ENTER THE AWARDS

Every year we review each of our categories to make sure we have represented the managed travel industry and given all those within the community an opportunity to shine and celebrate their triumphs.

Entry Process Information

A company can enter as many categories as it wishes subject to eligibility as long as each entry is unique. A panel of industry judges will be looking at the wide range of factors that contribute to an organisation’s overall success, from performance to partnership and innovation. The Business Travel Awards Europe judges and editorial team are particularly keen to understand how your company has worked to serve European corporate travel buyers and/or pushed to advance best practices and innovation in the European business travel Industry.

To that end, the awards application process will ask specifically about the outcome of partnerships and the effects of innovation. We are looking for tangible, documented results – and not only the aspirations that underpin an applicant’s products and services. Good luck!

As in 2023, the entry process for most categories takes place in two stages:

Stage 1 - You will submit a short entry answering several questions around collaboration and/or innovation. Please note strict word limits apply. The entry should be seen as a detailed summary of your performance over the last 12 months.

Stage 2 - Travel Partner and Innovation categories- If you are named as a finalist, you will have seven weeks to submit a short case study or provide customer testimonials expanding further on your entry allowing judges to decide an overall winner. At this stage, you will also be able to upload supporting evidence and videos, if necessary. Case study submissions and testimonials should focus on a customer headquartered in Europe or efforts to advance the European region of a global travel program. Travel Buyer and Travel Team categories- If you are named as a finalist, our editorial team will conduct extensive interviews with you and any key suppliers that have supported your efforts.

Please Note

  • An organisation may enter multiple categories, subject to eligibility, as long as each submission is unique. The BTN Group reserves the right to recategorise submissions.
  • It is recommended that sustainability not be the primary focus of submission entries, case studies and/testimonials. Organisations with submissions that focus on sustainability are encouraged to submit an entry into the BTN Group’s Business Travel Sustainability Awards Europe.
  • The awards are free to enter.
  • A logo licensing package is available to the finalists and winners.
  • All companies named finalists are requested to have a representative in attendance at the awards ceremony.
  • Submissions should be made online via www.businesstravelawards.com
  • All entrants (companies, teams, individuals) must agree to coverage by Business Travel News Europe if named a Business Travel Awards Europe winner.

Timeline

  • Stage 1 entries open: Monday 15 January
  • Stage 1 entries close: Friday 12 April, 17:00 BST
  • Finalists announced: Monday 13 May
  • Stage 2 entries open:  Monday 13 May
  • Stage 2 entries close: Friday 28 June, 17:00 BST
  • Winners announced: Tuesday 24 September
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2024 Categories

This award goes to the hotel brand that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to all hotel brands with more than ten properties in Europe.

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This award goes to the operators of non-hotel accommodation offerings that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to all non-hotel operators with more than five properties in Europe. It is NOT open to agencies.

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This award goes to the airline that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to airlines that serve 18 or more destinations within Europe.

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This award goes to the airline that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to airlines with either an origin or destination point within Europe that operated at least one service with a flight time of more than six hours.
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This award goes to the car rental company that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year.

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This award goes to the chauffeur or taxi provider that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. Entrants in this category must own and/or manage a fleet.

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This award goes to the ground transportation platform that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. Entrants in this category must own and/or operate a travel mobility distribution platform.

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This award goes to the rail operator that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership and development throughout the last year. It is open to all rail operators from across Europe.

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This award goes to the travel management company headquartered in Europe that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to TMCs that had up to €250 million in 2023 annual sales.

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This award goes to the travel management company headquartered in Europe that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to TMCs that had €251 million to €750 million in 2023 annual sales. 
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This award goes to the travel management company that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. It is open to TMCs that had €750+ million in 2023 annual sales booked in Europe.

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This award goes to the meetings & events agency that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year.

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This award goes to the hotel group or venue group that has best demonstrated leadership, partnership, and development throughout the last year. Submissions should not come from individual properties unless they are NOT part of a hotel/venue group.

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This award goes to the accommodation provider, brand, agency or technology provider that has successfully solved a market challenge for corporate travel buyers, business travellers and/or industry partners. This solution could be technology-, service- or product-based that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

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This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a solution to enhance traveller experience. It is open to all suppliers and intermediaries excluding booking tool platforms. This category can include specific desktop or mobile apps for travellers, AI-augmented solutions at the agency level, behind-the-scenes profile or data-sharing innovations that drive smoother traveller experiences. Other examples include, but are not limited to innovative payment, expense, duty-of-care or traveller well-being solutions that have tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

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This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a technology solution to enhance the booking of business travel that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase. It is open to TMCs, travel suppliers and technology providers.

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This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a data and reporting platform to improve the management of corporate travel and expense data that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.

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This award goes to the company that has best demonstrated the development and delivery of a technology solution to improve the booking and management of meetings and events in a live or virtual environment that has tangible, demonstrated results beyond a pilot or beta phase.
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This award goes to the company that has demonstrated dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion within its organisation. It is open to business travel industry suppliers and intermediaries.

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This award goes to the supplier account management team that has best demonstrated partnership, dedication and service to their corporate customers. It is open to all business travel industry suppliers and intermediaries.

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This award goes to an individual who not only excels in the innovative work they have done for their organisation, but also has exerted an influence on the industry. The individual may a be a pioneer who leads the industry in a particular practice or has led an industry innovation.

Self-nominations, as well as nominations from supplier partners are encouraged!

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This award goes to a travel team that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the evolution and enhancement of their travel programme and has led the industry in a particular practice or had led an industry innovation.

The submission can be made by a corporate buying team, or a corporate buying team and their supplier, such as their TMC.

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