The Travel Institute has opened the nomination process for its fifth annual Educational Excellence Award, accepting applications through March 31, 2026.
The award, established in 2022, recognizes "those organizations and individuals demonstrating a significant, ongoing commitment to quality education for travel advisors and making a substantial, meaningful investment to ensure delivery of education to the ultimate benefit of travelers and the industry."
Any contributor to education in the North American retail travel industry is eligible for nomination. Nominators may submit applications on behalf of colleagues and peers or may self-nominate and in some cases, a nominator may be asked to participate in a brief interview to provide additional information.
The judging process is based on three criteria: the utilization of quality educational content and programming, ongoing investment and overall impact. The evaluation includes external judges and excludes identifying information for nominees to ensure impartiality.
According to The Travel Institute, the award represents the impact of education within the travel industry community, including for front-line travel advisors, management and executive leaders, while working to advance professionalism for individual organizations and the industry.
Previous winners of the award include The Auto Club Group;
Leah Diele, CTIE, vice president of education for Travel Leaders Network;
Canada's The Travel Agent Next Door; and ACE, the largest group of AAA Clubs.
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