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Winners named for 4th annual Leisure Travel Awards

It’s award season. The Grammy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the upcoming Academy Awards.

Many of you likely aren’t aware that travel awards are also handed out this time of year. Yes, less well known and less celebrated than those for music and film, but certainly important because almost all of us travel and are always looking for quality referrals.

Royal Caribbean, best cruise line in two categories

Travel Agent Magazine recently announced the winners of its Fourth Annual Leisure Travel Leaders Awards. More than 100,000 U.S. travel agents are surveyed to create a best-in-travel list. Here the results:

Cruises
Best Cruise Line Overall: Royal Caribbean
Best Contemporary (Mass-Market) Line: Royal Caribbean
Best Premium or Deluxe Cruise Line: Celebrity
Best Luxury Cruise Line: Crystal
Best River Cruise Line: Uniworld

Hotels and resorts
Best Hotel & Resort Chain Overall: Starwood
Best All-Inclusive Chain: Sandals
Best Luxury Hotel Chain: Four Seasons
Best Mid-Market Hotel Chain: Marriott
Best Economy Hotel Chain: Best Western

Sandals, voted best all-inclusive resort chain

Transportation
Best U.S. Domestic Airline: Southwest
Best Foreign Airline: Singapore Airlines
Best Domestic Car Rental Company: Enterprise
Best International Car Rental Company: Auto Europe
Best Rail Travel Company: Rail Europe

Best domestic travel bureaus
Best U.S. State Tourism Bureau: Florida
Best U.S. City Convention & Visitors Bureau: Las Vegas

Best foreign travel bureaus
Best European Country Tourism Bureau: Italy
Best Pacific Asia Country Tourism Bureau: Japan
Best Latin or South America Country Tourism Bureau: Costa Rica
Best Africa & Middle East Country Tourism Bureau: South Africa
Best Caribbean Island Tourism Bureau: Jamaica

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