Photos and Videos

Christoph Schmidinger, Four Seasons Hotel New York, for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Tom Armstrong, corporate communications manager, Tauck World Discovery; David Schwenk, African Travel. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Lizzie Cole of the Quintana Roo, Mexico, tourism office, for Palace Resorts. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

David Crooks, VP-cruise product, World Travel Holding; Julia Ryan, VP-sales, Affinion Group; Ken Loney, VP-partner marketing, Travelocity. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Julius Robinson, VP-sales, for Marriott International. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Gogo Worldwide Vacations' Tina Links, Raquel Suarez, Michele Kish, Kelly Segnello, Kim Wieboldt and Pam Sytsma. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Rafael Feliz, president of Premier Worldwide Marketing, worldwide representatives of Karisma Hotels & Resorts, accepts the Best Boutique Hotel award. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Sandy Ho, project bureau coordinator, and Michael Chang, director, Taiwan Tourism Bureau. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Chris Austin of Starwood accepts one award each for Starwood and for Westin. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Charley Gallina, GM, Delta Vacations; Susan and Marc Berman, owners, Berman Communications; Peter Sluka, COO, Travel Impressions. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Mike Fegley, VP-global sales, InterContinental Hotels Group. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Bob Binder, president, Oceania Cruises; Roland Largay, chairman of Largay Travel; Scott Ahlsmith, EVP-global tech., Virtuoso; Paul Largay, president, Largay Travel. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Travel Weekly Publisher Bob Sullivan, left, presents the Domestic Airline Award to American Airlines district sales manager Shasi Khemlani. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Vicki Freed, SVP-sales, Royal Caribbean; Shannon Tiger, Travel Age West; Paul Wiseman, pres., Trafalgar Tours; Michelle Morgan, pres., Signature Travel Network. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Chris Rossi, SVP of Virgin Atlantic, left, accepts the International Airline Award from Travel Weekly Editor in Chief Arnie Weissmann. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Denise Womble, GM and SVP-Americas, Comtec; Francesca Bonavita, EVP and GM, American Express Vacations. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Holland America Line's Christine Stevens and Dawn Pennington with the Rookie of the Year plaque awarded to HAL's ship, the Eurodam. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Gillian Larkin, SVP-sales, A&K; Priscilla Alexander, president, Pro Travel Int'l; Scott Wiseman, president, A&K. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Carol Herron of Regent Seven Seas with Bob Sullivan of Travel Weekly. Regent Seven Seas was voted Best Luxury Cruise Line. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

The Travel Impressions Group Sales & Service. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Accepting for Princess Cruises and the Queen Mary 2: James Baer, VP-national accounts, Princess/Cunard, and Lee Robinson, VP-field sales, Princess Cruises. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Tim Kairns, executive director, Canadian Tourism, and Bob Whitley, USTOA. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Vicki Freed and Ken Muskat of Royal Caribbean accept awards for Best in Caribbean and Best in Sales & Service. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

April Merenda, president, Gutsy Women Travel; Scott Supernaw, Tauck World Discovery. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Dondra Ritzenthaler accepts awards for Celebrity Cruises and for Azamara Cruises' ship, the Azamara Journey. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Steve Born, VP-marketing, Globus; Sinead O'Connell, account man., Vacation.com; Pam Massey, dir.-national accounts, Vacation.com; Scott Nisbet, COO, Globus. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Lynn Torrent of Carnival Cruise Lines does the honors for Carnival, winner of the Best Domestic Cruise Line award. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Dondra Ritzenthaler, SVP-sales, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises, and Kristi Jones, president of Virtuoso. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Jeff O'Rourke, sr. director-national accounts for Viking River Cruises, holds the line's award as the Best Riverboat Cruise Line. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Continental Airlines regional sales directors Bob Jerome and Sharon Pierce. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Paul Wiseman, president of Trafalgar Tours, winner of Best International Tour Operator. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

From Marriott Int'l, Julius Robinson, VP-sales; Catherine Leitner, director of public relations; and Peter Pincus, Marriott global sales. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Steve Gorga of Travel Impressions, winner of the award for Best Domestic Tour Operator. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Christine Barry, senior district sales manager, Disney Destinations, and Mike Rotondo, director of travel, AAA Travel. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Dan Mahar, CEO of Tauck World Discovery, with Tauck's Best in Canada award. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Rick Zeckendorf, VP-travel services, AAA Travel; Raquel Suarez, Gogo; Marc Kazlauskas, president, Insight Vacations; Karen Esposito, Trafalgar Tours. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Scott Nisbet of Globus accepted two awards: Best in Europe and Best in Asia-Pacific on behalf of Globus. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Jeremiah Healy of Pleasant Holidays accepted the Best Tour Operator in Hawaii award. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Scott Wiseman, right, president of Abercrombie & Kent, accepts the award for Best Luxury Tour Operator from Bob Sullivan of Travel Weekly. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

For the Riviera Maya, Javier Aranda, tourism director, and Gabriela Verduzco, director of promotions, Riviera Maya Tourism Bureau. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Callum MacGregor, executive creative director, JWC (Royal Caribbean's ad agency); Diane Epstein, global business manager, JWC. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

For the Dominican Republic, Magaly Toribio and Fausto Fernandez, both vice ministers of tourism, and Lucien Echavarria, director-N.Y. information office. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Clara Barrenche, the Catalonia Investment Agency's director for North America, accepts the Best European City award for Barcelona. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Jeff Mullen of Apple Vacations, left, accepts the Best in Mexico award from Arnie Weissmann, editor in chief of Travel Weekly. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Tom Karins, left, executive director-leisure travel sales, Canadian Tourism Commission, and Arnie Weissmann of Travel Weekly. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Dondra Ritzenthaler, SVP-North American sales, Celebrity Cruises, and Vicki Freed, SVP-sales, Royal Caribbean. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Diana Budiman of the Hong Kong Tourist Association in New York accepts Hong Kong's award for Best Asia-Pacific City. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Shown accepting awards for the state of Hawaii and the island of Maui is Tim MacDonald, president of Classic Vacations. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Pamela Wright, division VP-travel industry and partnership sales, Hertz Corp. (photo by Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio)

Maryellen Kline, director-travel agency sales, Disney Destinations, accepts the award for Walt Disney World from Travel Weekly's Arnie Weissmann. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Gordon Bethune, center, with Bob Sullivan, left, and Arnie Weissmann. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Gordon Bethune gestures during his acceptance speech as a 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award winner. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Ron Letterman. Photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star

Ron Letterman accepts the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from Arnie Weissmann. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Jesse Upchurch. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)

Jesse Upchurch, center, accepts the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from Bob Sullivan, left, and Arnie Weissmann. (photo by Lisa Quinones/Black Star)