Innovation Award

The purpose of the annual Innovation Award is to recognise those business travel & meetings suppliers who create highly innovative products, services and processes for travel & meeting bookers, buyers and arrangers or business travellers. 

Definition: An Innovation is the creation, development or improvement and subsequent implementation of a new product, process, practice or service that is ‘highly valued’ by travel buyers, bookers or arrangers, the business traveller or suppliers of business travel products and services.

Measurement Criteria for 2011
1. The innovation was implemented, in service or use after April 1st 2010.
2. Entrants must quantify and demonstrate ways in which the user’s experience has been improved by the innovation.

Winner in 2009 was Travelment.com

The shortlist in 2009 includes entries from:
• AirPlus International
• Atlatos GmbH
• HRS – HOTEL RESERVATION SERVICE
• MAKIme Services GmbH
• travelment.com 

The jury in 2009 included:
Dirk Bremer, Travel Industry Club
Ralph Rettig, Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement e.V. (VDR)
Marc Tügel, Business Traveller
Sebastian von Stein, von Stein Consulting
Andreas Wilbers, Wilbers Consulting
Andrea Zimmermann, btm4u
Oliver Graue, BizTravel
Manfred Zenner, Saarland Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft

Registration for 2011 entries will open shortly, please keep checking this page.