Celebrity Cruises has hosted its annual Top Travel Agency Awards, which recognize its top-performing North American travel partners for the year.
The company said in a press release that the award selections are based on overall business growth, continuous partnership support and innovative marketing efforts.
Throughout the year, these partners have driven increased awareness and business of Celebrity’s vacations at sea.
According to the company, 2024 saw many exciting firsts for Celebrity, all well-supported by trade partners.
These included the launch of Celebrity’s Nothing Comes Close brand positioning, its first sailings to Perfect Day at CocoCay in the spring, the first Edge Series ship sailing Alaska with the Celebrity Edge making her debut in the Summer and Celebrity’s first sailings out of Port Canaveral in the winter.
“We are incredibly grateful for our travel partners’ unwavering support and all that they do for their clients,” said Katina Athanasiou, senior vice president of sales and services, the Americas.
“They are a vital part of our business and, as genuine partners, we remain fiercely committed to supporting the growth, development and success of the travel advisor community,” added Athanasiou.
The 2024 award winners are as follows:
- Chairman’s Award: Cruise Planners
- President’s Award: Vacations to Go
- Consortia Account Award: Travel Leaders Network
- Key Account Award: Harr Travel
- Online Account Award: Online Vacation Center
- Top Rising Star Account: Travelmation
- Franchise Network Award: Dream Vacations
- Breakout Account Award: Fora Travel
- Corporate Meetings and Incentives Award: Buy The Sea Travel, LLC
- Inside Sales Region Account of the Year: Happily Ever After Travel
- Canada Account of the Year: Expedia Cruises Friesen
- Central Region Account of the Year: KHM Travel Group
- Northeast Region Account of the Year: Largay Travel Inc.
- Southeast Region Account of the Year: Cruise Brothers
- West Region Account of the Year: MEI-Travel
- LATAM Account of the Year: International Cruises
