A collaboration between future-facing magazine Wired and luxury luggage brand Tumi has resulted in a competition to find the most innovative travel companies, destinations and brands in the industry.
The reader-voted winners were announced last night (December 15), and were presented by Jeremy White, product editor of Wired UK, and Michael Petry, creative director of Tumi.
Petry said: “The heart of these awards is really about people innovating, people bringing new technologies to the forefront, and people advancing through creative means.”
With close to 4,500 public votes from a pre-selected shortlist of nominees, readers of Wired decided who would come out top. White said: “Wired readers are extremely engaged and informed so they appreciate unique, thorough and well-designed products that raise the bar.”
Here are the results:
BEST CONNECTED HOTEL OR RESORT
Base Nyon, Geneva
The Henn-Na Hotel, Sasebo
Hotel 1000, Seattle
Virgin Hotel, Chicago
WINNER: Mira Hotel, Hong Kong
BEST IN-FLIGHT EXPERIENCE
Air New Zealand Economy Skycouch
Jetblue Fly-Fi
Stelia Aerospace Celeste Seat
American Airlines
WINNER: Emirates Ice Digital Widescreen
BEST SPECIALIST TRAVEL AGENT OR CONCIERGE
Black Tomato
Blade Travel
Remote Lands
Zicasso
WINNER: Abercrombie & Kent
BEST TRAVEL INFLUENCER
Cup Of Couple
LuxuryTravelDiary.com
Maria Shollenbarger
Roads And Kingdoms
WINNER: A Luxury Travel Blog
BEST TRAVEL DESTINATION OR EXPERIENCE
Bikini Berlin, Berlin
The Broad, Los Angeles
Em District, Bangkok
Mugaritz, San Sebastian
Tungestølen Tourist Cabin, Sogn
WINNER: Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London
BEST TRANSPORT HUB
The Ark At JFK Airport, New York
Cathay Pacific Haneda Lounge, Tokyo
Pulkovo International Airport, St Petersburg
WTC Transportation Hub, New York
WINNER: King’s Cross Station, London