Readers Choice 2016: Travel Weekly

Recognition

Honoring the 2016 Readers Choice Awards Winners

Karisma Hotels & Resorts employees with top-producing agents: Mary Jo Nelson of Travel Partners, Thomas Varghese of Travel Tom, Pamela Walker of I Do Weddings Away, Tina Hearn of Paradise Weddings and Travel, Mandy Chomat of Karisma, Sarah Bonsall of Sunset Travel, Vanessa Martinez of Centre Holidays, Shelli Nornes of Romance Travel Group, Daniel Scheiman of Karisma and Emily Bertsch of VIP Vacations.
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Zaida McLoughlin of Virgin Atlantic and Arnie Weissmann of Travel Weekly.

Hertz Corp.'s Maurice Honor and Pamela Wright.

Bob Sullivan of Travel Weekly and Patricia Cunningham of United Airlines.

Enterprise Holdings' Jay Pope and Tony Cosenza.

Joanne Schimelman and Vicki Freed of Royal Caribbean International.

Norwegian Cruise Line's Alex Pinelo and Camille Olivere, Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann and Norwegian's Andy Stuart.

Dondra Ritzenthaler of Celebrity Cruises.

Steve Smotrys, Alycia Oliphant, Anthony Viciana and John Chernesky of Princess Cruises.

Justin French, Mike Julius, Ann Hall, Adolfo Perez, Janet Wygert, Erin Martin and Kirk Neal of Carnival Cruise Line.

Travel Weekly's Bruce Shulman with Eva Jenner, Doug Seagle and Charles Dunwoody of Seabourn.

Michele Saegesser, Rob Huffman and Sandra Marshall of Viking Cruises.

AmaWaterways' Gary Murphy and Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann.

Annie Fitzsimmons of Virtuoso and Alex Herrmann of Switzerland Tourism.

Jack Richards and Chanda Vudmaska of Pleasant Holidays.

Pam Hoffee of the Globus family of brands, Rick Zimmerman of KHM Travel Group and Kristen Steele of Globus.

Alexis Smith of TravelSmiths and Marett Taylor and Shawn Johnson of Abercrombie & Kent.

Gary Sadler of Unique Vacations, Lindsey Smith of L&S Travel and Paul Smith of TravelSmiths.

Edie Rodriguez and Carmen Roig of Crystal Cruises.

John Werner of MAST Travel Network and Greg Bernd of Travel Impressions.

Alexis Romer of Ritz-Carlton and Trisha Foresman of Virtuoso.

Robyn Basso of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

Dario Flota of the Riviera Maya tourism bureau.

John Meyer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Lorine Charles-St. Jules of the St. Lucia Tourist Board.

Alison Metcalfe of Tourism Ireland and Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann.

Thomas Botts of Miraval Group, Libbie Rice of Ensemble Travel Group, Charles Dunwoody of Seabourn and Holland America Line and Lindsay Pearlman of Ensemble.

Lucy Bueti of Priceline, Maurice Honor of Hertz, Bill Jose of Priceline and Anthony Ciminera of Hertz.

Doug Seagle of Seabourn, Marcia Rowley of ICE, Vicki Freed of Royal Caribbean International, Chris Austin of Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Dondra Ritzenthaler of Celebrity Cruises.

Emily Bertsch, Emma Brumbaugh, Ryan Doncsecz, Megan Doncsecz and Alison Murphy of VIP Vacations.

Andy Stuart of Norwegian Cruise Line and Bruce Shulman of Travel Weekly.

Emily Temple of Mark Travel Corp., Twila Fortner of Delta Vacations, Robyn Basso of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, Wayne Spector of the Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel, Barbara Vong of Wright Travel and Jacquelyn Krueger of Palace Resorts.

Steve Gorga of Exclusive Group Travel, Daranee Perfecto and Aash Shravah of JTB USA Business Travel, Suzanne Halama of Tzell Travel Group, Deirdre Copjec and Gerry Moore-Murray of Sabre, Michael Dixon of Travelink, Chris Dane of Hickory Global Partners, Brian Buttigieg of Valerie Wilson Travel, Cindy Schlansky of Tzell, William Haire of Travelink and Monty Swaney of Tzell.

Cynthia Perry of Marriott International.

John Mannion and Chris Austin of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Susan Granger, Pauline Pigott and Gary Sadler of Unique Vacations, Bruce Shulman of Travel Weekly and Nicole Barrett of Unique Vacations.

Kevin Froemming and Karen Callahan of Playa Hotels and Resorts, Travel Weekly's Bruce Shulman and Playa's Andrea Wright and Howard Tanenbaum.

Hubert Tupay of InterContinental Hotels Group.

John Caldwell of MLT Vacations, Tammy Heitsman of Delta Vacations, Bruce Shulman of Travel Weekly and Loredana Costantino, Steve Diggelmann and Twila Fortner of Delta Vacations.

Charles Mest and Scott Wiseman of Travel Impressions and Peter Bowler of Apple Leisure Group.

Kristen Steele and Pam Hoffee of the Globus family of brands.

Shawn Johnson, Javier Echecopar, Marett Taylor and Keith Sproule of Abercrombie & Kent.

Ashley MacLaughlin and Richard Aquino of Allianz Global Assistance.

Maryellen Kline and Will Farnsworth of Disney Destinations.

Whitney Ramirez of Trafalgar and Brendan Vacations with Travel Weekly’s Arnie Weissmann.

