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>TIA Awards Programs >2008 Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Travel Industry Odyssey Awards. The winners will be recognized at TIA's Marketing Outlook Forum in Portland, Oregon, October 27-30, 2008.

2008 CATEGORY WINNER
Domestic Discover America Marketing Alabama Tourism Department
International Travel Advertising Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board
International Inbound Discover America Marketing California Travel and Tourism Commission
Online Advertising Choice Hotels International
Partnership for America Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Domestic Travel Advertising Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
National Geographic Traveler's Travel to A Better World Award:
Geotourism Award for Sustaining the Environment of a Place
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
 
National Geographic Traveler's Travel to A Better World Award:
Geotourism Award for Sustaining an Indigenous Culture or Community
Huna Totem Corporation's Icy Strait Point
 
National Geographic Traveler's Travel to A Better World Award:
Geotourism Award for Sustainable Tourism
Messages in Advertising
Travel Oregon
 

Below are the 2007 winners who were presented their award in Charlotte, North Carolina during TIA's Marketing Outlook Forum.  Congratulations to the deserving winners. 


Domestic Discover America Marketing Award
South Dakota Office of Tourism
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Wanda Goodman, Media & PR Manager, South Dakota Office of Tourism, Tim Binder, Marketing Research Analyst, South Dakota Office of Tourism, Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA



International Travel Advertising Award
Tourism Montreal
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Jean Bouffard, Manager - National Accounts, Leisure Travel Trade USA, Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA



International Inbound Discover USA Marketing Award
Virginia Tourism Corporation
 (l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Alisa Bailey, President & CEO, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Diane Bechamps, VP, Marketing, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA



Partnership for America Award
Walt Disney Company Canada
 (l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler,
Bruno Jauernig, VP, Domestic and International Marketing, Walt Disney World Resort,
Angela Saclamacis, Sr. Publicist,
Walt Disney Company Canada,
Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA
 


 US Domestic Travel Advertising Award
Explore Minnesota Tourism
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, John Edman, Director, Explore Minnesota Tourism,
Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA

(not pictured)
Online Advertising Award
Royal Caribbean International


National Geographic Traveler's
Travel to a Better World Awards:
  

Geotourism Award for Sustaining the Environment of a Place
Xanterra Parks & Resorts
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, VP & Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Traveler, Jim McCaleb, GM, Yellowstone National Park,
 Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA



Honorable Mention:
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, VP & Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Traveler, Meryl Levitz, President & CEO, GPTMC,
Sharon Rossi, VP, Advertising, GPTMC,
 Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA



Geotourism Award for Sustaining an Indigenous Culture or Community
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa on behalf of the Gila Indian Community
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, VP & Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Traveler,
Scott Dunn, Communications Manager, Greater Phoenix CVB,
Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA



Honorable Mention
Rhode Island Tourism Division
(l to r) Dawn Drew, VP & Publisher, National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, VP & Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Traveler,
Mark Brodeur, Director of Operations, Rhode Island Tourism Division,
Roger Dow, President & CEO, TIA

All winners appeared in a congratulatory ad published in the November/December 2007 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine.

 

 

Don't miss TIA's
Marketing Outlook Forum
 
October 27- 30, 2008 
Portland, Oregon


The Event of the Year for Researchers and Marketing Professionals alike.