Skift IDEA Awards

Celebrating the big ideas defining the future of travel.

What is Idea?

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The Skift IDEA Awards recognizes companies defining the future of travel through innovation, design, and experiences across the consumer journey. The awards honor inspiring work from brands, agencies, and tech providers creating better ways to travel — from architecture to interiors, digital to events, tech to transportation, and everything in between.

Key Dates

Winners announced in September

April 17

Early
Deadline

$449 per entry

May 15

Regular
Deadline

$549 per entry

June 5

Final
Deadline

$699 per entry

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Award Categories

Innovation

Tech-fueled innovations that show us what the future looks like

Hospitality

Award for best innovation in hospitality

Airport

Award for best airport innovation

In-Flight

Award for best in-flight innovation

Destination

Award for best destination innovation

Cruise

Award for best cruise innovation

Meetings & Events

Award for best innovation in the Meetings & Events sector

Business Travel

Award for best business travel innovation

Ground Transport

Award for best innovation in ground transportation

Design

Distinguished spaces and smarter ways to travel

Guest Suite

Award for best overall room design, including tech, and amenities for overnight guests

Public Space

Award for best public space designed for guests and locals to meet, work and play - including lobbies, co-working, outdoors, and integrated retail spaces

Cabin Design

Award for best cabin design, including train, plane, ship, or automobile

Consumer Product

Award for best travel consumer product, gear, or gadget

Luxury Hospitality

Award for best luxury or high-end hospitality space

Accessibility & Inclusion

Award for best design solution that ensures differently-abled travelers access and inclusion within a travel experience

Event Venue

Award for best venue for meetings and events

Lounge

Award for best lounge, including airport lounges, clubhouses, and private members clubs

Experience

Awe-inspiring moments that fulfill a traveler’s desires

Culinary Experience

Award for best travel experience where food and beverage are a central component

Wellness

Award for best wellness travel experience

Adventure

Award for best adventure travel experience

Family Travel

Award for best family travel experience

Exhibit/Popup

Award for best temporary exhibit or pop up experience

Arts, Music & Entertainment

Award for best travel experience where art, music, or entertainment is the central component

Cultural Heritage

Award for best travel experience focusing on cultural heritage

Surprise & Delight

Award for best ‘surprise & delight’ moment during a travel experience, whether digital or in-person

Grand Prix

Consistent excellence at scale

Brand of the Year: Hospitality

Award for the consumer brand defining the future of hospitality through consistent excellence across innovation, design, and experiences

Brand of the Year: Transport

Award for the consumer brand defining the future of transportation through consistent excellence across innovation, design, and experiences

Agency of the Year: Hospitality

Award for the agency defining the future of hospitality across multiple projects / Award to agency empowering their clients to define the future of hospitality

Agency of the Year: Transport

Award for the agency defining the future of transportation across multiple projects / Award to agency empowering their clients to define the future of transportation

Tech Provider of the Year

Award for the technology provider empowering a best-in-class experience for travelers and brand partners

Most Responsible Brand

Award for the brand driving positive change by bringing social and environmental sustainability to the forefront

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