The Awards

The Award Night - the 'Travel Industry Event' on the eve of the ITB

Since 2006, as part of the ITB supporting events, the Travel Industry Club have been awarding individuals and companies from the travel industry, whose ideas and projects have had a major impact on the industry as a whole.

BEST PRACTICE AWARD

The “Best Practice Award” is awarded to a company that have implemented successful strategies, setting themselves apart from their competitors in the travel industry. In forefront is the innovative character of these strategies and implementations that result in a positive impact on the travel industry. The voting for this award is done by a high-ranking jury made up of important executives or decision makers from the travel industry.

MEDIA AWARD

The Media Award of the German Travel Industry is awarded to an individual that has delivered exemplary economic journalism that reinforces the importance of this sector in the economy of Germany.
Voting for this award is done by important decision makers from the travel industry. The award is awarded to a journalist from a daily newspaper, a financial or news magazine, a news agency, or the travel trade.

TRAVEL HALL OF FAME

Together with the ITB Berlin, for the first time in 2007, the Travel Industry Club presented the "Travel Hall of Fame". This award was established in order to honour an individual, whose name has become a milestone or an institution in the travel sector. Annually, one German and one international individual are selected and voted by important executives or decision makers from the travel industry.

LIFETIME AWARD

The “Lifetime Award“ with admission into the “Travel Hall of Fame“, honours a national or international  entrepreneur - for his / her achievements in the travel industry over their lifetime.