TravelAge West (TAW) held its third annual WAVE (Western Agents’ Votes of Excellence) Awards on June 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
The black-tie event honored more than 125 companies, individuals and destinations in 47 categories, as well as TravelAge West’s travel agent Trendsetters Award winners.
1. TAW’s Trendsetters Award winners clockwise from top left: Chris Russo, Travel Partners; Paula Mitchell Manning, Call Lynn 2 Travel; David Van Ness, All-Travel.com; Eric Maryanov, All-Travel.com; Steve Orens, Plaza Travel; Jason Coleman, Bon Tour Travel; David Anderson, America’s Vacation Center
2. Editor’s Pick winners Ernesto Luna (left) and Gerardo Sanchez from Me by Melia with TAW Publisher Michelle Rosenberg
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3. Rosenberg with Editor’s Pick winner Patricia Lopez from Real Resorts
4. Caryl Lee (left) of Starwood Hawaii and Rinda Ulbrickson (right) of ResortQuest Hawaii tied in the category of Favorite Hotel Sales Rep.
5. Lee Robinson (left) and Jim Baer (right) congratulate Princess/Cunard Lines’ Paulette Pyrick, WAVE Award winner for Favorite Cruise Line Sales Rep.
6. Yasutake Tsukamoto (left) accepts Japan’s Editor’s Pick award from Editor-in-Chief Ken Shapiro.
7. Shapiro with WAVE Award winner Cheryl Breen of Classic Vacations, Favorite Tour Operator Sales Rep
