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Tuesday 29 January 2019

CLIA reveals Cruise Industry Awards finalists




Overall winners to be named at industry night of nights in Sydney next month.

Cruise Lines International Association has just released details of the 71 finalists in the 18th annual Cruise Industry Awards.

This year the awards are being conducted under a revamped judging process, with more than 500 submissions considered in the 12 categories open for nomination.

CLIA Australasia Managing Director, Joel Katz, said the standard of entries this year had been particularly high, adding: "the one thing that has become clear from submissions this year is that travel agents are more engaged and dedicated than ever before".


The full list of finalists is below:

AGENCY PROMOTION OF THE YEAR, NEW ZEALAND
YOU Travel Tauranga – “Royal Caribbean for Theatre Lovers”
House of Travel Browns Bay – “Luxury Travel Evening”
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel – “New Zealand’s Greatest Cruise Auction”

AGENCY PROMOTION OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA
Cruise Express – “Rail and Sail”
My Cruises – “Low Deposit August Earlybird Campaign”
Travel Associates – “Ocean Cruise Storybook”

NETWORK PROMOTION OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALASIA
helloworld New Zealand – “helloworld Cruise Expos in Auckland & Wellington”
Travel Counsellors Australia – “The Voyage Magazine”
House of Travel New Zealand – “New Year Sale”

#CHOOSECRUISE PROMOTION OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALASIA
Clean Cruising - “Choose Cruise High Tea Events”
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel - “What’s in Port Guide”
itravel Carlingford - “$10 Deposits”

MEDIA AWARD
Roderick Eime – “The Good News in Cruise”
Jane Lawson – “Cruising Solo”
Andrew Conway – “The New Wave”

RISING STAR, NEW ZEALAND
Amie Russell, YOU travel Waiheke
Shelley Williams, Clevedon Travel
Abigail Shore, Cruise Sale Finder
Toni Bennett, helloworld Rotorua

RISING STAR, AUSTRALIA
Jacinta Lane, Tewantin Travel
Bonnie Turner, Cruise Sale Finder
Peter Fotinis, Clean Cruising
Hayley van Dinter, Travel Co-ordinates

BROKER OF THE YEAR, NEW ZEALAND
Denise Fowler, The Travel Brokers
Andrew Lennox, Flight Centre Travel Broker
Lucy Marshall, The Travel Brokers
Christine Elgar, Fight Centre Travel Broker

HOME BASED / MOBILE AGENT OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA
Jodie Everett, MTA - Mobile Travel Agents
Lance Mumby, CruiseAlong
Nicole Edgar, TravelManagers
Robyn Sinfield, Home Travel Company

CRUISE CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR, NEW ZEALAND
Erica Banks, House of Travel Newmarket
Lynne Bennett, helloworld Whangarei
Esther Ru Bay, House of Travel Mt Maunganui
Kiri Martin, YOU Travel Orewa

CRUISE CHAMPION
Tim Faircloth, I Love Cruising
Robyn Sinfield, Home Travel Company
Gerard Murphy, Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel
Rhona Rodgers, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents

CRUISE CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA
Gail Chapman, Dreamlines
James King, Orbit World Travel
Kirin Greenland, Clean Cruising
Grant Gibson, Ignite Travel

ONLINE CRUISE AGENCY OF THE YEAR, NEW ZEALAND
HOOT Cruises
Lets Cruise
Cruise Sale Finder New Zealand

ONLINE CRUISE AGENCY OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA
Cruise Sale Finder Australia
Dreamlines Australia
Clean Cruising
Global Journeys
Our Vacation Centre

SMALL CRUISE AGENCY OF THE YEAR, NEW ZEALAND
Cruise Connections
Pukekohe Travel
House of Travel Kapiti Coast
Bon Voyage Cruises & Travel
helloworld Rotorua

SMALL CRUISE AGENCY OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA
Gregor & Lewis Bespoke Travel
Cathie Rice Travel
itravel Carlingford
Travel Associates Kew
Ultimate Cruising

LARGE CRUISE AGENCY OF THE YEAR, NEW ZEALAND
helloworld Milford & Browns Bay
World Travellers Christchurch & Wanaka
House of Travel Orewa & Whangaparaoa
YOU Travel Mount Group
House of Travel Papamoa Group

LARGE CRUISE AGENCY OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIA
Hunter Travel Group
Bicton Travel
Travelrite International
Phil Hoffmann Travel
Ignite Travel Group

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