2017 Travvy Awards: Car Rental and Rail Companies Celebrate Big Night

Freedom, adventure and solitude: We simply wouldn’t have that top-down, wind-in-the-hair travel moment without them.

The best car rental and rail companies in the business were recognized on Wednesday night at the third annual Travvy Awards; and like an unforeseen upgrade, some of these companies were surprised with quite the industry accolade.

When it comes to rental car companies that get us to where we need to go, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car proved to be the star of the show, taking three Travvy Awards, including Best Car Rentals-Overall, Best Car Rentals-Domestic and Best Car Rentals-Fleet.

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When we want to thrill of seeing the countryside but can’t stand the thought of driving, we hop on the train and sit back in wonderment.

Rocky Mountaineer was the big winner in this category, taking home a couple of Travvy Awards: Best Rail Experience North America and Worldwide.

Here is how the night went for the car rental and rail categories (Gold winner is listed first; Silver winner is listed second): 

Car Rentals

• Best Car Rentals, Overall – Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Avis

• Best Car Rentals, Domestic – Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Avis

• Best Car Rentals, Fleet – Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Avis

• Best Car Rentals, International – Auto Europe, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car

• Best Chauffeured Services, Overall – Carey International, INC, Auto Europe

Rail Travel

• Best Rail Experience, Worldwide -  Rocky Mountaineer, Amtrak Vacations

• Best Rail Travel Company – Rail Europe, Rocky Mountaineer

• Best Rail Experience, North America – Rocky Mountaineer, Amtrak Vacations