2026 TRAVEL WEEKLY MAGELLAN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Travel Weekly announced the winners of the 2026 Magellan Awards. With hundreds of entries from across the U.S. and around the world, the Magellan Award winners represent the best in the travel industry and salute the outstanding travel professionals behind it all.
The Magellan Awards honor outstanding design, marketing and services in a broad range of industry segments including Hospitality, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Ground Transportation.
“Year after year, the Magellan Awards showcase the very best of travel industry creativity and innovation,” said Johanna Jainchill, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly. “Yet each year brings something new — fresh ideas, bold execution and work that challenges our expectations of what great travel marketing can be.”
The Magellan Awards are judged and overseen by a one-of-a-kind panel of top travel professionals representing the best names and most accomplished leaders from the industry. In determining winners, entries do not compete with one another, instead they are judged against a standard of excellence based on the long experience of Travel Weekly. To uphold this high standard of excellence, a category may have multiple winners, or may have no winners at all.
Congratulations to the SYTA Members that were awarded!
Category
Travel Destinations – Marketing Campaign-Advertising/Marketing
Entry
Supporting Resilience Always, Through Authenticity: Explore Asheville x Pattie Gonia
Award
Gold
Category
Airline – Overall-International Carrier
Entry
French bee – 10 Years of Making Dream Destinations More Accessible
Award
Gold
Category
Travel Services – Overall-Travel Advisor Support
Entry
Travel Insured’s Certified Specialist Program
Award
Gold
Silver
Universal Destinations & Experiences
Category
Hospitality – Marketing-Promotional Video
Travel Destinations – Marketing-Virtual Experiences/Events
Entry
“Checked In” Hotel Series
Universal Epic Universe Grand Opening Livestream
Award
Gold
Silver
Category
Travel Destinations – Marketing-Live Installation/Activation Program
Entry
Club Balto: Turning Baltimore’s Culture into a Destination Marketing Platform
Award
Silver
Category
Travel Destinations – Marketing-Live Installation/Activation Program
Travel Destinations – Marketing Campaign-Communication/PR Plan
Entry
Visit Williamsburg Sews Excitement for America250
Visit Williamsburg Celebrates America250
Award
Gold
Silver
For a complete list of silver and gold winners, please visit www.travelweeklyawards.com.
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