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The purpose of the Annual Business Travel Innovation Awards is to recognise those business travel suppliers who create highly innovative products, services and processes for buyers, travellers or other suppliers.

There are seven Category Award Winners, signifying the travel suppliers who are leading innovators in the areas of air travel, accommodation, ground transportation, technology, traveller services, travel management services, and corporate social responsibility. From these category winners the supplier considered to be the most innovative is awarded with the "Gold Innovation Award".

Voting has now closed. All category winners are presented with a commemorative award during the second day of the Business Travel Show with the "Gold Innovation Award" presented at the Business Travel Show Party on the 6th February in front of 350 VIP buyer guests and leading suppliers.

Below are the finalists for each category.

Category: Air Travel
BA - The continued development of Club World cabin details
Galileo - Low cost carrier distribution on the GDS details
Singapore Airlines - Business Class Seat for the A380 details

Category: Accommodation
City Inn - In-room multimedia business and entertainment solution with iMac details
Galileo - Complete Pricing Plus product for the accommodation sector details
Supranational - Able to pick up negotiated and public rates under the customers code details

Category: Corporate Social Responsibility
Airplus - New AirPlus Company Account that allows clients to automatically offset CO2 emissions details
Flybe - World first aircraft eco-labelling scheme details
GetThere - Integrated feature to reduce carbon emissions details

Category: Ground Transportation
Business Taxis - Global online taxi booking system details
Deutsche Bahn - Book train tickets via your mobile phone details
Eurostar - Distribution via the GDS details

Category: Technology
Concur - Seamless booking and expense reporting system details
Hilton Hotels - A fully customized web page for meeting/event organizers details
HRG - A web-based tool to simplify the processing of cash expenses details

Category: Traveller Services
Baggage Pin - A simple solution to combat complex baggage problems details
Sabre - Real-time access to travel itineraries and destination information via your mobile details
Turbo Dial - A simple download that significantly increases any Internet connection details

Category: Travel Management Services
Barclaycard - Solving the hotel bill back problem details
Carlson Wagonlit Travel - Bringing travel management metrics together in one customisable interface details
Travelex - Prepaid currency card details