Barbie Groves, Terry Morrison and Emily Temple of Funjet Vacations.

Lifetime Achievment Award winners Nicki Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau from 1995 to 2016, and Barry Liben, chairman of Protravel International and Tzell Travel Group.

Tourism Cares Hearts of Travel Awards recipients, from left: Keith Sproule, executive director, Abercrombie & Kent; Diane O’Dell, vice president of community relations, Universal Orlando Resort; Jonathan Tisch, co-chairman of the board of Loews Corp. and chairman of Loews Hotels; and Afar Media co-founders Joe Diaz, chief product officer, and Greg Sullivan, CEO.

Airlines (9)

Alaska Airlines

American Airlines

British Airways

Delta Air Lines

Emirates

Singapore Airlines

Southwest Airlines

United Airlines

Virgin Atlantic

Car rental (7)

Alamo Rent a Car

Auto Europe

Avis Rent a Car

Budget Rent a Car

Enterprise Rent a Car

Hertz

National Car Rental

Cruise Lines (23)

Ama Waterways

American Queen Steamboat Co.

Avalon Waterways

Azamara Club Cruises

Carnival Cruise Line

Celebrity Cruises

Crystal Cruises

Cunard Line

Disney Cruise Line

Holland America Line

MSC Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Line

Oceania Cruises

Princess Cruises

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Royal Caribbean International

Scenic

Seabourn Cruise Line

Silversea Cruises

Tauck

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Viking River Cruises

Windstar Cruises

Cruise Ships (21)

Allure of the Seas

AmaSonata

Carnival Vista

Celebrity Reflection

Crystal Serenity

Harmony of the Seas

Koningsdam

MSC Divina

Norwegian Escape

Queen Mary 2

Regal Princess

Savor

Seabourn Odyssey

Seven Seas Explorer

Silver Spirit

Sirena

S.S. Antoinette

S.S. Maria Theresa

Viking Longship Lif

Viking Longship Tor

Viking Sea

Destinations: Africa (6)

Botswana

Egypt

Kenya

Morocco

South Africa

Tanzania

Destinations: Asia/Pacific (6)

Australia

China

New Zealand

Singapore

Tahiti

Thailand

Destinations: Canada (5)

Banff

Montreal

Quebec City

Toronto

Vancouver

Destinations: Caribbean (6)

Aruba

Barbados

Dominican Republic

Jamaica

St. Lucia

St. Maarten/St. Martin

Destinations: Central/South America (6)

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Costa Rica

Panama

Peru

Destinations: Europe (6)

England

France

Germany

Ireland

Italy

Spain

Destinations: Hawaiian Islands (5)

Island of Hawaii

Kauai

Lanai

Maui

Oahu

Destinations: Mexico (5)

Cabo San Lucas

Cancun

Cozumel

Puerto Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit

Riviera Maya

Destinations: Ski (6)

Aspen

Lake Tahoe

Park City

Vail

Whistler

Zermatt

Destinations: U.S. States (6)

Alaska

California

Colorado

Florida

Hawaii

Nevada

Destinations: U.S. Cities (6)

Las Vegas

New Orleans

New York

Orlando

San Diego

San Francisco

GDSs (3)

Amadeus

Apollo/Galileo, Worldspan

Sabre

Hotels (33)

AMResorts

Best Western

Comfort Inn

Crowne Plaza

Fairfield Inn

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Hampton Inn

Hard Rock Hotels

Hilton Worldwide

Holiday Inn

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt/Playa Resorts

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts

InterContinental Hotels Group

JW Marriott

Karisma Hotels and Resorts

Kimpton Hotels

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Marriott International

Outrigger Hotels

Palace Resorts

Red Carnation Hotel Collection

Relais & Chateaux

Ritz-Carlton Hotels & Resorts

Riu Hotels & Resorts

Sandals Resorts

Secrets Resorts and Spas

St. Regis Hotels and Resorts

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

W Hotels Worldwide

Waldorf Astoria

Westin Hotels & Resorts

Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts

Resorts Worldwide (6)

Fairmont Kea Lani

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Inn at Spanish Bay

One & Only Pamilla

Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

St. Regis Bora Bora

Ski Resorts (6)

Fairmont Chateau Whistler

Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa

St. Regis Aspen Resort

St. Regis Deer Valley

Westin Snowmass Resort

Insurance Provider (5)

Allianz Global Assistance

BerkelyCare (Aon Affinity)

RoamRight

Travel Guard

Travel Insured International

Rail Vacations (5)

Amtrak/Yankee Holidays

Belmond

Rail Europe

Rocky Mountaineer

Via Rail Canada

Theme Parks (6)

Busch Gardens

Disneyland

SeaWorld

Six Flags

Universal Orlando Resort

Walt Disney World

Tour Operators (26)

AAT Kings

Abercrombie & Kent

Adventures by Disney

African Travel

Apple Vacations

Blue Sky Tours

CIE Tours

Classic Vacations

Collette

Contiki

Delta Vacations

Exclusive Group Travel

Funjet Vacations

G Adventures

Globus

Gogo Worldwide Vacations

Goway

Insight Vacations

Micato Safaris

Pacific Delight Tours

Pleasant Holidays

Rocky Mountaineer

Tauck

Trafalgar

Travel Impressions

United Vacations

Travel Agent Educational Program (7)

Five Star Academy

College of Knowledge

Delta Vacations University

NCL University

Princess Academy

SPG Pro

Viking Travel Agent Academy

Travel Agent Loyalty Program (7)