the Midlands Co-operative Society Group and is a member of ABTA. They specialize in providing affordable flights and accommodation in the top holiday destinations around the world.
Midlands Co-op Travel, incorporating Ilkeston Co-op Travel, is the No 1 independent travel agent in the Midlands.
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