CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has announced changes to “the CLIAs,” its annual awards program which has been running for the last 17 years.
Next year’s ceremony is set to take place in Sydney on 23 Feb 2019, with the revamp to see the introduction of additional award categories, a more transparent online voting system and a separate judging panel for entrants from New Zealand.
There will be a new “Cruise Champion” award recognising individual travel consultants who go above and beyond to drive the Australasian cruise sector, along with a Rising Star category for new entrants to the industry.
In addition, the Cruise Agency of the Year Award will separately recognise small single-branch agencies and those with multiple locations or brands.
Source: traveldaily