TravelAge West Opens Applications for 2025 Trendsetter Awards

Applications are now open for TravelAge West's 2025 Trendsetter Awards recognizing the travel advisors who are making an impact on the industry and the agent community at large this year.

Open to all travel advisors in the United States, entries must be submitted by Friday, March 7, 2025.

Advisors can apply—nominating themselves or someone else—across five different categories, including:

• Best Group Booking Effort
• Best Targeted Marketing Idea
• Upward Bound, Rockstar Advisor Under 40
• Best Use of Social Media
• Saving the Day

Trendsetter award sponsors and TravelAge West's editorial staff will vote on the applicants—who must provide all host agency/consortia affiliations and at least two travel industry references who can vouch for their work—with finalists being selected in April 2025.

Two finalists in each category will attend the TravelAge West WAVE Awards as guests of their category sponsor. The event be held at The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey in Southern California on June 5, 2025.

There are no entry fees. Plus, finalists’ airfare and accommodations are covered. They will also receive travel prizes and be featured in a 2025 issue of TravelAge West.

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