welcome the nominations panel how to get there 2008 sponsors sponsorship this year's winners last year's winners Buying Business Travel magazine the Hurlingham Club last year's winners Winners of the 2007 Buying Business Travel Diamond and Gold Award, as voted by the magazine’s readership of business travel buyers, managers and arrangers DIAMOND AWARD WINNERS 2007 Best Car Rental Company Avis Best Corporate Card Provider American Express Best UK Regional Airport London City Airport Best Worldwide Airport Singapore Changi Best Executive Aviation Provider PremiAir Best UK Hotel Group Hilton Best Worldwide Hotel Group InterContinental Best Hotel Group for Meetings & Conferences Marriott Best Serviced Apartment Company The Apartment Service Best Hotel Booking Agency Expotel Best Technology Provider Amadeus Best Business Travel Management Company (Turnover above £50M) Carlson Wagonlit Travel Best Business Travel Management Company (Turnover up to £50) Ian Allan Travel Best Website for Business Travel expedia.com Best UK Domestic Rail Operator Virgin Trains Best International Rail Operator Eurostar Best Low-cost Carrier for Business easyJet Best Ancillary Business Travel Supplier Purple Parking Best UK Domestic Airline bmi Best Transatlantic Airline Virgin Atlantic Airways Best Airline to Asia/pacific Singapore Airlines Best Airline to Middle East & Africa Emirates Best Airline to Europe British Airways Best Business Airline British Airways Business Travel Buyer of the Year Louise Harding - GlaxoSmithKline Business Travel Arranger of the Year Rebecca Perry - R J Kiln Plc Business Travel Team of the Year Barclays - Team Leader, Toby Withnell Business Travel Personality of the Year Mark Harris Only a few votes separated the first-and second-placed companies, and we wanted to recognise this by creating a Gold Award for those companies who, though they didn't top their respective categories, are clearly held in very high regard by their customers. Category & GOLD AWARD Winner Car Rental Company Hertz Corporate Card Provider AirPlus UK Regional Airport Manchester Worldwide Airport Dubai Executive Aviation Provider London Executive Aviation UK Hotel Group Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Worldwide Hotel Group Shangri-La Hotel Group for Meetings & Conferences Hilton Serviced Apartment Company BridgeStreet Hotel Booking Agency HRS Technology Provider Galileo Business Travel Management Company (Turnover above £50M) HRG Business Travel Management Company (Turnover up to £50) Business Travel Management Website for Business Travel ba.com UK Domestic Rail Operator GNER International Rail Operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) Low-cost Carrier for Business bmibaby Ancillary Business Travel Supplier Travelex UK Domestic Airline British Airways Transatlantic Airline British Airways Airline to Asia/pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Airline to Middle East & Africa British Airways Airline to Europe Lufthansa Business Airline Virgin Atlantic Airways