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2008 WAVE Award Recipients
Cruise Line Offering the Best All-Inclusive Product
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Best Cruise Line for Expedition Cruising
Lindblad Expeditions
Best Health and Wellness Program on a Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruises
Cruise Line With the Highest Client Satisfaction (Less than 1,100 passengers)
Crystal Cruises
Cruise Line With the Highest Client Satisfaction (More than 1,100 passengers)
Holland America Line
Best Cruise Ship for Families
Disney Magic, Disney Cruise Line
Cruise Line Offering the Best Travel Agent Support
Royal Caribbean International
Best Value for a Contemporary Cruise Vacation
Carnival Cruise Lines
Best Onboard Enrichment Program
Culinary Arts Center Program, Holland America Line
Best Cruise-Tour Program
Princess Cruises
Best Overall Line for River Cruising
Viking River Cruises
River Cruise Line With the Best Travel Agent Support
Uniworld Grand River Cruises
Hotel Chain Providing the Best Travel Agent Support
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Best New Property or Major Renovation, Hawaii
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Beach Resort With the Best Cross-Market Appeal, Hawaii
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Best Resort for a Hawaiian Cultural Experience
Kaanapali Beach Hotel
Hotel Chain Providing the Best Travel Agent Support, Hawaii
Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts
Hotel Chain Providing the Best Travel Agent Support, Mexico
Palace Resorts
Best New Property or Major Renovation, Mexico
Club Med Cancun Yucatan
Best Resort for Families, Mexico
Dreams Cancun
Best New Property or Major Renovation, Caribbean
Sandals Grande Antigua
Best Resort for a Romance Vacation, Caribbean
Sandals Grande St. Lucian
Best All-Inclusive Resort for Families, Caribbean
Beaches Turks & Caicos
Best International Hotel Company
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Best Luxury Resort, Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas
Best of the West: Destination Spa Resort
Canyon Ranch Tucson
Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction, Europe
Italy
Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction, Asia
Thailand
Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction, Central/South America
Costa Rica
Best Destination for a Beach Vacation
Hawaii
Favorite Three-Night Getaway
Disneyland Resort, Anaheim
Best U.S. City for an Urban Vacation
San Francisco
Best Airline, Domestic
JetBlue Airways
Best Airline, International
Singapore Airlines
Best Tour Operator
Pleasant Holidays
Most Knowledgeable Tour Operator Reservations Staff
Tauck World Discovery
Best Tour Operator, Africa/Middle East
Abercrombie & Kent
Best Tour Operator, Hawaii
Pleasant Holidays
Best Tour Operator, Mexico
Pleasant Holidays
Best Tour Operator, Asia
Pacific Delight Tours
Best Tour Operator, Europe
Globus Family of Brands
Best Tour Operator, Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific
Qantas Vacations
Best Tour Operator, Central/South America
Brendan Worldwide Vacations
Best Travel Agency Consortium
Signature Travel Network
TravelAge West 2008 Trendsetter Award Recipients
Best Agency Web Site
Eric Maryanov and David Van Ness, All-Travel.com
Best Travel Agent Cheerleader
Paula Mitchell Manning, Call Lynn 2 Travel
Best Single Sales Promotion
Steve Orens, Plaza Travel
Favorite Individual Sales Rep Recipients
Favorite Individual Hotel Sales Rep
Caryl Lee, Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts
Rinda Ulbrickson, ResortQuest Hawaii
Favorite Individual Cruise Line Sales Rep
Paulette Pyrick, Princess Cruises and Cunard Line
Favorite Individual Tour Operator Sales Rep
Cheryl Breen, Classic Vacations