Categories

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you or your travel team believe that improvements in traveller compliance have been made through implementing a new initiative, or by changing/improving any aspect of your travel policy. 

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by a third party including colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media. 

Please download the entry form for this category here: 1. ETB Awards 12 - Best Travel Policy Compliance Programme.doc

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you or your travel team believe that significant advancements have been made by implementing, changing or improving any aspect of your travel programme when considering Duty of Care, sustainability or environmental issues.

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by a third party including colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media.

Please download the entry form for this category here: 2. ETB Awards 12 - Best CSR Initiative in a Travel Programme.doc

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you or your team believe that significant advancements have been made in your travel programme by implementing new technology, or changing / improving existing technology. 

Technology types include (but not exclusively): booking tools, e-sourcing solutions, automated payment, reimbursement or expense management solutions, travel management, traveller tracking or security, tendering and analysis or reporting and video conferencing.

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by a third party including colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media. 

Please download the entry form for this category here: 3. ETB Awards 12 - Best use of Technology in a Travel Programme.doc

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you or your travel team believe you have been innovative in a specific area, discipline or category of your travel programme. 

Definition of an Innovation:
An Innovation is the creation, development or improvement and subsequent implementation of a new product, process, practice or service in a particular programme or discipline.

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by a third party including colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media.

Please download the entry for this category here: 5. ETB Awards 12 - Best Innovation in a Travel Programme.doc

Please enter this category if you are a booker/arranger and believe that you have been outstanding in your role.

This category is only open to those bookers/coordinators/arrangers that are responsible for the travel within and/or from a European country. Entries are NOT open to employees of TMCs or HBAs.

Entries can be made by buyers, coordinators or bookers, or nominated by a third party including colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media.

Submissions may be made by entrants based outside Europe but who have responsibility for European travel.

Please download the entry form for this category here: 6. ETB Awards 12 - Outstanding National Travel Coordinator or Booker of the Year.doc

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you believe that you have been responsible for significant advancements or improvements in at least 2 of the travel disciplines, programmes or categories identified below.

Entries will be considered if:

• The individual (administrator, coordinator, buyer or manager) is responsible for business travel or is the department head
• Buyers are responsible for their company travel programme within, and/or outbound travel from a European country or the advancements or improvements are evident in one country

Submissions may be made by entrants based outside Europe but who have responsibility for travel within a European country.

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by third parties including: colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media.

Relevant Disciplines/Programmes/Categories:

• Travel management
• Accommodation (hotel or serviced apartments)
• Air (scheduled, low cost or air charter)
• Card/e-fulfilment programme
• Ground transportation (road & rail)
• Traveller security and safety (Duty of Care)
•  Environmental /green impacts
• Technology: including expense management and reimbursement, end-to-end solution, self booking and e-sourcing solution or other
• Nominate your own discipline, programme or category

Please note that information submitted into other categories may be used as the basis of your entry in this category

Please download the entry form for this category here: 7. ETB Awards 12 - National Travel Buyer of the Year.doc

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you believe that you have been responsible for significant advancements or improvements in at least 2 of the travel disciplines, programmes or categories identified below.

Entries will be considered if:

• The individual (administrator, coordinator, buyer or manager) is responsible for business travel or is the department head
• Buyers are responsible for their company travel programme within, and/or outbound travel from more than one European Country or the advancements or improvements are evident in more than one country

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by third parties including: colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media.



Relevant Disciplines/Programmes/Categories:

• Travel management
• Accommodation (hotel or serviced apartments)
• Air (scheduled, low cost or air charter)
• Card/e-fulfilment programme
• Ground transportation (road & rail)
• Traveller security and safety (Duty of Care)
• Environment/green impacts
• Technology: including expense management and reimbursement, end-to-end solution, self booking and e-sourcing solution or other
• Nominate your own discipline, programme or category

Please note that information submitted into other categories may be used as the basis of your entry in this category

Please download the entry form for this category here: 8. ETB Awards 11 - European Travel Buyer of the Year.doc

Please enter this category if, in the last 24 months, you or your team believe that significant advancements or improvements have been made in at least 2 of the travel disciplines, programmes or categories identified below.

Entries can be made by buyers or nominated by third parties including: colleagues, suppliers, consultants, associations, intermediaries or media.

Entries will be considered if:

• The travel team or department is made up of 2 or more individuals
• The team is responsible for their company travel programme within, and/or outbound travel from more than one European Country or the advancements or improvements are evident in more than one country

Submissions may be made by entrants based outside Europe but who have responsibility for European travel

Relevant Disciplines / Programmes / Categories:

• Travel management
• Accommodation (hotel or serviced apartments)
• Air (scheduled, low cost or air charter)
• Card/e-fulfilment programme
• Ground transportation (road & rail)
• Traveller security and safety (Duty of Care)
• Environment/green impacts
• Technology: including expense management and reimbursement, end-to-end solution, self booking and e-sourcing solution or other
• Nominate your own discipline, programme or category

Please note that information submitted into other categories may be used as the basis of your entry in this category

Please download the entry form for this category here: 9. ETB Awards 12 - European Travel Team or Department of the Year.doc