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Richmond,
VA March 2021 / Newsmaker Alert / The
Web
Marketing Association is looking for the best travel sites in the world
as part of their 25th annual international WebAward Competition for Website
development at www.WebAward.org.
The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks
for 96 industries, including travel, airline and hotel & lodging websites,
based on the seven criteria of a successful website. The deadline for the
best travel web sites to enter to be judged is May 28, 2021.
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 Excellence
deserves recognition and the travel industry is very competitive when it
comes to Web development, said William
Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. The travel industry
has been transformed by the Internet and travel web sites have been doing
a great job keeping up with the shift in the industry that removed agents
as the source of travel information. Judges have looked highly upon travel
web sites use of design, copywriting and interactivity.
Websites
are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology,
interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the
Travel category is judged against other travel entries and then against
an overall standard of excellence.
All
travel entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their
specific criteria scores compared against the average scores for their
industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAwards professional
judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
Winners
of a WebAward in the travel categories will also receive:
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Handsome
statue or certificate of achievement
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Increased
visibility for their company
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Marketing
opportunity to promote the company website to the media
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Links
to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
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Admiration
of peers, friends and co-workers
Each year,
the Web Marketing Association names the Best of Industry for the various
travel categories based on the score they receive from the WebAward judges.
Winners
of the Best Travel
Website include:
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2020
4 Roads for Natural World Safaris
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2019
VERB Interactive for VBT
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2018
Visit Huntington Beach for Surf City USA
-
2017
Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Miles Partnership for Pure
Michigans New Leisure Website
-
2016
Experience Grand Rapids for Experience Grand Rapids Website
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2015
TripCreator ehf. for TripCreator.com
-
2014
USDM for Colorado Springs
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2013
Pixo Punch Limited for Hong Kong Summer Spectacular Campaign
-
2012
Boyd Gaming Corporation for B Connected Online
-
2011
Civic Resource Group for Wyoming Travel and Tourism Web Portal and Online
Management System
-
2010
TravelChannel.com & Razorfish for The New TravelChannel.com
-
2009
VisitSweden for VisitSweden
-
2008
Teehan+Lax Inc for AirMiles Make Like Miles
-
2007
Arnold Worldwide for Hungry Suitcase
-
2006
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies for RIU Cancun Portal
-
2005
Yellowstone Journal Corporation for YellowstonePark.com
-
2004
Quicksilver Associates for Seabourn Cruise Line
-
2003
Apollo Interactive for Excalibur Las Vegas Resort Hotel & Casino
-
2002
Arnold Worldwide for Alaska
Winners
of the Best Airline
Website include:
-
2019
Origo for Cabo Verde Airlines
-
2018
FINE for XOJET
-
2016
SapientNitro & China Airlines for China Airline Website Re-design
-
2015
DigitasLBi for Virgin Atlantic Airways
-
2014
Icelandair & TM Software for Icelandair
-
2013
ROKKAN for JetBlue
-
2011
Carlson Marketing for JetBlue "TrueBlue Be True"
-
2010
Lufthansa in partnership with Amadeus for Lufthansa Website
-
2009
Blast Advanced Media for nature Air Eco Friendly Costa Rica Airline
-
2008
Atmosphere BBDO for Emirates.com
-
2007
Cramer-Krasselt for AirTran Raceway
-
2006
TM Interactive for American Airlines
-
2005
TM Interactive for American Airlines
-
2004
Cramer-Krasselt for AirTran Airways E-Annual 2003
-
2003
Agence Braque for Jetsgo
-
2002
Air Jamaica for Air Jamaica
Winners
of the Best Hotel
& Lodging Website include:
-
2020
UP Hotel Internet Marketing for Maison Panthere
-
2019
UP Hotel Internet Marketing for Qbic (2019 Best of Show)
-
2018
TravelClick, Inc. for Thistle Hotels
-
2017
[D³] Digital Design + Development for Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
At The Center of Extraordinary (2017 Best of Show)
-
2016
HeBS Digital for Tsogo Sun
-
2015
HeBS Digital for Red Lion Hotels Website
-
2014
Forte Village Resort for Forte Village
-
2013
HeBS Digital for Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan
-
2012
TravelClick Web Solutions for Puente Romano
-
2011
Sabre Hospitality Solutions for The Shores Resort & Spa
-
2010
TRAVELCLICK for Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel
-
2009
TravelCLICK for the Albert Hotel
-
2008
E-site Marketing for Hotel Terra Jackson Hole
-
2007
Cendyn for Stonewall Resort
-
2006
T3 (The Think Tank) for ExperienceMarriott.com
-
2005
Open World, LTD for WARWICK International Hotels
-
2004
Interactive Sites for The New York Palace web site
-
2003
Open World Limited for Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts
-
2002
FreeRun Technologies for Simpson House Inn
Travel
Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2021 Best Travel Website
WebAward at the WebAward Website.
The
2021 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: PR.com,
iContact, and Webmaster Radio. The Web Marketing Association thanks these
companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.
About
the WebAwards
The
Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard
of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs,
such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising
Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations
responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs
on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing
efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities
presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer. For the
2021 WebAwards, visit www.WebAward.org.
Contact:
Web
Marketing Association
William
Rice, President
860-558-5423 |
