Australia’s only dedicated travel marketing awards

Social Idea of the Year
@Tell_Us_Where – TBWA\Adelaide for South Australian Tourism Commission
Chicago Dibs – Wayin with FCB Auckland for Air New Zealand
Contiki Africa Launch – Contiki
Little Carnival – Redengine SCC with FleishmanHillard, MediaCom and Big Kahuna Imagineering for Carnival Cruise Line Australia
The Aloha Apprentice – The Walshe Group with 7Travel and Banter for Hawaii Tourism Oceania
The Nicest Christmas Ever – Air New Zealand

Best Use of Native or Content Marketing
Flavours of Tohoku – VICE Media and doq for Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
Grand Designs Offshore – MediaCom with Princess Cruises for Princess Cruises
LATAM Airlines brings a flavour of South America to Melbourne – GTI for LATAM Airlines
Marry in the Morning with Sunrise – Tourism Fiji
The Journal by Intrepid Travel – Intrepid Group

Best User Experience
All EYE Want for Christmas – JCDecaux with J. Walter Thompson, Wavemaker and Jetstar for Jetstar
Sam :] – FCM Travel Solutions

Best Use Of Face-to-Face or Experiential Marketing
All EYE Want for Christmas – JCDecaux with J. Walter Thompson, Wavemaker and Jetstar for Jetstar
Art Series Hotels Colour Your Stay – The Mint Partners with Toben
Igloos on The Pier – Pier One Sydney Harbour with The Mint Partners
Little Carnival – Redengine SCC with FleishmanHillard, MediaCom and Big Kahuna Imagineering for Carnival Cruise Line Australia
Zeno Experience Centre – Serko for Zeno

Best Use Of Data
MediaCom with MiQ for P&O
The Lumery for Jetstar Airways

Best Influencer Campaign
CRAIG LOWNDES CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 1 DREAM DRIVE: Re-opening an iconic travel experience to the world – Gate 7 for Visit California
Natalie Gruzlewski: You’ve seen Fiji…but have you seen My Fiji? – Ignite Travel Group for My Holiday Centre
New Wave – The Whitsunday Islands – Klick Communications for Tourism Australia

Best Media Strategy
Dundee: Son of a Legend Returns – UM with Droga 5 for Tourism Australia
Europe Launch – Contiki
P&O Annual Media Strategy – MediaCom with P&O and Bashful for P&O
#skiwanaka – The Wired Agency with Lake Wanaka Tourism

PR Idea of the Year
#GetNZontheMap – Tourism New Zealand
Australia’s Biggest Game of Hide & Seek – Frank for Royal Caribbean
Got Beef – Virgin Australia for Virgin Australia Trans-Tasman services
Houstons to Houston – Edelman for United Airlines
Igloos on The Pier – Pier One Sydney Harbour with The Mint Partners
Palau Pledge – Red Agency and Host/Havas for The Palau Legacy Project
The Intrepid Adventure Index – Intrepid Travel inhouse PR with Seven Communications

Award for Innovation
50 in 5 – G Adventures
All EYE Want for Christmas – JCDecaux with J. Walter Thompson, Wavemaker and Jetstar for Jetstar
BRINGING AI INSPIRED BUSINESS TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIAN ORGANISATIONS – Flight Centre Travel Group corporate division
Palau Pledge – Red Agency and Host/Havas for The Palau Legacy Project
Reserve with Google integration – Rezdy Pty Ltd with Reserve with Google for Rezdy Pty Ltd

Award for Bravery
5 Days in a State of Wonder – TBWA\Adelaide for South Australian Tourism Commission
100% Pure New-Australia Land – Tourism New Zealand x Air New Zealand with TBWA\Sydney and Eleven for Tourism New Zealand
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home – Tourism Australia with Droga5, UM and One Green Bean for Tourism Australia

Disruptor of the Year
7travel
Ignite Travel Group
Mad Paws
MadeComfy

Publication of the Year
AWOL – Junkee Media for Qantas
Inspirations – Travel Associates
Qantas Magazine + Travel Insider – Medium Rare Content Agency for Qantas
Travel at 60
VICE Media
Your Margaret River Region Magazine – Premium Publishers for Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association

Breakthrough Destination of the Year
Hunter Valley, Here’s to the Good Life – JimJam Ideas for Destination NSW and Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism
Lake Wanaka Tourism for Wanaka New Zealand
Made of Ballarat – Visit Ballarat with Town Square
South Australian Tourism Commission with TBWA\Adelaide and Red Agency for South Australian Tourism Commission
Tourism Marketing for Shoalhaven City Council

