This year’s night of nights, the National Travel Industry Awards, was held on Saturday night in Sydney, awarding the industry’s finest across 38 categories.

It was a winning night for Helloworld who cleaned up both the Best Travel Agency Group and Best Non-Branded Travel Agency Group categories. Helloworld Hunter Travel Group/RACT Travel also won the Best Travel Agency Retail-Multi Location category.

For the airlines, Virgin Australia took the prize for Best Domestic Airline, while the Best International Airline (on-line) was won by Emirates, with Finnair taking out Best International Airline (off-line) category for the fourth year running.

Sponsored by International Traveller, the People’s Choice Retail Travel Agency of the Year was won by a very excited Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise.

Travel Weekly would like to congratulate all the finalist, with the full list of winners is below, with images of the night being updated here.

Category 1: Sponsored by Qantas Airways

Best Travel Agency Group – Helloworld Limited

Category 2: Sponsored by Star Alliance

Best Non-Branded Travel Agency Group – Helloworld for Business

Category 3: Sponsored by Singapore Airlines

Best Travel Agency Retail Single Location – Bicton Travel

Category 4: Sponsored by Qantas Airways

Best Travel Agency Retail Multi Location – Helloworld Hunter Travel Group/RACT Travel

Category 5: Sponsored by Qantas Airways

Best Travel Agency Corporate Single Location – Spencer Travel

Category 6: Sponsored by Avis

Best Travel Agency Corporate Multi Location – Stage & Screen Travel Services

Category 7: Sponsored by Qantas Airways

Best National Travel Management Company – Corporate Travel Management

Category 8: Sponsored by Amadeus IT Pacific

Best Online Travel Agency (OTA) – Cruise Guru

Category 9: Sponsored by Sabre

Best Business Events Travel Agency – Event Travel Management

Category 10: Sponsored by Royal Caribbean International

Best Travel Consultant Retail – Deryk Neighbour, Flight Centre MET Centre NSW

Category 11: Sponsored by Avis

Best Travel Consultant Corporate – Sam La Rosa, Show Group Enterprises NSW

Category 12: Sponsored by Virgin Australia

Best Travel Agency Manager Retail Single Location – Kobi Henderson, Flight Centre Sydney Airport NSW

Category 13: Sponsored by World’s Leading Cruise Lines

Best Travel Agency Manager Retail Multi Location – Louise Dann, helloworld Hunter Travel Group NSW

Category 14: Sponsored by Virgin Australia

Best Travel Agency Manager Corporate Single Location – Cherie Drummond, Corporate Travel Management NSW

Category 15: Sponsored by Travelport

Best Travel Agency Manager Corporate Multi Location – Andre Moten, Corporate Travel Management Qld

Category 16: Sponsored by Travelport

Young Agent of the Year – Brendan Ma, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Vic

Category 17: Sponspored by South African Tourism

Best Specialty Wholesaler – The Africa Safari Co

Category 18: Sponsored by Air Tickets

Best Domestic Airline – Virgin Australia

Category 19: Sponsored by The Travel Corporation

Best International Airline Online – Emirates

Category 20: Sponsored by Consolidated Travel

Best International Airline Offline – Finnair

Category 21: Sponsored by Travellers Choice

Best Cruise Operator Domestic Deployment – Royal Caribbean International

Category 22: Sponsored by Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers

Best Cruise Operator International Deployment – Royal Caribbean International

Category 23: Sponsored by Vienna Tourist Board

Best River Cruise Operator – APT

Category 24: Sponsored by Travel Trade Recruitment

Best Tour Operator Domestic – APT

Category 25: Sponsored by Dubai Tourism

Best Tour Operator International – Trafalgar

Category 26: Sponsored by Expedia

Best Car/Campervan Rental Operator – Hertz

Category 27: Sponsored by Global Blue

Best Tourist Office International – Tourism Fiji

Category 28: Sponsored by CHI Travel Insurance

Best Wholesaler Australian Product – Sunlover Holidays

Category 29: Sponsored by Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Best Wholesaler International Product – Excite Holidays

Category 30: Sponsored by Tourism Fiji

Best Agency Support Service – Cover-More Travel Insurance

Category 31: Sponsored by Royal Caribbean International

Best Sales Executive Industry Supplier – Elizabeth Hutchinson, Air New Zealand NSW

Category 32: Sponsored by Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre

Young Sales Executive Industry Supplier – Sarah Hoskin, Topdeck Travel NSW

Category 33: Sponsored by Expedia

Best Hotel/Resort Group – Outrigger Resorts

Category 34: Sponsored by The Travel Industry Exhibition

Best Registered Travel Industry Training Institution – TAFE Sydney Travel & Tourism

Category 35: Sponsored by World’s Leading Cruise Lines

Best Travel Writer – Allan Leibowitz

Category 36: Sponsored by Qudos Bank

Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation – Qantas Groups Travel website

Category 37: Sponsored by Emirates

Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarship – George Hedley, Events Worldwide Travel Vic

Category 38: Sponsored by International Traveller

People’s Choice Retail Travel Agency of the Year- Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise

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