DFNI Global Awards 2008

Who gets your vote as the world's best travel retailer? In 2007 you and your industry peers named DFS as the world's best travel retailer for the second year in a row and Diageo as the travel-retail supplier of the year. Now you have the chance to deliver your verdict on these and other companies for 2008.

Who gets your vote as the world's best travel retailer?

Which retailers have impressed you with their vision, creativity and sales performance over the past year? Which suppliers have been particularly willing to partner you to build sales? And which product has made the biggest difference to your sales this year? Now is your chance to reward those companies with a nomination for a DFNI Global Award for Travel Retail Excellence. Last year DFS Group, The Nuance Group, Aldeasa, Diageo and Coty Prestige were among the winners. Will they do it again this year? You decide.

To see a list of last year's winners please click here

Why should you vote?

Because an award for industry achievement helps set the standard for all companies, large and small. A travel-retail market that is competing against domestic discounters, luxury malls and the internet for a slice of consumer spend has to set its benchmarks ever higher to gain that consumer's attention. Your vote helps set those benchmarks and underlines the industry's willingness to improve and to excel.

How it works...

If you are a supplier, agent or distributor to the travel-retail market, you are eligible to vote for your nominated retailer in the following categories:

• Travel Retailer of the Year
• Inflight Travel Retailer of the Year
• Airport Travel Retailer of the Year
• Cruise/Ferry Travel Retailer of the Year
• Best New Shop Opening (since January 2007)
• Airport Authority with the Most Supportive Approach to Travel Retail

To download the supplier agent and distributor  voting form please click here

If you are a travel retailer, you can vote for the supplier you believe has made the biggest impact on your business over the past year, as well as the leading airport authority, by voting in these catergories:

• Best New Product Launch (since January 2007)
• Supplier of the Year
• Airport Authority with the Most Supportive Approach to Travel Retail

To download the retailer voting form please click here

Where appropriate we ask you for your top three nominations for each award. Points will be given on a weighted basis (first place scoring most). The exceptions are the Best New Product Launch and Best New Shop Opening awards where we ask retailers to nominate one new product launch and suppliers and distributors one new shop opening. For these awards all nominations will be considered by a DFNI edtorial panel who will decide on the eventual winner. You can vote in as many categories as are relevant to your business. All votes will remain confidential

 Voting will close on February 8th 2008

The awards winners will be announced at The DFNI Big Top Ball on Friday 29 February 2008 at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel in London. The evening will be in aid of The Children's Medical & Research Foundation, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. To book your place please click here.

RETAILER VOTING FORM - click here

SUPPLIER, AGENT AND DISTRIBUTOR VOTING FORM - click here