Web Marketing Association to Name Best Travel Website of 2005
The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition. The travel industry represents a significant category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Travel Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
(PRWEB) March 31, 2005 -- The Web Marketing Association announces the call
for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award
competition that judges website development against an ever increasing Internet
standard of excellence and against peer sites within an industry. The travel
industry represents a significant category in the WebAward competition, and the
Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Travel Web site of
2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
“The travel industry is
very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from
the independent evaluation of their efforts that the award judges provide,” said
William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “That is the goal of
the WebAward Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and
organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on
the Net today. Winning a WebAward also provides a great opportunity to market
your success to the outside world.”
Here are some of the past WebAward
winners in travel related categories:
Best Travel Website
- 2004
Seabourn Cruise Line
- 2003 Excalibur Las Vegas Resort Hotel and Casino
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2002 Royal Caribbean Alaska
- 2001 Experience British Airways (Best of Show
Winner)
Best Airline Website
- 2004 AirTran Airways - E-Annual 2003
- 2003 Jetsgo.net
- 2002 Air Jamaica
- 2003 Cathay Pacific
Airway
Best Hotel and Lodging Website
- 2004 The New York Palace Web
Site
- 2003 Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts
- 2002 Simpson House Inn
-
2001 Four Seasons
Best Regional Website
- 2004 Official Tourism Site
of the Land of Valencia
- 2003 Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
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2002 Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau Website
- 2001 www.ozarkmountainregion.com
A complete list of past
winners and the entry form for companies who wish to compete for 2005 honors can
be found at http://travel.webaward.org
Web sites are judged on
design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of
use. Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in the category and
then against an overall standard of excellence. The Best of Industry WebAward, a
handsome plaque with the image of the winning site embossed, will be given in
each of the 90 industry categories, including financial services, small
business, travel, advertising, transportation, and healthcare.
The
competition’s highest honor, the 2005 WebAward Best of Show, will be given to
the one site that the judges believe represents outstanding achievement in Web
development. Last year’s Best of Show winner was Arc Worldwide (http://www.arcww.com) for their
work on Behr Paint Interactive. (http://www.behr.com)
The Web Marketing Association will
also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in the competition
with the Top Interactive Agency WebAward. The 2004 Top Agency award was
presented to Arnold Worldwide (http://www.arnoldworldwide.com) for their many outstanding
achievements in Web site development.
Judging for the WebAwards will take
place in July and August, and winners will be announced in September, 2005.
Judges will consist of a select group of Internet professionals who have direct
experience designing and managing corporate web sites –including members of the
media, advertising executives, site designers, content providers and webmasters
– with an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site
design and technology. Past Web Marketing Association WebAward competition
judges have included top executives from leading corporations, institutions and
media organizations such as Ogilvy Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi, Blattner
Brunner, Comedy Central, Sun Microsystems, Refinery, Euro RSCG, EPB Interactive,
New York Post Interactive, The Cincinnati Enquirer, J. Walter Thompson, Xerox,
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Modem Media, Answerthink, and Zentropy
Partners.
The 2005 WebAwards are sponsored by Burst! Media, PRWeb,
Burrelle’s/Luce, O’Dwyer’s PR Daily, NewsUSA, Small Army Marketing Services,
Perseus Software, Line56 Media, OddCast, AdTools, Inc. and PRWeb.
About
the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is working to
create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on
the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing,
advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the
quality of Website development. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association’s
annual international WebAward Competition has been helping interactive
professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the
outside world. Now in its ninth year, the WebAward Competition has become the
premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.
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