| Time to enter 2012 Industry Awards

Travel agents can now self-nominate
for three cruise
promotion awards in the
annual Australasian event.
SUBMISSIONS opened yesterday for the
ICCA’s Cruise Industry Awards, with agents
urged to indulge in some self-promotion.
The awards available to agents include 2012
Agency Promotion of the Year in Australia and
New Zealand and the 2012 Network
Promotion of the Year Australasia.
“This is a great way for agents to celebrate
their creativity and let their clients know that
their ideas have been recognised by the
industry,” said ICCA general manager Brett
Jardine.
The Network Promotion of the Year
Australasia award is open to multiple outlets
involved in one promotion and has been
sponsored by travel jobs specialist InPlace
Recruitment.
The Agency Promotion of the Year award
recognises single store promotions – Vacations
& Travel magazine has sponsored the
Australian award, while APT is sponsoring the
New Zealand award.
A further 12 prizes are up for grabs across
seven different categories in the gala event,
which will be held at the Hilton Sydney on
Saturday 9 Feb 2013.
Nomination forms for awards can be
downloaded from www.cruising.org.au.
Entries must be submitted before 21
December.
Bookings for the awards night, sponsored by
Emirates, can also be made via the website.