BTA 21/22 Award Categories

Due to the ongoing uncertainty around overseas travel we have reviewed the BTA 21/22 award categories. The number of destination awards has been reduced by incorporating larger regions. The number of travel style awards has been increased to present consumers with more specific holidays and leisure travel options.

Size Grade Awards

To recognise the achievements of SME companies 47 award categories are graded by size. Travel companies based upon the annual number of passengers carried prior to Covid-19 travel restrictions and holiday accommodation providers by the number of units in their offering. There will be up to nine accreditations in each of these award categories.

Data from past awards reveal that the most successful companies are those who actively lobby their customers and convert a high percentage into voters… NOT necessarily those with the highest number of customers!

The results of all award categories are determined solely by the number of consumer votes cast. SMEs can shine in the size graded categories by winning the ultimate accolade OVERALL CATEGORY WINNER!

If a large company polls the highest number of overall category votes:

If a medium company polls the highest number of overall category votes:

If a small company polls the highest number of overall category votes:

Overall winner is the most prestigious accolade in these categories and reflect the achievements of SME’s who were previously only recognised within the confines of their size grading. Details of size grading can be found by selecting the above award sector tabs.

A company’s size is not displayed on the voting form and voters can only vote for one company/brand in each category. Companies are divided into the size group submitted on their nomination form when the results are analysed.

Open Award Categories

A list of nominee companies - together with their size where appropriate - will be published on the BTA Trade & Media News Zone.

Registration - Generally

The British Travel Awards has no affiliation with any travel media or travel industry stakeholders. The awards programme is financed by the registration fees of participating companies. This independence makes winning a British Travel Award the most prized travel industry accolade.

The registration fee is £150 plus VAT per brand/per category and must be paid by 29th May 2022 to guarantee inclusion on the consumer voting form. Any company that has registered for inclusion but not paid their registration fee by 29th May will be excluded.

Registration - Size Graded Categories Declaration

• To apply for listing in a size graded category you will be required to disclose the brand’s pre-pandemic size as defined by the category criteria. This should be the overall figure for the company or brand and NOT related to the individual award category(s) entered.
• In the event of failure to disclose size information the British Travel Awards Panel will determine the applicable size group.
• The nominated company/brand - and size where applicable - will be listed in their selected category(s) and published on the BTA Trade & Media Zone website. Any size disputes by competing companies must be lodged by 29th May 2022. Your appeal must be accompanied by independent evidence supporting the appeal that can be verified by the British Travel Awards. Any appeals received after 29th May 2022 will not be considered.

If insufficient nominations for individual categories are received by 22nd May 2022, the British Travel Awards reserve the right to withdraw or merge comparable categories. In this event, any paid registration fee(s) will be refunded in full.

You can go directly to the nomination application form - which includes a simple tick box selection of all the award categories - by clicking the link below.

APPLY FOR AWARD(S) CATEGORY LISTING NOMINATION FEE
£150+VAT PER BRAND/PER CATEGORY.