Here is the list of this year’s winners of the Grand Travel Awards.
ÅRETS HOTELLKJEDE I NORGE
Winner: Nordic Choice Hotels
The nominees: Scandic Hotels, Radisson Hotel Group, Thon Hotels, De Historiske Hoteller, First Hotels, Classic Norway
BEST HOTEL CHAIN IN NORWAY
Winner: Nordic Choice Hotels
The nominees: Scandic Hotels, Radisson Hotel Group, First Hotels, Best Western
BEST HOTEL CHAIN INTERNATIONAL
Winner: Radisson Hotel Group
The nominees: Hilton Hotels, Accor Hotels, Best Western, Leading Hotels, Hyatt, Marriott, Choice Hotels International
BEST FOREIGN TOURIST OFFICE
Winner:Thailand
BEST PACKAGE TRAVEL ARRANGER
Winner: Ving
The nominees: TUI, Apollo, Ticket, Escape
BEST SPECIAL TRAVEL ARRANGER
Winner: Vista Travel
The nominees: Orkidéekspressen, Hurtigruten Svalbard, Jambo Tours/Temareiser, Scandorama, Hvitserk Eventyrreiser, Carpe Diem
BEST TOURIST LAND
Winner: USA
BEST BUSS TRAVEL ARRANGER
Winner: Scandorama
The nominees: Sør-Vest Reiser, Tide Reiser, Risdal Touring, TH Liens Turistbusser, Høves Royal Class
BEST CAR RENTAL
Winner: Hertz
The nominees: Avis, Europcar, Sixt, Budget, Alamo
BEST CRUISE LINE LARGE SHIPS OVER 1000 PASSENGERS
Winner: RCL
The nominees: NCL, Costa Cruises, MSC, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America, Carnival, Princess
BEST CRUISE LINE SMALL SHIPS UNDER 1000 PASSENGERS
Winner: Azamara
The nominees: Seadream, SilverSea, Seabourn, Star Clippers, Oceania, Regent Seven Seas, Viking Cruises, Hurtigruten
WORLDS BEST AIRLINE
Winner: Emirates
BEST ARLINE DOMESTIC
Winner: Norwegian
The nominees: Widerøe, , SAS Norge
BEST ARLINE EUROPEAN
Winner: Norwegian
The nominees: Lufthansa, SAS, British Airways, KLM, Air France, Finnair, Turkish Airlines, Icelandair, Ryanair, Wizz, EasyJet, Air Baltic, Aeroflot
BEST ARLINE INTERNATIONAL WITH DIRECT ROUTES FROM NORWAY
Winner: Thai Airways
The nominees: Qatar, Norwegian, Emirates, Ethiopian, Pakistan International Airways
BEST HOTEL SUPPLIER
Winner: WebBeds Group
The nominees: Expedia, Hotelbeds, Booking.com
BEST FERRY SERVICE
Winner: DFDS
The nominees: ColorLine, StenaLine, Smyril Line
BEST TRAVEL AGENCY
Winner: Ticket Reisebyrå
YEARS NEWCOMER
Winner: Amerikalinjen
The nominees: Loganair, Hainan, Britannia, The Viking Planet
TOP LEADER
Richard Grov, Hotel Alexandria
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bjørn Kjos
