With the impact of the recent Microsoft outage affecting many in the travel sphere, the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has extended the submission deadline for the National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) to 11.59 pm AEST Tuesday, 23 July.
This decision ensures that all industry participants have ample time to finalise and submit their entries.
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This extension is for the following categories:
Category 1 — Most Outstanding Mobile/Home-Based Travel Advisor
Category 2 — Most Outstanding Travel Agency Manager
Category 3 — Most Outstanding Travel Consultant Corporate
Category 4 — Most Outstanding Travel Consultant Leisure
Category 5 — Rookie of the Year
Category 6 — Most Outstanding Sales Executive — Air
Category 7 — Most Outstanding Sales Executive — Cruise
Category 8 — Most Outstanding Sales Executive — Land Supply
Category 10 — Most Outstanding Employee Engagement and Recruitment Program
Category 11 — Most Outstanding Online Travel Agency
Category 12 — Most Outstanding Business Events Travel Agency
Category 13 — Most Outstanding Australian-Owned Travel Management Company
Category 14 — Most Outstanding Global Travel Management Company
Category 15 — Most Outstanding Leisure Travel Agency — Single Location
Category 16 — Most Outstanding Leisure Travel Agency — Multi-Location
Category 17 — Sustainability Award — ATAS-Accredited Agency
Category 18 — Most Outstanding Mobile Advisor Network
Category 19 — Most Outstanding Travel Agency Group
Category 20 — Most Outstanding Travel Agency Network
Category 32 — Most Outstanding Travel Industry Training Institution
Category 33 — Sustainability Award — Supplier
Category 34 — Innovation in Travel Support Services
Category 35 — Most Outstanding Marketing Campaign
Voting is open to anyone employed within the Australian travel industry, ensuring a broad spectrum of perspectives and expertise contributes to the recognition process. However, it is important to note that voters cannot vote for their own company, underscoring the impartiality and fairness of the awards.
Participants are encouraged to utilise this extended deadline to submit their entries via the official NTIA website ATIA.travel/NTIA2024.
Nominees are encouraged to buy their tickets early to secure their seat at NTIA at ICC Sydney on Saturday 26 October: bit.ly/NTIAtickets.
“We understand the challenges caused by the recent Microsoft outage and its impact on our online submission platform, and many of the nominees put looking after their clients first,” said Dean Long, CEO ATIA.
“Our priority is to provide a fair opportunity for all nominees to participate in this prestigious Awards.”
