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Boston,
MA – April 2020 / Newsmaker Alert / The
Web Marketing Association
is looking for the best travel sites in the world as part of their 24th
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 websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2020.
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 “The
travel industry has been truly transformed by the Internet and travel companies
can generate sales and provide customer service effectively from their
websites,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association.
“Excellence deserves recognition WebAward judges have looked well upon
travel website’s 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.
Winners
of a WebAward in the travel categories will receive:
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Valuable
feedback in terms of their specific criteria scores compared against the
average scores for their industry.
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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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2019 –
VERB Interactive for VBT
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2018 –
Visit Huntington Beach for Surf City USA
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2017 –
Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Miles Partnership for Pure
Michigan’s New Leisure Website
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2016 –
Experience Grand Rapids for Experience Grand Rapids Website
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2015 –
TripCreator EHF for TripCreator.com
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2014 –
USDM for Colorado Springs
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2013 –
Pixo Punch Limited for Hong Kong Summer Spectacular Campaign
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2012 –
Boyd Gaming Corporation for B Connected Online
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2011 –
Civic Resource Group for Wyoming Travel and Tourism Web Portal and Online
Management System
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2010 –
TravelChannel.com & Razorfish for The New TravelChannel.com
Winners
of the Best
Airline Website include:
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2019 –
Origo for Cabo Verde Airlines
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2018 –
FINE for XOJET
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2016 –
SapientNitro & China Airlines for China Airline Website Re-design
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2015 –
DigitasLBi for Virgin Atlantic Airways
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2014 –
Icelandair & TM Software for Icelandair
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2013 –
ROKKAN for JetBlue
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2011 –
Carlson Marketing for JetBlue – “TrueBlue Be True”
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2010 –
Lufthansa in partnership with Amadeus for Lufthansa Website
Winners
of the Best
Hotel & Lodging Website include:
-
2019 –
UP Hotel Internet Marketing for Qbic (2019 Best of Show)
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2018 –
TravelClick, Inc. for Thistle Hotels
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2017 –
[D³] Digital Design + Development for Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
– At The Center of Extraordinary (2017 Best of Show)
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2016 –
HeBS Digital for Tsogo Sun
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2015 –
HeBS Digital for Red Lion Hotels Website
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2014 –
Forte Village Resort for Forte Village
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2013 –
HeBS Digital for Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan
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2012 –
TravelClick Web Solutions for Puente Romano
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2011 –
Sabre Hospitality Solutions for The Shores Resort & Spa
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2010 –
TravelClick for Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel
Travel
Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2020 Best Travel Website
WebAward at the WebAward
Website.
The
2020 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
24th annual international WebAwards competition sets the standard of excellence
in 96 industry categories by evaluating Web sites and defining benchmarks
based on the seven essential criteria of successful Web site development.
The goal of the Web Marketing
Association, sponsor of the WebAwards, is to provide a forum to recognize
the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most
effective Web sites on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from a Web
site assessment by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities
presented to an award-winning Web site. For more information or to enter
a site into the 2020 WebAwards, visit www.WebAward.org.
Contact:
Web
Marketing Association
William
Rice, President
860-558-5423 |
