The Hotel Booking Agents Association calls for entries

The HBAA Awards 2010

Now in their third year, the HBAA Awards recognise excellence and the promotion of best practice in the hotel booking agency sector with past winners including Grassroots HBI, Conference Care and the Brewery. 

2010’s awards see a new category introduced to reflect the changing face of the industry and the growing presence of corporate buyers within the association.  The award, Agent of the Year, will be voted online by corporates who are involved in organaising and purchasing accommodation, meetings and events.

Winners of the 4 categories will be announced at the HBAA Annual Forum to be held in Stratford upon-Avon on the 8th-9th September.

2010’s Award categories are: 

• Training & Development Award; a demonstration of agents’, hotels’ or venues’ commitment to the training and development of staff at every level of the organisation.

• Promoting Excellence within the Industry Award; recognises companies who have delivered excellence to their clients by means of a new product or service.

• Best Demonstration of CSR Award, is open to organisations who can demonstrate a clear CSR policy and its long term effects on customers, investors, employees, suppliers, communities, regulators, special interest groups and society as a whole.

• Agent of the Year, will be voted for by corporate clients and will recognise agency excellence.   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M93M6ZG

Stephen Usher, Chairman of the HBAA said: “Since their inception, the Awards have become engrained in the HBAA’s working practices as they help demonstrate the professionalism and the drive for raising service levels that we advocate as an association.  The new award this year is open to all member agencies and sure to have many, many entries!”  

For further information/event pictures please contact:
Triggerfish Communications on 020 7233 9700

Notes to editors: 

• Written entries not exceeding 750 words and clearly demonstrating how the entrant has achieved excellence must be submitted to The HBAA Executive Office no later than Friday 14th August - by email, hard disk or hard copy.
• Any enquiries and email entries please send to: awards@hbaa.org.uk
• The Hotel Booking Agents Association (HBAA) was formed in 1997 and now consists of more than 79 Members and 194 Partners. The association has an annual buying power in excess of £4.7bn.
• Members agents are specialists in making hotel accommodation, conference and event reservations as their core business.
• Partners are comprised of the leading hotel chains, training centres and independent hotels and venues.

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