THNWest.com Awards of Merit 2008 presented at Addison Vancouver

Kimberley Tobias, WestJet; Sanjay Goel, Marie Potter and Sophie Bujold, Intair; Paula Rizos and Carlo Trinidad, Transat Holidays; Cindy Wong, Thomas Cook; Derek Lloyd, Norwegian Cruise Line, with Lisa Raffaele from TRAVELHotNews.com and Uguette Chiasson, Publisher, TRAVELHotNews.com

It's Awards of Merit season, and the first series of awards were handed out in Vancouver at the Addison Show on Thursday evening. This was the second year the THNWest.com Awards of Merit were held, and the first year a ceremony was held.

The THNWest.com Awards of Merit 2008 recognized the hard work and efforts of those working in the travel industry in the Western provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan).

The THNWest.com Awards of Merit 2008 winners are:

Airline Company of the Year – WestJet
Consolidator of the Year – Intair
Cruise Line of the Year – Norwegian Cruise Line
Agency Chain of the Year – Ensemble Travel Group
Specialty service of the Year – Disney
Tourist Board of the Year – Jamaica Tourist Board
Travel Agency of the Year – Uniglobe Custom Travel Ltd.
Wholesaler of the Year – Transat and Nolitours
Representative of the Year – Cindy Wong, Sunquest Vacations
Reservation Agent of the Year – Fatima Tomas, Intair
Travel Agent of the Year – Jason Webb, Downunder Travel
Personality of the Year – Corey Marshall, Anderson Vacations

Two more series of awards will be presented in the coming weeks. In Montreal, the Mentions D'Honneur 2008 will recognize individuals and companies in the province of Quebec. The presentations will be made on Feb. 9 at the Montreal Addison Show.

Finally, the TRAVELHotNews.com Awards of Merit 2008  recognizes the best of the best - travel industry companies and individuals all across Canada - in an awards ceremony hosted at the Toronto Addison Show on Feb. 12.  

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Carlo Trinidad and Paula Rizos, Transat Holidays - Wholesaler of the Year Derek Lloyd, Norwegian Cruise Line - Cruise Line of the Year

Kimberley Tobias, Sales Representative, BC, WestJet; Airline of the Year  Cindy Wong, Business Development Manager, Thomas Cook - Representative of the Year

Fatima Tomas, Deborah Nunes and Michael Mullin, Intair - Consolidator of the Year Sanjay Goel, Marie Potter and Sophie Bujold, Ensemble Travel Group - Agency Chain of the Year

Fatima Tomas, Intair - Reservations Agent of the Year Malcolm MacKillop, General Manager, Addison Travel Trade Shows; Uguette Chiasson, Executive Vice President, ACT Communications; Stephen Fountaine, Vice President, New Business Development, ACT Communications; Rex Armstead, President, Addison Travel Marketing