ITAA Member and Supplier Finalists Announced for Irish Travel Industry Awards in association with MSC Cruises

The shortlist for the Irish Travel Industry Awards in association with MSC Cruises was released this week. The winners will be announced and presented with their awards at a ceremony in the historic Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin on Thursday 23^rd January.  In attendance will be over 500 travel professionals, in an event hosted by Eoghan Corry, journalist and expert on all things travel.

The Irish Travel Industry Awards are the premier awards of their kind for suppliers and agents in Ireland’s travel industry. The awards, being run for the thirteenth time, are an initiative of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA), in association with MSC Cruises, supported by Travel Centres and Worldchoice.

This annual event showcases the year’s excellence within the industry. The difficult job of judging the Member Award Winners is carried out by an independent judging panel comprised of Tom Shanahan, Maria Gildea and Richard Cullen.

Angela Walsh, President of the ITAA, said of the Irish Travel Industry Awards: “These awards are an opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the professionals within our industry, and this year as every year did not disappoint. We congratulate the finalists for this well-deserved achievement, and we wish everyone the best of luck on awards night.”

She added, “We are also honoured to have MSC Cruises as the headline sponsor for 2025 and we are delighted to once again have this opportunity to work with them on what we are sure will be the biggest and best Travel Industry Awards night yet.”

The event is organised on behalf of the ITAA by Business Exhibition and sponsored by MSC Cruises, Bedsonline, Bookabed/TBO, Cork Airport, Emirates, Hertz, Hurtigruten, Iberostar, jetBlue, Princess Cruises, Riviera Travel, Shannon Airport, the Spanish Tourist Office, Trust Payments, Uniworld River Cruises and Mediahuis.

For more information on the awards event please see www.irishtravelindustryawards.com

Irish Travel Industry Awards 2025 ITAA Member Finalists are:

TRAVEL AGENCY CATEGORY

ITAA TRAVEL AGENCY OF THE YEAR – UNDER 10 EMPLOYEES – SPONSORED BY SHANNON AIRPORT

• Fahy Travel
• Magic Vacations
• Navan Travel

ITAA TRAVEL AGENCY OF THE YEAR – OVER 10 EMPLOYEES – SPONSORED BY SHANNON AIRPORT

• Cassidy Travel
• Click&Go Holidays
• Frosch Ireland

ITAA CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY (TMC) OF THE YEAR – SPONSORED BY SHANNON AIRPORT

• Club Travel
• Frosch Ireland

INNOVATION CATEGORY

BEST ONLINE MARKETING – SPONSORED BY EMIRATES

• Click&Go Holidays
• Navan Travel / UWALK
• Tour America

BEST OFFLINE MARKETING SPONSORED BY EMIRATES

• Click&Go Holidays
• Club Travel
• Magic Vacations

BEST SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY EMIRATES

• Best4Travel
• Frosch Ireland
• Travel Department

Irish Travel Industry Awards 2025 Supplier Finalists are:

EXCELLENCE IN AIR TRAVEL

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – IRELAND TO EUROPE SPONSORED BY RIVIERA TRAVEL

• Aer Lingus
• KLM
• Ryanair
• TAP Air Portugal
• Turkish Airlines

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – IRELAND TO NORTH AMERICA SPONSORED BY RIVIERA TRAVEL

•  Aer Lingus
• Air Canada
• Delta Airlines
• JetBlue
• United Airlines

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – BEST LONG-HAUL AIRLINE SPONSORED BY RIVIERA TRAVEL

• Emirates
• Etihad
• Qatar Airlines
• Turkish Airlines

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – BEST BUSINESS CLASS SPONSORED BY RIVIERA TRAVEL

• Emirates
• Etihad
• Qatar Airways
• Turkish Airlines

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR – SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED SPONSORED BY RIVIERA TRAVEL

• Aer Lingus
• Air Canada
• Emirates
• JetBlue
• Turkish Airlines

TOUR OPERATOR AWARDS

EUROPEAN TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY HERTZ

• Arrow Tours
• Sunway
• Topflight
• TUI

SKI TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY HERTZ

• Crystal Ski
• Topflight
• Travel Solutions

IRISH OWNED TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY HERTZ

• Arrow Tours
• Discover Travel
• Sunway
• Topflight
• Travel Focus

LONG HAUL TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY HERTZ

• Classic Resorts
• Discover Travel
• Travel Focus
• Sunway

SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY HERTZ

• Intrepid Travel
• G Adventures
• Sunway
• The Travel Corporation
• Travel Focus

EXCELLENCE IN CRUISE

MAIN STREAM CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

• Celebrity Cruises
• MSC Cruises
• Norwegian Cruise Line
• Royal Caribbean International

PREMIUM CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

• Celebrity Cruises
• Princess Cruises
• Royal Caribbean International
• Silversea Cruises

ULTRA LUXURY CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

•  Celebrity Cruises
• Explora Journeys
• Seabourn Cruises
• Silversea Cruises
• Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

RIVER CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

• AMA Waterways
• APT Travelmarvel
• Riviera
• Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

EXPEDITION / ADVENTURE CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

• Celebrity Cruises
• Explora Journeys
• Hurtigruten
• Ponant Cruises
• Silversea Cruises

SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED CRUISE LINE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

• Celebrity Cruises
• MSC Cruises
• Royal Caribbean
• Silversea Cruises

FERRY COMPANY OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKABED / TBO

• Brittany Ferries
• Irish Ferries
• P&O Ferries
• Stena Line

INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER

TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

• Amadeus
• Dolphin Dynamics
• Fareteam / WTC
• Travelport / Galileo
• Trust Payments

CAR HIRE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

• Flexible Autos
• Hertz

TRAVEL INSURANCE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

• Accident & General
• Blue Insurance
• Worldwide Travel Insurance

TOURIST BOARD OF THE YEAR

• Las Vegas LVCVA
• Malta Tourism Authority
• Visit Portugal
• Spanish Tourism Office
• Visit USA

ACCOMMODATION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

•  Arrow Tours / Bedbank.ie
• Bedsonline / Hotelbeds
• Bookabed / TBO
• Expedia
• Stuba

EXCELLENCE IN TRADE RELATIONS

AIRLINE TRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY THE SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE

• Aer Lingus
• Emirates
• JetBlue
• Turkish Airlines
• United Airlines

TRAVEL TRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY THE SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE

•  Accident & General
• ASM
• Bookabed / TBO
• Emirates

CRUISE TRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY THE SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE

•  Celebrity Cruises
• MSC Cruises
• Norwegian Cruise Line
• Royal Caribbean International
• Silversea Cruises

TRADE BOOKING PLATFORM OF THE YEAR BY THE SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE

• Airwaves / Cruising Power
• Amadeus
• Bookabed / TBO
• MSC Cruises
• TUI

DESTINATIONS CATEGORY

BEST WORLDWIDE CITY DESTINATION SPONSORED BY HURTIGRUTEN

•  Capetown
• Las Vegas
• Lisbon
• New York

BEST SUMMER DESTINATION SPONSORED BY HURTIGRUTEN

• Algarve
• Costa Del Sol
• Greece
• Lanzarote
• Spain

BEST SKI/SUN WINTER DESTINATION SPONSORED BY HURTIGRUTEN

• Andorra
• Austria
• Canary Islands
• Lanzarote
• Lapland

BEST WORLDWIDE THEME PARK SPONSORED BY HURTIGRUTEN

•  Disneyland Paris
• Universal Orlando Resort
• Walt Disney World Resort

ROBBIE SMART ON THE ROAD HERO AWARD SPONSORED BY BEDSONLINE

• Winner will be announced on the night