{"id":965,"date":"2016-03-15T22:19:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T02:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/?p=965"},"modified":"2016-03-20T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T02:21:26","slug":"best-travel-website-to-be-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/best-travel-website-to-be-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Travel Website to be Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMA_20th_icon-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"WMA_20th_icon\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMA_20th_icon-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMA_20th_icon-416x166.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WMA_20th_icon.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best travel sites in the world as part of their 20th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&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, 2016.<\/p>\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<p>\u201cThe travel industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts,\u201d said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. \u201cTravel web sites have been doing great in terms of creating dynamic portals to keep 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<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.<br \/>\nWinners of a WebAward in the travel categories will also receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Handsome statue or certificate of achievement<\/li>\n<li>Increased visibility for their company<\/li>\n<li>Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media<\/li>\n<li>Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO<\/li>\n<li>Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/newtrophy_2016.jpg\" alt=\"newtrophy_2016\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/newtrophy_2016.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/newtrophy_2016-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/newtrophy_2016-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/>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.<br \/>\n<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=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Travel Website<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 \u2013 TripCreator ehf. for TripCreator.com<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 USDM for Colorado Springs<\/li>\n<li>2013 &#8211; Pixo Punch Limited for Hong Kong Summer Spectacular Campaign<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; Boyd Gaming Corporation for B Connected Online<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Civic Resource Group for Wyoming Travel and Tourism Web Portal and Online Management System<\/li>\n<li>2010 &#8211; TravelChannel.com &amp; Razorfish for The New TravelChannel.com<\/li>\n<li>2009 &#8211; VisitSweden for VisitSweden<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; Teehan+Lax Inc for AirMiles Make Like Miles<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; Arnold Worldwide for Hungry Suitcase<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; Hospitality eBusiness Strategies for RIU Cancun Portal<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; Yellowstone Journal Corporation for YellowstonePark.com<br \/>\n2004 &#8211; Quicksilver Associates for Seabourn Cruise Line<br \/>\n2003 &#8211; Apollo Interactive for Excalibur Las Vegas Resort Hotel &amp; Casino<br \/>\n2002 &#8211; Arnold Worldwide for Alaska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Airline&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Airline Website<\/a> include:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 \u2013 DigitasLBi for Virgin Atlantic Airways<\/li>\n<li>2014 &#8211; Icelandair &amp; TM Software for Icelandair<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 ROKKAN for JetBlue<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Carlson Marketing for JetBlue \u2013 &#8220;TrueBlue Be True&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2010 &#8211; Lufthansa in partnership with Amadeus for Lufthansa Website<\/li>\n<li>2009 &#8211; Blast Advanced Media for nature Air \u2013 Eco Friendly Costa Rica Airline<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; Atmosphere BBDO for Emirates.com<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; Cramer-Krasselt for AirTran Raceway<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; TM Interactive for American Airlines<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; TM Interactive for American Airlines<\/li>\n<li>2004 &#8211; Cramer-Krasselt for AirTran Airways \u2013 E-Annual 2003<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u2013 Agence Braque for Jetsgo<\/li>\n<li>2002 \u2013 Air Jamaica for Air Jamaica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Hotel &amp; Lodging Website<\/a> include:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 \u2013 HeBS Digital for Red Lion Hotels Website<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Forte Village Resort for Forte Village<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 HeBS Digital for Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; TravelClick Web Solutions for Puente Romano<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Sabre Hospitality Solutions for The Shores Resort &amp; Spa<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 TRAVELCLICK for Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 TravelCLICK for the Albert Hotel<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; E-site Marketing for Hotel Terra Jackson Hole<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; Cendyn for Stonewall Resort<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; T3 (The Think Tank) for ExperienceMarriott.com<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; Open World, LTD for WARWICK International Hotels<\/li>\n<li>2004 &#8211; Interactive Sites for The New York Palace web site<\/li>\n<li>2003 &#8211; Open World Limited for Le Meridien Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/li>\n<li>2002 &#8211; FreeRun Technologies for Simpson House Inn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Travel Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2016 Best Travel Website WebAward at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Travel&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">WebAward Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: EContent Magazine, VerticalResponse, PR.com, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. 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 20th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. 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