The deadline for nominations for this year’s Business Travel People Awards is tomorrow (April 2 2026) at midnight.
The prestigious awards celebrate the finest talent in corporate travel across all sectors and recognise the achievements of people at all stages of their career, from newcomers to industry leaders and everything in between.
Nominations can come from individuals and teams based in the UK or overseas and are welcome from line managers, colleagues, clients or from the applicants themselves.
The awards, now in their 15th year, celebrate individuals and teams in business travel whose professionalism and business excellence make them stand out from their peers.
Unlike other awards, they recognise the achievements of the people in the industry, rather than the companies or brands.
All nominations must be backed up with evidence, such as videos or written testimonials from clients, partners or peers, and this will account for a third of the overall score.
The entries are judged by an independent panel of industry experts.
Once judges have declared any conflicts, they are allocated specific categories and will extensively study each entry in that category.
They will score and comment on each submission and this will be used to determine which candidates will be shortlisted. They will then get together with fellow judges to choose the final winners and highly commended.
Finalists will be announced towards the end of May winners will be presented with their awards at an evening ceremony on Tuesday September 15 at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden.
Alongside the 20 categories, a Chair’s Award will be chosen from across all of the categories by the Chair of the Judges Panel, Leigh Cowlishaw.
Sponsors already confirmed for this year are Direct Travel as Gold sponsor, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines as Ruby sponsors, plus Bronze sponsors Inntel, United Airlines, Domo, SAP Concur, Blacklane, South Western Railway, Situ and Sirius.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kirsty Hicks, Publisher of The Business Travel Magazine, at kirsty.hicks@bmipublishing.co.uk.
