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Traveller Made Awards 2018 – Winners’ list

On 19th of March 2018, the 4th Traveller Made Award Ceremony took place during the Gala Dinner at the Essence of Luxury Travel® show in Deauville. Traveller Made Member Travel Designers rewarded Hotel, DMC Partners and one Preferred Destination who have delivered outstanding services to their clients. Traveller Made Partners also rewarded Traveller Made Member Travel Designers for their excellence in mastering 5 extra-ordinary expertise. These 17 award winners are amongst the finest professionals of the luxury travel industry worldwide.

Nomination list and winners by category

WINNER LIST BY CATEGORY – Travel Designers –

Expertise 1: Tailor-Made Travel Design

Vote criteria: Rigorous, reliable, expert, respectful, anticipator and solution maker

Mr Bert Uyttenbroeck – Owner – Atlas Reizen Mr Ilya Borodin – Founder – Firenze Club Mr Aronne Frigerio – Owner – Lariotour Mr Stefano Bajona – President & Founder – Onirikos Ms Maud Auvray – Private Travel Designer – Peplum Mr Jochen Radermacher – Managing Partner – Radermacher Reisen

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Maud Auvray – Peter Conway

Winner: Ms Maud Auvray – Private Travel Designer – Peplum

Vote criteria: Imaginative, knowledgeable, curious, inventive, ingenious and inspirational

Ms Anna Kan – CEO – Aspera Explorations Ms Elizabeth Ellis – Founder – Blue Marble Private Ms Ana Bru – Owner – Bru & Bru Ms Emmalene Turner – Director of Business Development – Knightsbridge Circle Ms Loveleen Arun – Director – Panache World Mr Panos Spiropoulos – Travel Designer – Seez Travel

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Panos Spiropoulas – Peter Conway

Winner: Mr Panos Spiropoulos – Travel Designer – Seez Travel

Ms Kathy Stewart – Director of Planning, Europe – Butterfield & Robinson Ms Sophie Arbib – Director – Exclusif Voyages Mr Petr Udavsky – Chief Travel Consultant – Exclusive Tours Mr Tov Mason – President – Footprints Custom Travel Mr John Montgomery – Owner – Landed Travel Mr Joost Tania – Founder – Thika Travel

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Kathy Stewart – Peter Conway

Winner: Ms Kathy Stewart – Director of Planning, Europe – Butterfield & Robinson

Mr Norbert Pokorny – Managing Director – Art of travel Mr Christopher Wilmot-Sitwell – Co-Owner/Director – cazenove+loyd Ms Alice Daunt – Owner – Daunt Travel Mr Craig Nattress – Owner – Nattress + Company Ms Roberta Sonnino – President – Roberta Sonnino Travel Mr Terry Suero – Director of Development – Toca Travel

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Christopher Wilmot-Sitwell – Peter Conway

Winner: Mr Christopher Wilmot-Sitwell – Co-Owner/Director – cazenove+loyd

– Hotel Groups –

Expertise 2: Destination Knowledge

Ms Meltem Iskit – Managing Director – Far’n Away Ms Melissa Bradley – CEO & Founder – Indagare Mr Eric Sheets – Owner – Latin Excursions Ms Katy McCann – Director – Travel by Lillingston Mr Alpis Flores – Director – Agencia de Viajes Prestigio Ms Reem Shaath – Chief Wandering Officer – WhyWander

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Reem Shaath – Peter Conway

Winner: Ms Reem Shaath – Chief Wandering Officer – WhyWander

Expertise  3: Client Knowledge

Mr Christos Kyvernitis – Managing Director – Kyvernitis Mr Yves Abitbol – CEO – MYConcierge Mr George Morgan-Grenville – Founder & CEO – Red Savannah Ms Jackie Cross – President & Product Development Director – Refined Journeys Ms Monica Cremonesi – Co-founder, Managing Director – Viaggi Moleskine Ms Melanie Gleich – Area Manager Europe and Groups Worldwide – Windrose Finest Travel

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Jackie Cross – Peter Conway

Winner: Ms Jackie Cross – President & Product Development Director – Refined Journeys

Expertise 4: Supplier Knowledge

Ms Elena Moore – Owner – Collection World Ms Yvonne Scheffel – Director of Sales – Design Reisen Ms Joanna Davies – Owner – Joanna Davies Private Travel Ms Nicky Brandon – VP of Sales & Marketing – Ker & Downey Mr Sanjay Arya – CEO – KFT Corporation Mr Roman Sägesser – Owner – RSelection

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Sanjay Arya – Peter Conway

Winner: Mr Sanjay Arya – CEO – KFT Corporation

Expertise 5: Crisis Management

Mr Amit Kalsi – Founder – Experiential Travel Journeys Ms Susanne Singer – Director of Sales and Marketing – Gernreisen Mr Mark Stoelting – Owner – Inluxuria Mr Jack Bloch – Owner – JB’s World Travel Consultants Ms Suzanne Pohl – Travel Designer – R. Crusoe & Son Ms Mariza de Aizenstein – Owner – Shilton Tailor Made Travel

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Mariza de Aizenstein – Peter Conway

