Delta's Kristen Shovlin. The airline won Readers Choice Awards in the Domestic, Sales & Service and Overall categories.
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Hertz Corp.'s Maurice Honor with Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann. Hertz won both the International and Domestic awards in the Car Rental category.
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Vic Kerckhoff of United, which won for Global Network.
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Vicki Freed of Royal Caribbean International, which won for Overall Cruise Line, Overall Individual Cruise Ship (for the Harmony of the Seas), Caribbean, Sales & Service and Entertainment.
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Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann, center, with, from left, John Diulus, Vivian Ewart, Marie La Cava Keeling and Nathan Hickman of Norwegian, which won in the categories of Hawaii/Pacific and Family Experience.
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Charles Dunwoody, Diana Guerin, Lucy Owen and Eva Jenner of Holland America Line, winner for World Cruise Itinerary and Private Island/Destination (for Half Moon Cay).
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Doug Seagle and Chris Austin of Seabourn, winner in the Under 1,000 Berths category.
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Carlos Garzon and Kate Otto of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, whose Seven Seas Explorer got the nod in the Luxury Ship category.
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Gary Murphy and Rudi Schreiner of AmaWaterways, whose AmaKristina was tapped as the top river cruise ship.
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Christopher Cestari, Carmen Roig and Susan Robison of Crystal Cruises, which readers picked as the top luxury line.
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Robyn Basso of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau. Hawaii has won the Readers Choice Award for U.S. State 14 years in a row.
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Kelly Messina of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Las Vegas received its 13th Readers Choice Award in the category of U.S. City.
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Dario Flota of the Riviera Maya tourism bureau and Travel Weekly's Bob Sullivan.
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Alison Metcalfe of Tourism Ireland.
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Julie Earle-Levine of Tourism Australia.
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Cynthia Perry of Marriott International. The hotelier won in the categories of Domestic, Overall Hotel Group, Sales & Service and Hawaii/South Pacific, and its W Hotels Worldwide brand won in the Boutique category.
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Dennis Grunden of InterContinental Hotels Group, winner in the Asia category.
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Collette CEO Dan Sullivan was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Rachel McGee, Charles Mest, Janet Heinz, Scott Wiseman, Sam Combs, Erin McCarthy and Heather Hendrix of Travel Impressions.
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Terri Burke of Avalon Waterways and Jennifer Halboth of Globus. Globus won for Escorted Sales & Service and Europe.
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Barbara Windish of Apple Vacations, which won for Caribbean tour operator.
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Jeremy Palmer and Joanne Gardner of Tauck and Travel Weekly's Bruce Shulman.
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Marett Taylor and Keith Baron of Abercrombie & Kent, winner of Readers Choice Awards for Africa and Luxury.
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Sally Jane Smith of TravelSmiths and Jack Richards and Chanda Vudmaska of Pleasant Holidays.
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Christi Coachman, Nick Weir and Vicki Freed of Royal Caribbean International celebrate the cruise line's win in the Entertainment category.
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Celebrity Cruises' Dondra Ritzenthaler and Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann. Celebrity took home Readers Choice Awards in the categories of Europe, Premium and Cruise Ship: Premium (for the Celebrity Reflection).
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Anthony Viciana, Annmarie Laskaros and John Chernesky of Princess Cruises with travel agent Laurie Schiller.
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Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann, second from right, with Sebastian Maureschal, Pauline Pigott and Nicole Barrett of Sandals, which won in the Caribbean and All-Inclusive categories.
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Howard Tanenbaum, Andrea Wright, Kevin Froemming and Karen Callahan of Playa Hotels & Resorts, winner in the Mexico category.
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Jeff Bont, Inna Germanotta and Jonathan Hope of Rocky Mountaineer, winner for Rail Vacation.
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Christine Barry and Maryellen Kline of Disney Destinations with Travel Weekly's Bob Sullivan.
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Jennie Ho and Steve Diggelmann of Delta Vacations, winners in the Domestic Packaged and Packaged Overall categories.
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Trafalgar's Melissa da Silva with Travel Weekly's Bruce Shulman. Trafalgar won in the categories of Domestic Escorted and International.
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Kevin McCullough, Tracee Adams, John Van den Heuvel, Kelly Koehler, Dean Smith and Brennan Quesnele with Gogo Vacations, which got the nod for the Group Packaged category.
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Teri Boyd, Barbie Groves and Melissa Backus of the Mark Travel Corp. Readers picked Mark Travel's Funjet Vacations as 2017's top Mexico tour operator.
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Alexis Romer of Marriott International Luxury Brands with Travel Weekly's Bruce Shulman. Marriott's Ritz-Carlton brand received two Readers Choice Awards: The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay took the award for Resort Worldwide, and the brand topped the Luxury Hotel category.
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Robert Needs of Sabre, winner in the GDS category.
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Samuel Chamberlain of Hilton. Hilton won awards in the Europe and Upscale categories, while its Hampton Inn brand once again won in the Midpriced category.
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Natasha Lee Soy of the Aruba Tourism Authority. Aruba won the Readers Choice Award for Caribbean destination.
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Nikki Upshaw of Oceania Cruises, which scored its second Readers Choice Award for Cuisine.
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Jaclyn Leibl-Cote and Diana Ditto of Collette with Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann. Collette won top Canada tour operator.
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Tourism Cares recognized Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg, Valerie Wilson and Kimberly Wilson Wetty as Personal Philanthropic Champions.
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Tourism Cares CEO Mike Rea speaks during the Hearts of Travel Awards ceremony.
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Collette was among three recipients of Tourism Cares' Legacy in Travel Philanthropy Award. From left: Lynne Kelly, Diana Ditto, Nicole Diebold, Paula Twidale, Dan Sullivan, Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, Courtney Iannuccilli, Jeff Roy and Christian Leibl-Cote.
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Tammy Burns and Nikki Padilla of Urban Adventures, Carolyn Cauceglia of Amadeus and David Naczycz of Urban Adventures. A division of Intrepid Travel, Urban Adventures received Tourism Cares' New Innovators Award.
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Tourism Cares honored Delta with a Legacy in Travel Philanthropy Award, citing its "tremendous commitment to community, a direct reflection of their culture and values." From left: Steve Diggelmann of Delta Vacations; Jim Magrath, Lauren Faucher and Norma Dean of Delta Air Lines; and Jennie Ho of Delta Vacations.
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Ben Perlo, right, of G Adventures and Planeterra and Curtis Wilson of American Express. G Adventures and Planeterra were recognized with a Legacy in Travel Philanthropy Award for their $8 million in charitable contributions and the 50 in 5 campaign, aimed at creating 3,000 jobs for marginalized women, at-risk youth and indigenous populations.
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