The Trazees 2017 Recap

IN JULY THE GLOBAL TRAVELER AND TRAZEE TRAVEL team descended upon Boston, Mass., to attend the annual Global Business Travel Association convention and to celebrate the third annual The Trazees, hosting an award ceremony and GBTA celebration for the winners and for our esteemed clients and friends.

Held at the iconic and historic The Lenox Hotel in Boston’s Back Bay, the cocktail reception honored the biggest names in the world of millennial travel. For the third year trazeetravel.com, GT’s sister web publication, awarded the best and brightest in travel according to the all-important 18–35 travel demographic. Acceptees from a number of renowned travel brands were in attendance to represent their companies.

Trazee Travel is a one-stop resource for millennial travelers with news, tips, reviews and more updated daily. Reader nominations and nominations from the website’s intrepid group of contributors were collected December 2016–March 2017; FX Express Publications, Inc.’s management selected the final winners.

The Lenox Hotel dates to 1900, built by hotelier Lucius Boomer; since its inception, it has held a prominent role in Boston’s hospitality scene, today providing both a historic element and a modern experience with exceptional service. It proved the perfect backdrop to celebrate our event, hosted in conjunction with the business travel industry’s most important annual convention.

To bring a bit of Brazilian flavor to the night’s festivities (in honor of Rio Carnival’s win as Favorite Worldwide Event), SambaViva performed three traditional dances throughout the evening, including baiana, a folkloric style; malandro, a samba style; and carnaval, a Rio-style samba.

“We were pleased to celebrate another successful GBTA and the third annual The Trazees event at one of Boston’s finest and most cherished hotels, The Lenox. Each year, trazeetravel.com continues to deliver all the need-to-know information for travelers ages 18–35, and we are honored to acknowledge the travel providers who, year after year, deliver wonderful travel experiences to this demographic. All in all, with the perfect setting, a buzzing city, our esteemed colleagues and our GT and Trazee teams, it was a wonderful evening,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, Global Traveler and Trazee Travel.

The 49th Global Business Travel Association convention welcomed more than 7,000 travel professionals from all over the globe. The 50th convention will take place next year in San Diego.

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE
1. Delta Air Lines
2. American Airlines3. United Airlines
4. Alitalia
5. Aer Lingus

FAVORITE AIRLINE ALLIANCE1. oneworld
2. SkyTeam
3. Star Alliance

FAVORITE AIRCRAFT TYPE
1. Airbus A350
2. Airbus A380
3. Boeing 787 Dreamliner
4. Boeing 777

FAVORITE AIRLINE WEBSITE
1. Jetblue.com
2. Delta.com
3. United.com
4. AA.com
5. Southwest.com

FAVORITE FREQUENT-FLYER PROGRAM
1. Delta SkyMiles
2. United MileagePlus
3. Southwest Rapid Rewards
4. American Airlines AAdvantage
5. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan

FAVORITE AIRLINE IN NORTH AMERICA
1. Alaska Airlines
2. JetBlue
3. United Airlines
4. Delta Air Lines
5. American Airlines

FAVORITE BUDGET AIRLINE
1. Southwest Airlines
2. JetBlue
3. Spirit Airlines
4. Frontier
5. West Jet

FAVORITE AIRLINE TO SOUTH AMERICA
1. Aerolineas Argentinas
2. LATAM Airlines
3. Aeromexico
4. Avianca

FAVORITE AIRLINE IN EUROPE
1. Aer Lingus
2. Lufthansa
3. Turkish Airlines
4. Alitalia
5. Virgin Atlantic Airways

FAVORITE AIRLINE IN AFRICA
1. South African Airways
2. Royal Air Maroc
3. Ethiopian Airlines
4. Mango

FAVORITE AIRLINE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
1. Qatar Airways
2. EL AL Israel Airlines
3. Etihad Airways
4. Emirates
5. Saudi Arabian Airlines

FAVORITE AIRLINE IN ASIA
1. Korean Air
2. EVA Air
3. Singapore Airlines
4. China Airlines
5. Cathay Pacific Airways

FAVORITE GREEN AIRLINE
1. Lufthansa
2. Alaska Airlines
3. Delta Air Lines
4. Virgin Atlantic Airways
5. Aer Lingus

FAVORITE OVERALL AIRPORT IN THE WORLD
1. Munich Airport
2. Reykjavík Keflavík International Airport
3. Incheon Airport
4. Singapore Changi Airport
5. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

FAVORITE AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
2. Chicago O’Hare International Airport
3. San Francisco International Airport
4. Boston Logan International Airport
5. Las Vegas McCarran International Airport