Winner: Ms Mariza de Aizenstein – Owner – Shilton Tailor Made Travel

Vote criteria: Available, anticipator, solution maker, empowered, outgoing

Mr Richard Bousfield – Regional Director of Global Sales EME – Rocco Forte Ms Anne-Emmanuelle Le Bail – Director of Sales – Waldorf Astoria, Conrad Mr Hugues Miranda – Senior Head of Sales Europe, Russia & CIS – Oetker Mr Adam Morriss – Regional Director of Sales EME – Belmond Mr Farid Rouibi – Director Luxury Sales – Accor Hotels Luxury Brands Ms Céline Thillaye – Global Sales Director Luxury – Hyatt Mr Hilton Walker – Sales & Marketing Director – Great Plains Conservation

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Céline Thillaye – Diana Nuber

Winner: Ms Céline Thillaye – Global Sales Director Luxury – Hyatt

Vote criteria: Available, responsive, VIP mindful, gracious, travel designer relay

Mr Sven van den Broeck – General Manager – Amanzoe Mr Renato Chizzola – General Manager – Cheval Blanc Randheli Mr Edouard Grosmangin – General Manager – Raffles Seychelles Mr Xavier Lablaude – General Manager – Belmond Mount Nelson Mr Pierre Lang – General Manager – Alila Seminyak Mr Nayan Seth – General Manager – Taj Lake Palace

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Daniele Tanzi – Diana Nuber

Winner: Mr Xavier Lablaude – General Manager – Belmond Mount Nelson

Ms Caroline Burke – General Manager of Sales – Singita Ms Jennifer Ripoll – Sales Manager – Terre Blanche Ms Eloise Rodriguez – International Sales Manager – The Mark Mr Andrea Spalletti Trivelli – Owner – Villa Spalletti Trivelli Mr Daniele Tanzi – Director of Sales – The Langham, London Mr Nicolas Zimmermann – Senior Sales Manager – La Réserve Paris

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Xavier Lablaude – Diana Nuber

Winner: Mr Daniele Tanzi – Director of Sales – The Langham, London

Mr James Cavanagh – General Manager – Eichardt’s Private Hotel, NZ Mr Danny Drinkwater – General Manager – Iniala Beach House Mr Danilo Guerrini – General Manager – Hotel Borgo San Felice Ms Iben Marburger Juul – General Manager – Nimb Hotel, Denmark Mr Juan Tonconoguy – Managing Partner – Casa de Uco Vineyards Ms Khin Omar Win – Owner – Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Danny Drinkwater – Diana Nuber

Winner: Mr Danny Drinkwater – General Manager – Iniala Beach House

Vote criteria: Available, responsive, VIP mindful, friendly, travel designer relay

Mr Alex Chambers – Managing Director – Hummingbird Travel Mr Olivier Dufeu – Managing Partner – Colombia Activa Mr Samer Jabri – CEO – Magic Arabia Mr Phillip Lategan – Founder Owner Chief Explorer – Journey Beyond Mr Jamshyd Sethna – Managing Director – Banyan Tours Mr Ari Siivikko – Chief Experience Designer – Arctic Signature

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Jamshyd Sethna – Peter Conway

Winner: Mr Jamshyd Sethna – Managing Director – Banyan Tours

Vote criteria: Available, creative, presentation savvy, bespoke, friendly

Ms Tania Dias – Director of Sales – Tours For You Mr Raul Lara – Senior Travel Designer – Catherwood Travels Mr John Nguyen – CEO Founder – Trails Of Indochina Mr Koray Sahmali – Owner – Icons & Styles Ms Silja Torborg – Managing Director – Trails of Chile Ms Karine Villa – Senior Product & Quality Manager – Tahiti Islands Travel

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – John Nguyen – Peter Conway

Winner: Mr John Nguyen & his wife – CEO Founder – Trails Of Indochina

Vote criteria: Adventuresome, creative, expert guide, wilderness chic

Ms Undraa Buyannemekh – President – Nomadic Expeditions Ms Alexandra Lacayo – President – Albee Adventures Mr Jón Ólafur Magnússon – Owner – HL Adventure Mr Ignacio Masias – CEO – Peru Empire Co. Ms Marisol Mosquera – Founder & CEO – Aracari Travel Ms Silvia Rico – CEO & Founder – Enigma

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Marisol Mosquera – Peter Conway

Winner: Ms Marisol Mosquera – Founder & CEO – Aracari Travel

Vote criteria: Culture specialist, connected, city polish, gourmet freak

Ms Lillian Aviles – Director of Business Development – Journey Mexico Ms Catalina Sanchez Barrenechea – Partner – Mai 10 Mr Salvatore Lo Giudice – Managing Director – Sicily Lifestyle Mr Alex Greenbaum – VP Sales and Marketing – American Excursionist Mr Samer Jabri – CEO – Magic Arabia Mr Avi Lugasi – Owner & Managing Director – Windows to Japan

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Catalina Sanchez Barrenechea

Winner: Ms Catalina Sanchez Barrenechea – Partner – Mai 10

Argentina Barcelona, Spain Montreux – Vevey, Switzerland Nara Province, Japan New Zealand

from left to right: Quentin Desurmont – Kate Fenton – Peter Conway

Winner: New Zealand

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