All the pics from The Travel Awards 2019 ceremony!
Friday night saw the industry’s best and brightest recognised and celebrated at The Travel Awards 2019 in Sydney.
More than 600 people turned up in their finest outfits to honour those who’ve made an outstanding contribution to the industry over the last 12 months, and were kept entertained throughout the night by The Chaser’s Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor, who hosted proceedings.
In case you missed it, the full list of winners for The Travel Awards 2019 can be viewed here.
Big thanks once again to all the sponsors for this years awards – in particular, principal partner Crystal and media partner Better Homes and Gardens.
To kick off photo gallery extravaganza, here are all the pics from the ceremony (you can also check them out in the above carousel):
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