Congratulations to our European correspondent Amon Cohen on winning Business Travel News Journalist of the Year in the Online/Broadcast category at the United Kingdom's Business Travel Journalism Awards. Amon's
coverage of controversial changes to Lufthansa's corporate programs in
Business Travel News garnered praise from the judges: "Amon uncovered important industry issues with balanced writing and solid research. Amon’s strong articles broke significant stories in the business travel sector. They showed his skills as an investigative reporter while illustrating his ability to portray a balanced fair account." [more]
Pictured below, from left, are event emcee Julia Hartley-Brewer, Amon Cohen, Julie Jones from BMI and Dominic Ponsford from Press Gazette.
Other winners included Alex McWhirter of
Business Traveller, the
Daily Telegraph's David Millward,
Conference News' Paul Colston, Bob Papworth of
Buying Business Travel, Chris Maxwell of
Director,
Business Traveller's Jenny Southan, Magda Ibrahim of
Conference & Incentive Travel, Sarah O’Donnell with
Conference News,
Conference & Incentive Travel's Susanna de Dios and Rose Dykins of
Business Traveller.
The awards are hosted by Carlson Wagonlit Travel with sponsorship by BMI, Business Travel Show, Finnair, Gulf Air, Heathrow Airport, IHG, The Lufthansa Group, The Rezidor Hotel Group, Travelport, United Airlines, and American Express Corporate Card Payments.