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Skift Design Awards celebrates the trailblazers transforming the travel industry through human-centered design and experiences. Find out who's leading the pack before we reveal the winners at Skift Global Forum 2019.
The Skift Design Awards is the travel industry’s recognition of the spaces, services, and initiatives transforming the traveler experience.
Celebrating the businesses and designers driving positive change and innovation across sectors, the Skift Design Awards recognizes excellence in holistic, human-centered design in all its forms, from architecture to interiors, digital to events, tech and transportation, and strategic programs that inspire transformative moments and reduce friction across travel.
Our illustrious panel of world-renowned designers and creative business leaders have winnowed the hundreds of applicants down to the following finalists.
The winners will be announced at the opening event for Skift Global Forum on September 17, at the Mandarin Oriental, New York.
Meet the Finalists and the Winners at Skift Global Forum
Skift Design Awards Finalists
AR, VR, or Mixed Reality Experience
Melbourne Convention Bureau – Virtual Site Visit
Moxy Chelsea – A.S.M.R. Experience
Renacen – 3D SeatMapVR
Aviation Experience
Delta Air Lines – Atlanta Terminal F
Oman Air – First Class Passenger Experience
United – Entertainment for All
Business Traveler Experience
HotelsByDay – Flexible Travel
Lyric – Creative Suites
NH Hotel Group – Fastpass
Cruise Experience
Avalon Waterways – Your Dreams. In Full View.
Carnival Corporation – OceanCompass
Uniworld – Elevating the Standard of Luxury River Cruising
Design for Wellbeing
Design Group Italia – The Retreat at Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Getaway – Minimalist Cabins
WESSCO – Casper and American Airlines Bedding Program
Eco-Friendly Design
1000 Island Hotels – Woods At Sasan
Singita Sweni – Eco-Friendly Lodge
United Airlines – Flight for the Planet
Entertainment Space
Accor – Jo&Joe Gentilly
Club Med – CREACTIVE by Cirque du Soleil
Rockwell Group – Bar Feroce
Event Activation, Networking Experience, or Meeting Space
Accor – Mercure Monmarte Wojo
e180 – Braindate
Hong Kong Tourism Board – Old Town Central Interactive Art Projection
Jumeirah – Fort Island at Madinat Jumeirah
Moxy Times Square – Fashion Fun House
F&B or Entertainment Experience
Black Tomato – Tasting Notes
Las Vegas Convention Visitors Authority – B-EAT by Las Vegas
The Infatuation – EEEEEATSCON
Guest Experience
Atelier Ace – Maison de la Luz
Carnival Corporation – The MedallionClass Experience
Swire Hotels – The Middle House Shanghai
In-Destination Experience
Busabout – Create Your Own Adventure
Helsinki Marketing – MyHelsinki x WeChat
Trafalgar – Colombia Rediscovered
Public Space
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge – Lobby
25hours Hotel Langstrasse
Bankside – London’s Innovative Design-Forward Hotel
Retail Environment
dialogue 38 – Junction House Sales Gallery
Publicis Sapient – The New Pixels Gallery
RIMOWA – RIMOWA Ginza Store
Congratulations to the 2019 finalists and thank you to all entrants who submitted work for this year’s competition. Want to be the first to find out the final results?
Join us at Skift Global Forum in September to see the winners revealed.
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