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Posted Sept 25, 2009

The Beat 2009 Readers' Choice Awards

The Beat's readers named Southwest Airlines the 2009 Supplier Of The Year, ProMedia.travel announced Wednesday during The Beat Live.

Polled this summer, readers of The Beat were asked which company in each of six supplier segments they "most admire for its policies, management style and service for business clients." Those who voted for their own company were disqualified.

Other winners included:

• American Express for most admired payment system

• Hertz for most admired car rental company

• Marriott International for most admired hotel company

• Concur as most admired technology provider

• Continental Airlines as most admired airline

• BCD Travel as the most admired travel management company

(from left) ProMedia.travel CEO Tim Reid, Southwest Airlines corporate sales and distribution director Rob Brown and The Beat founder Jay Campbell