FAVORITE AIRPORT DINING
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
2. Singapore Changi Airport
3. Munich Airport
4. Chicago O’Hare International Airport
5. London Heathrow

FAVORITE AIRPORT SHOPPING
1. Denver International Airport
2. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
3. Chicago O’Hare International Airport
4. New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
5. Los Angeles International Airport

FAVORITE DUTY-FREE SHOPS
1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Dubai Duty Free
3. Incheon Airport
4. London Heathrow
5. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

FAVORITE INDIVIDUAL HOTEL
1. Moxy New Orleans
2. Hotel Zaza, Dallas
3. Element New York Times Square West
4. Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix
5. Aloft New York Brooklyn

FAVORITE HOTEL CHAIN
1. Aloft Hotels & Resorts
2. Marriott Hotels & Resorts
3. Element Hotels
4. Moxy Hotels
5. W Hotels

FAVORITE INDIVIDUAL BOUTIQUE HOTEL
1. ME Miami
2. INNSIDE New York NoMad
3. Kimpton Muse Hotel
4. Moxy London Excel
5. Kimpton Alexis Hotel

FAVORITE BOUTIQUE HOTEL CHAIN
1. Kimpton Hotels
2. Canopy by Hilton
3. Curio by Hilton
4. Tribute Portfolio
5. EVEN Hotels

FAVORITE INDIVIDUAL LIFESTYLE HOTEL
1. Kimpton Carlyle Hotel Dupont Circle
2. The Logan Philadelphia, Curio Collection by Hilton
3. EVEN Hotels, Brooklyn
4. The London EDITION
5. Hotel G Beijing

FAVORITE HOTEL WEBSITE
1. Kimpton.com
2. Marriott.com
3. Hilton.com
4. Westin.com
5. Hyatt.com

FAVORITE HOTEL REWARDS PROGRAM
1. IHG Rewards Club
2. Starwood Preferred Guest
3. Hilton Honors
4. Marriott Rewards
5. World of Hyatt

FAVORITE HOTEL CHAIN IN LATIN AMERICA
1. Barceló Hotels & Resorts
2. Sheraton Latin America
3. Four Seasons
4. Hilton Hotels
5. Meliá Hotels & Resorts

FAVORITE HOTEL CHAIN IN MEXICO
1. Fiesta Americana
2. Live Aqua
3. Rosewood Hotels
4. Westin Hotels & Resorts
5. Camino Real

FAVORITE HOTEL CHAIN IN THE MIDDLE EAST
1. Vida Hotels and Resorts
2. Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
3. Address Hotels + Resorts
4. Starwood Hotels & Resorts
5. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts

FAVORITE GREEN HOTEL
1. Element Hotels
2. Sofitel
3. Earth Lodge, Antigua, Guatemala
4. Jean-Michel Cousteau, Fiji
5. Hilton Hotels

FAVORITE COUNTRY
1. Spain
2. Ireland
3. Greece
4. Italy
5. Thailand

FAVORITE WORLDWIDE CITY
1. Athens
2. Bangkok
3. Dublin
4. London
5. Sydney

FAVORITE HONEYMOON DESTINATION
1. Turks & Caicos
2. Greece
3. Aruba
4. Cook Islands
5. Hawai’i

FAVORITE ADVENTURE DESTINATION
1. Thailand
2. India
3. Costa Rica
4. New Zealand
5. Australia

FAVORITE EVENT AROUND THE GLOBE
1. Rio Carnival
2. Running of the Bulls
3. Oktoberfest
4. Full Moon Parties
5. South by Southwest

FAVORITE SHOPPING DESTINATION
1. Dubai
2. Paris
3. London
4. New York City
5. Milan

FAVORITE NIGHTLIFE DESTINATION

1. Bangkok
2. Barcelona
3. Miami
4. London
5. Las Vegas

FAVORITE FOODIE CITY
1. New Orleans
2. Chicago
3. Rome
4. Paris
5. New York City

FRIENDLIEST CITY
1. Atlanta
2. Copenhagen
3. Chicago
4. Toronto
5. Boston

FAVORITE CAR RENTAL COMPANY
1. National Car Rental
2. Hertz
3. Avis
4. Enterprise
5. Budget

FAVORITE LUGGAGE BRAND
1. BlueSmart
2. Samsonite
3. Rimowa
4. Tumi
5. TravelPro

FAVORITE CREDIT CARD
1. Chase Sapphire Rewards
2. Venture Card from Capital One
3. American Express BlueSky
4. United MileagePlus Explorer Card by Chase
5. Bank of America Rewards

FAVORITE CRUISE LINE
1. Royal Caribbean International
2. Carnival Cruises
3. Disney Cruise Line
4. Norwegian Cruise Line
5. Princess Cruises