DIA Awards recognize forward-thinking in the travel and tourism industry

In association with Digital Innovation Asia (DIA) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific is delighted to announce that nominations for the Digital Innovation Asia Awards are open.

The Digital Innovation Asia Awards recognize the most forward thinking yet performance-oriented digital innovations in the Pacific Asia travel and tourism industry.
Unlike traditional industry awards program?with long speeches and formal dinners, the Digital Innovation Asia Awards will celebrate the industry we love and are connected to.

Categories include:

    “Most Engaging Website”,
    “Most Viral Campaign”,
    “Most Creative Use of Technology”,
    “Most Inspiring?Content”, and
    “Most Innovative Digital Organization”.

Nominations are being accepted from now until April 20th. There is no charge for nominations, and it is open travel and tourism organizations, content creators, and agencies, as well as travelers.

The DIA Awards are overseen by members of the new Digital Innovation Asia Council, an invite-only forum of the most senior e-commerce executives and digital marketing thought-leaders from hotels, airlines, and tourist boards from all corners of the Asia Pacific region. We still are open to receiving nominations, and encourage all travel and tourism organizations to submit their best digital work, and work they have admired over the past 15 months from January 2012 to April 2013.

Please submit your nomination here

Digital Innovation Asia is endorsed and supported by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN), the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO), the Tourism Technology Association (TTA), the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism (IFITT), and the International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals (SKAL). 

Digital Innovation Asia 2013 starts on April 23 with the China Boot Camp, helping travel companies understand the Chinese travel market, and how to market to affluent Chinese consumers.

On April 24, the inaugural DIA Awards are hosted at Bed Supperclub in Bangkok in the evening.

On June 10-12, Digital Innovation Asia continues in Bangkok, after Thailand's tourism trade show TTM+ in Bangkok, and the World Economic Forum South East Asia in Myanmar. On June 10, the first ever Blogger Match-up in Asia will be hosted at Aloft Hotel Sukhumvit 11, and DIA's inaugural flagship digital innovation summit Speak-Out Asia will be hosted at Lebua Hotel at State Tower.

We are inviting relevant and interested organizations and individuals to contact us for speaking engagements and sponsorship opportunities. Bloggers and media professionals are invited to apply for accreditation privileges. We encourage nominations for the DIA Awards – nominations are free to submit.

Sourced: TravelDailyNews