Buying Business Travel Diamond Awards
Buying Business Travel Diamond Awards
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last year's winners

Winners of the 2008 Buying Business Travel Diamond and Gold Award, as voted by the magazine’s readership of business travel buyers, managers and arrangers

DIAMOND AWARD WINNERS 2008

If you are a winner and would like to use a either a gold or diamond award winners logo, please contact Kate Moulton on 01273 320 272 or email kmoulton@newbusinessevents.com

Best Car Rental Company

Avis

Award sponsor: Business Travel Show
Best Corporate Card Provider

AirPlus

Award sponsor: Business Travel Show
Best Airport

Singapore Changi

Award sponsor: Business Travel Show
Best Website for Business Travel

expedia.com

Award sponsor: Business Travel Show
Best Rail Operator

Eurostar

Award sponsor: Business Travel Show
Best UK Hotel Group

Hilton

Award sponsor: HRS
Best Worldwide Hotel Group

Intercontinental Hotel Group

Award sponsor: HRS
Best Serviced Apartment Company

BridgeStreet Worldwide

Award sponsor: HRS
Best Technology Provider

Galileo

Award sponsor: HRS
Best Hotel Booking Agency

HRS

Award sponsor: sssource.com
Best Specialist Business Travel Supplier

PurpleParking

Award sponsor: sssource.com
Best Business Travel Management Company (Turnover up to £50m)

Ian Allan Travel

Award sponsor: sssource.com
Best Business Travel Management Company (Turnover above £50m)

HRG (Hogg Robinson Group)

Award sponsor: sssource.com
Best Executive Aviation Provider

PremiAir

Award sponsor: CAPITA
Best Low-Cost Carrier for Business

easyJet

Award sponsor: CAPITA
Best Short-haul Airline

bmi

Award sponsor: CAPITA
Best Long-haul Airline

Virgin Atlantic

Award sponsor: CAPITA
Best Business Airline Worldwide

Virgin Atlantic

Award sponsor: CAPITA
Outstanding Contribution to the Environment by a Company

Virgin Atlantic

Award sponsor: Hertz
Outstanding Contribution to the Environment by an Individual

Richard Brown, Chief Executive Eurostar

Award sponsor: Hertz
Business Travel Buyer of the Year

Karen Brand, NATS

Sponsored by: Radius
Business Travel Arranger of the Year

Ann Burling, HSBC

Sponsored by: Radius
Business Travel Team of the Year

Merrill Lynch

Sponsored by: Radius
Business Travel Personality of the Year

Mike Platt, HRG

Sponsored by: SilverDoor

gold award

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
UK Hotel Group

Marriott
Worldwide Hotel Group

Marriott
Hotel Booking Agency

Expotel
Serviced Apartment Company

Frasers Hospitality
Business Airline Worldwide

British Airways
Long-haul Airline

Singapore Airlines
Short-haul Airline

British Airways
Low-Cost Carrier for Business

Flybe
Executive Aviation Provider

London Executive Aviation
Rail Operator

Virgin Trains
Airport

London City
Car Rental Company

Hertz
Corporate Card Provider

American Express
Business Travel Management Company (Turnover above £50m)

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT)
Business Travel Management Company (Turnover up to £50m)

Chambers Travel Management
Technology Provider

Amadeus
Website for Business Travel

ba.com
Specialist Business Travel Supplier

Travelex