{"id":1849,"date":"2022-03-30T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2022-04-07T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:43:46","slug":"web-marketing-association-to-name-best-travel-website-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/web-marketing-association-to-name-best-travel-website-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Marketing Association to Name Best Travel Website of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best travel sites in the world as part of their 26th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site developmentat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">www.webaward.org<\/a>. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including travel, airline and hotel &amp; lodging websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for the best travel web sites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1833\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hires3Trophy22-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cExcellence deserves recognition and the travel industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development,\u201d said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. \u201cThe 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 site\u2019s use of design, copywriting and interactivity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 WebAward\u2019s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners of a WebAward in the travel categories will also receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handsome statue or certificate of achievement<\/li><li>Increased visibility for their company<\/li><li>Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media<\/li><li>Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO<\/li><li>Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Travel&amp;utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Travel Website<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2021 \u2013 Reichl und Partner eMarketing GmbH for SIMON&#8217;S BEST TRAVEL GMBH WEBSITE<\/li><li>2020 \u2013 4 Roads for Natural World Safaris<\/li><li>2019 &#8211; VERB Interactive for VBT<\/li><li>2018 \u2013 Visit Huntington Beach for Surf City USA<\/li><li>2017 &#8211; Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Miles Partnership for Pure Michigan\u2019s New Leisure Website<\/li><li>2016 \u2013 Experience Grand Rapids for Experience Grand Rapids Website<\/li><li>2015 \u2013 TripCreator ehf. for TripCreator.com<\/li><li>2014 \u2013 USDM for Colorado Springs<\/li><li>2013 &#8211; Pixo Punch Limited for Hong Kong Summer Spectacular Campaign<\/li><li>2012 &#8211; Boyd Gaming Corporation for B Connected Online<\/li><li>2011 \u2013 Civic Resource Group for Wyoming Travel and Tourism Web Portal and Online Management System<\/li><li>2010 &#8211; TravelChannel.com &amp; Razorfish for The New TravelChannel.com<\/li><li>2009 &#8211; VisitSweden for VisitSweden<\/li><li>2008 &#8211; Teehan+Lax Inc for AirMiles Make Like Miles<\/li><li>2007 &#8211; Arnold Worldwide for Hungry Suitcase<\/li><li>2006 &#8211; Hospitality eBusiness Strategies for RIU Cancun Portal<\/li><li>2005 &#8211; Yellowstone Journal Corporation for YellowstonePark.com<br>2004 &#8211; Quicksilver Associates for Seabourn Cruise Line<br>2003 &#8211; Apollo Interactive for Excalibur Las Vegas Resort Hotel &amp; Casino<br>2002 &#8211; Arnold Worldwide for Alaska<br><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Hotel%20and%20Lodging&amp;utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Hotel &amp; Lodging Website<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2021 \u2013 UP Hotel Agency for THE HARI<\/li><li>2020 \u2013 UP Hotel Internet Marketing for Maison Panthere<\/li><li>2019 &#8211; UP Hotel Internet Marketing for Qbic (2019 Best of Show)<\/li><li>2018 \u2013 TravelClick, Inc. for Thistle Hotels<\/li><li>2017 &#8211; [D\u00b3] Digital Design + Development for Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills &#8211; At The Center of Extraordinary (2017 Best of Show)<\/li><li>2016 \u2013 HeBS Digital for Tsogo Sun<\/li><li>2015 \u2013 HeBS Digital for Red Lion Hotels Website<\/li><li>2014 \u2013 Forte Village Resort for Forte Village<\/li><li>2013 \u2013 HeBS Digital for Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan<\/li><li>2012 &#8211; TravelClick Web Solutions for Puente Romano<\/li><li>2011 \u2013 Sabre Hospitality Solutions for The Shores Resort &amp; Spa<\/li><li>2010 \u2013 TRAVELCLICK for Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel<\/li><li>2009 \u2013 TravelCLICK for the Albert Hotel<\/li><li>2008 &#8211; E-site Marketing for Hotel Terra Jackson Hole<\/li><li>2007 &#8211; Cendyn for Stonewall Resort<\/li><li>2006 &#8211; T3 (The Think Tank) for ExperienceMarriott.com<\/li><li>2005 &#8211; Open World, LTD for WARWICK International Hotels<\/li><li>2004 &#8211; Interactive Sites for The New York Palace web site<\/li><li>2003 &#8211; Open World Limited for Le Meridien Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/li><li>2002 &#8211; FreeRun Technologies for Simpson House Inn<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2022 Best Travel Website WebAward at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=PRCom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">WebAward Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best travel sites in the world as part of their 26th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site developmentat www.webaward.org. 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