Ad Campaign of the Year
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home – Tourism Australia with Droga5, UM and One Green Bean
Feed Your Curious – JimJam Ideas for Tourism Tasmania
Rewards Wonder – TBWA\Adelaide for South Australian Tourism Commission
The Best Way To See The Best Of The South Pacific – Bashful with MediaCom for P&O Cruises
The Nicest Christmas Ever – Air New Zealand

Travel PR Agency of the Year
Anne Wild & Associates
Edelman
Klick Communications
Red Agency
The Mint Partners

Travel Advertising Agency of the Year
Bashful
Grin Creative
JimJam Ideas
Town Square

Travel Marketing Team of the Year
Carnival Cruise Line
Crystalbrook Collection
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home – Tourism Australia
P&O Cruises
South Australian Tourism Commission
Wotif

Travel Brand of the Year
Air New Zealand
Antipodeans
Corporate Traveller
Intrepid Travel
Luxury Escapes
QT Hotels & Resorts
Stage and Screen Travel Services

Amy Whittaker, Managing Director, Frank PR
Andrea Plawutsky, Director, Amplify Me
Andres Lopez Varela, Digital/Travel/Destination Marketing, Lopez Varela
Anna Jones, VP Sales & Marketing, Ormina Tours
Bronwyn White, CEO, New Young Consulting
Bruce Piper, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Travel Daily
Carl Ratcliff, Chief Strategy Officer, DDB Sydney
Carolyn Childs, Strategist, Futurist & Co-Founder, MyTravelResearch
Catherine Graves, Marketing Director, Genero
Chris Greenwood, Director of Sales, Sojern
Chris Jeffares, CEO – Australia, Cummins&Partners
Christian Finucane, Creative Partner & Founder, The Core Agency
Christian Schweitzer, General Manager, Business Publishing Group
Claire Salvetti, CEO, One Green Bean
Damian Madden, General Manager – Digital, The Woolmark Company
David Halter, Chief Strategy Officer, CHE Proximity
Fergus Stoddart, Partner, Strategic Partnerships, Edge
Fern Canning-Brook, Managing Director, Edelman
Francis Coady, General Manager, Havas Sports & Entertainment Australia
Georgia Gregerson, General Manager, GTI Tourism
Jake Falkinder, Marketing & Sales Director, Ignite Travel Group
James Greet, Co-Founder, CleanThinking
James Sykes, Founder & Director, CleanThinking
Jane Callister, Managing Director, Town Square
Janet McGarry, Head of Marketing, YHA Australia
Janine Hutton, General Manager Marketing, Destination NSW
Jayne Andrews, Marketing Director, Carnival Cruise Lines Australia
Jenna Orme, General Manager, FleishmanHillard & TBWA
Joanne Heggie, Head of Marketing – Australia, Trip.com
Julian Townley, CEO & Founder, Red Engine SCC
Julie Dormand, CEO, Mercerbell
Kathryn Robertson, Regional General Manager – Australia, Air New Zealand
Kaye Fallick, Publisher, YourLifeChoices
Keith Stanley, Director, Marketing Express
Kim McKay, Director, Klick Communications
Kim Portrate, CEO, ThinkTV
Laura Aldington, CEO, Host/Havas
Lauren Quaintance, Head of Content, Storyation
Lisa Perkovic, Senior Global Managing Editor, Expedia Group
Maria Cantanzariti, Public Relations Manager, ANZ, Airbnb
Matt Granfield, General Manager, Marketing & Communications, Brisbane Marketing
Matt Leedham, Founder & Creative Director, KarryOn
Matt Michael, Managing Director, The Monkeys
Mel Ward, Senior Public Affairs Manager, Virgin Australia
Michelle Turchini, Creative Director, Apparent
Nicole Taylor, CEO Australia, McCANN
Richard Curtis, CEO, Asia Pacific, FutureBrand
Sarah Stevenson, Marketing & PR Director, The Walshe Group
Sarah Young, General Manager, iD Collective
Sarah-Louise Robinson, Public Relations Manager, Tourism Fiji
Simon Bookallil, CEO, Bashful
Sonia McIvor, Acting General Manager, Destination NSW
Steve Baird, Head of Marketing, Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia Group
Steve Hui, Chief Executive, iFLYflat
Steven Sullivan, Planner, The Works Sydney
Vanessa Fletcher, Marketing Director & Acting Managing Director, Visit California
Yin Yu, Co-Founder & Director, ReadySetGo China
Zoe Manderson, Co-Founder, Alpaca