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For the sixth year, Skift IDEA Awards will recognize and celebrate excellence in design, creativity, and innovation across travel by spotlighting the brands and businesses that are driving the industry forward. See the 2024 finalists below.
It’s an exciting day at Skift HQ, as we reveal the hotly anticipated finalists for the 2024 Skift IDEA Awards.
The sixth edition of Skift IDEA Awards has been our biggest to date, and solidifies its standing as the travel industryâs most coveted achievement for excellence in design, creativity and innovation.
This yearâs Skift IDEA Awards categories were split across five criteria groups:
- Industry Innovators: Forward-thinking projects that drive a sector forward and make an impact with consumers.
- Change Makers: Organizations elevating the Travel Industryâs role as a force for good by affecting meaningful change.
- Creative Thinkers: Marketing, strategy and technology that inspires and pushes the industry forward.
- Problem Solvers: Service providers who offer solutions, address business challenges, or use technology to guide the industry.
- Travel Technology: Technology providers offering innovative technological solutions that are guiding the industry forward.
Over 350 submissions were received this year, with 122 submissions making it through to the final round.
These submissions – which are proving the future of travel is imaginative, disruptive, and more purpose-driven than ever before – are now set to be reviewed and scored by our independent panel of judges, consisting of a selection of the industryâs most respected leaders and experts.
Take a look at the full list of 2024 Skift IDEA Awards finalists below:
INDUSTRY INNOVATORS
ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS
AIRLINES & AIRPORTS
BUSINESS TRAVEL
HOTELS
- TFE Hotels | Rethinking How the Hospitality Industry Approaches Innovation
- Attractions.io | Reimagining the Resort Guest Experience: A Butlinâs Case Study
- ULUM | Merging Nature and Luxury
- Sonesta | Reimagining the Self-Serve Retail Experience
- Nemacolin | A Getaway Like No Other
- Sandals Resorts International | Island Inclusive: Sandalsâ Off-Resort Dining Program
TOUR OPERATORS
TOURISM
VISIONARY 2030 – Presented by Allianz Partners
CHANGE MAKERS
LEADERSHIP
- Mews | Matt Welle, CEO
- FIVE Holdings | Kabir Mulchandani, Founder and Chairman
- U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism | Joseph Boschulte, Comissioner of Tourism
- Red Sea Global | Rosanna Chopra, Executive Director â Destination Development
- Sandals Resorts International | Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman
- Trip.com Group | Jane Sun, CEO
RISING STAR
- Elad Schaffer and Daniel Green, Co-Founders, Faye
- Meaghan Ferrigno, SVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Destination Canada
- Shelby Luzzi, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Destination DC
- Kristi Gole, EVP, Strategy, Global Hotel Alliance
- Patrick Norton, CMO and Partner, Brittain Resorts & Hotels
- Estuardo Ortiz, CEO and Founder, JetSMART Airlines
DEI CHAMPION
CREATIVE THINKERS
CONTENT
MARKETING
PHYSICAL EXPERIENCES
CREATIVE DESIGN
PROBLEM SOLVERS
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
DATA PROVIDER
- Destination Canada | From Insights to Impact
- AirDNA | Data to Set You Apart. Insights to Keep You Ahead
- 123COMPARE.ME | World Parity Monitor
- Legends | Powering a New Era of Personalization
- Beyond | Leading Innovation in Revenue Management and STR Data Intelligence with Search
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
OPERATIONAL STREAMLINING
- Navan | Leading the âNew Era of Retailingâ
- Oracle | Re-envisioning the Call Center Journey
- PriceLabs | Hyper Local Pulse (HLP) Pricing Algorithm
- FLYR | Unlocking Freedom to Innovate for the Travel Industry
- TravelBank | Leading Cost-Saving Expense Management
- Guesty | Adapting to the Ever-Changing Needs of a Dynamic Industry
WORKFORCE EFFICIENCY
- TravelPerk | Using Technology to Enhance, Not Replace, Our Employees
- Navan | Efficiency Redefined
- Deem | Designing for Everyone
- CaptainBook | A Groundbreaking approach to Guide Scheduling
TRAVELER JOURNEY
SUSTAINABILITY TECH
- BeCause | Driving Sustainability Transformation in Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel
- Destination Wayfinder | Charting a Course for the Future, Together
- Thrust Carbon | Effortless Climate Compliance
- ATPCO and IATA | Making Emissions Data Understandable and Available
- Travelport | Sustainability Powered by Travel Tech
BEST USE OF AI
- KAYAK | KAYAK PriceCheck
- Matador Network | GuideGeek: Customized AI for the travel industry
- Trip.com | TripGenie: Pioneering Your Travel Future
- Mindtrip | AI-Powered Travel, Personalized to You
- PolyAI | Guest-ved Voice Assistants Built for CX
- eviivo| eviivo Concierge
Congratulations to all of the 2024 finalists! Keep an eye out for the final results of the Skift IDEA Awards in August.
