Just under 11,000 proud clients voted for their favourite ATAS accredited agencies in this year’s inaugural NTIA People’s Choice Award, thanks to Newscorp’s partnership with the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA).
As part of the inaugural ‘People’s Choice Award’ to be announced at NTIA 2022 on October 15, both the winning agency and finalists will receive valuable exposure across the News Travel Network, Australia’s largest consumer travel platform, including ESCAPE, Travel + Luxury and News.com.au Travel.
Taking into account the best skills and solutions provided by ATAS agencies as described by their clients, 5 finalists have now been named based on nearly 11,000 votes by Australian travellers.
People’s Choice Award finalists
- TravLin Travel, Frankston Victoria
- Travel Managers, Lismore NSW
- Helloworld Carousel, Cannington WA
- Tailor Made Travel, Mount Gambier SA
- Macleay Valley Travel, Kempsey, NSW
The free to enter digital competition asked readers to nominate their favourite ATAS accredited travel agency in 100 words or less to win prizes:
- Two return Economy Class tickets on Singapore Airlines (SIA) for travel from any Australian city served by Singapore Airlines to any European or UK city served by Singapore Airlines
- Avalon Waterways – Active and Discovery River Cruise on the Rhone for Two People to travel in our award winning Panorama Suites
- Win a cruise for you and a guest on Royal Caribbean
- 2 x 2 Virgin Australia economy, return flights anywhere on the Virgin Australia network
Quotes from Dean Long, CEO AFTA:
“As an industry, our community represent the height of resilience and professional excellence given what we’ve survived. Ultimately, it makes sense that the best judges of our service are the thousands of exceptionally satisfied clients who’ve had fulfilling, stress free holidays thanks to the refined skills of ATAS accredited agencies.”
“This consumer competition celebrated exceptional service and reinforced the fact that travel is always better when you book with a travel agency. I’m delighted to hear of the incredibly strong response to this competition. Newscorp’s generous support of this new NTIA award means talented travel professionals across Australia of all shapes and sizes had the opportunity to benefit from the lucrative exposure that comes with being featured on the pages and spaces that consumers love to visit when planning their next trip.”
“Thanks to the support and generous prizes from NTIA Major Sponsor Singapore Airlines and Avalon Waterways, Royal Caribbean and Virgin Australia, AFTA’s partnership with Newscorp has provided an easy way to win for consumers, agencies and agents. My congratulations to all the finalists.”
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