Nominations & Voting

Nominations Now Open

AFTA is now accepting Nominations in the 2020 National Travel Industry Awards.

To make a Nomination please use the following forms:

1. Supplier Categories: This form is for Travel agent who wish to NOMINATE A SUPPLIER in one of the various supplier categories - Click here.

2. Travel Agent / Agency Categories: This form is for Suppliers who wish to NOMINATE TRAVEL AGENTS and AGENCIES - Click here.

3. Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarship for self-nominations - Click here.

4. Travel Writer nomination form also for self-nominations - Click here.

The Nomination period will close at 5pm (AEDT) on Friday 14 February 2020.

All Nominees will be contacted to confirm that they accept their Nomination before Nominations are publicly announced on Monday 23 March 2020.

Read on to learn about the 2020 NTIA process.

Learn about the NTIA Process:

Voted vs. Judged Categories

This section explains the difference between the voted categories and those that are required to complete a written submission and presentation to the AFTA NTIA Judging Panel.

1. Voted Award Categories

Following nominations, the award categories listed below will be voted on by the industry and the companies with the five (5) highest number of votes will proceed through to being a Finalist. The company with the highest number of votes will win and this will be announced at the NTIA Gala Dinner on Saturday 18th July.

Voted Categories >

Cat 18 - Best Domestic Airline
Cat 19 - Best Airline International - On Line
Cat 20 - Best Airline International - Off Line
Cat 21 - Best Cruise Operator - Domestic Deployment
Cat 22 - Best Cruise Operator - International Deployment
Cat 26 - Best Car / Campervan Rental Operator
Cat 27 - Best Tourist Office International
Cat 31 - Best Agency Support Service
Cat 35 - Best Hotel / Resort Group

2. Judged Award Categories

A two-step process determines Winners in the categories listed below.

Step 1: Nominees in Judged Categories are required to complete an online submission to accept their NTIA nomination.

All submissions will be marked by an independent assessor. The 5 highest scoring submissions in each category will proceed through to being a Finalist. These categories are NOT voted categories.

Step 2: The 5 Finalists will be required to make a presentation to the NTIA Judging Pannel. Judging will take place between Wednesday 10 - Friday 19 June 2020.

Cat 1 - Best Branded Travel Agency Group (50 store or more)
Cat 2 - Best Branded Travel Agency Network
Cat 3 - Best Travel Agency Leisure - Single Location
Cat 4 - Best Travel Agency Leisure - Multi Location
Cat 5 - Best Travel Agency Corporate - Single Location
Cat 6- Best Travel Agency Corporate - Multi Location
Cat 7 - Best National Travel Management Company
Cat 8- Best Mobile Travel Advisor Network
Cat 9 - Best Online Travel Agency (OTA)
Cat 10 - Best Business Events Travel Agency
Cat 11 - Best Travel Consultant Leisure
Cat 12 - Best Travel Consultant Corporate
Cat 13 - Best Travel Agency Manager – Leisure Single Location
Cat 14 - Best Travel Agency Manager – Leisure Multi Location
Cat 15 - Best Travel Agency Manager – Corporate Single Location
Cat 16 - Best Mobile Travel Advisor
Cat 17 - Young Travel Agent of the Year
Cat 23 - Best River Cruise Operator
Cat 24 - Best Tour Operator - Domestic
Cat 25 - Best Tour Operator - International
Cat 28 - Best Specialty Wholesaler
Cat 29 - Best Wholesaler - Australian Product
Cat 30 - Best Wholesaler - International Product
Cat 32 - Best Sales Executive – Land
Cat 33 - Best Sales Executive - Cruise
Cat 34 - Best Sales Executive - Air
Cat 38 - Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation
Cat 39 - Emirates Travel Consultant Scholarship

Submission Only

Best Travel Writer is submission only. Face to face judging is not required.

Cat 37 - Best Travel Writer - Consumer

Finalists & Judging Schedule

Finalists will be announced on Monday 18 May 2020.

Finalists who are required to make a presentation or provide a submission will be contacted directly.

The Judging period for the NTIA Finalists is Wednesday 10 - Friday 19 June 2020.

The judging schedule will be posted here in due course.

Please note, due to the time commitments of the AFTA NTIA Judging Panel, these dates are unable to be altered. If a person is unable to attend their scheduled Finalist presentation, they may nominate an alternate in the case of company categories. No alternates are permitted in the case of individual categories.