Nominations are open for the inaugural DIA Awards, held at Bed Supperclub in Bangkok on June 10th
BANGKOK – In association with Digital Innovation Asia (DIA) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Travel Daily News Asia is delighted to announce that nominations for the Digital Innovation Asia Awards are open.
The Digital Innovation Asia Awards recognize the most forward thinking yet performance-oriented digital innovations in the Pacific Asia travel and tourism industry. The DIA Awards will be celebrated at famous BED Supperclub in Bangkok on June 10th from 8-10pm.
Unlike traditional industry awards program with long speeches and formal dinners, the Digital Innovation Asia Awards will celebrate the industry we love and are connected to.
Categories include “Most Engaging Website”, “Most Viral Campaign”, “Most Creative Use of Technology”, “Most Inspiring Content”, and “Most Innovative Digital Organization”.
The DIA Awards are overseen by members of the new Digital Innovation Asia Council, an invite-only forum of the most senior e-commerce executives and digital marketing thought-leaders from hotels, airlines, and tourist boards from all corners of the Asia Pacific region. We still are open to receiving nominations, and encourage all travel and tourism organizations to submit their best digital work, and work they have admired over the past 15 months from January 2012 to April 2013. Please visit our DIA Awards partner TravelDailyNews.Asia to submit your nominations, and please register here.
Nominations are being accepted from now until May 31st. There is no charge for nominations, and it is open travel and tourism organizations, content creators, and agencies, as well as travelers.
Digital Innovation Asia is endorsed and supported by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN), the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO), the Tourism Technology Association (TTA), the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism (IFITT), and the International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals (SKAL).
On June 10th, the inaugural DIA Awards are hosted at Bed Supperclub in Bangkok in the evening.
On June 10-12, Digital Innovation Asia continues in Bangkok, after Thailand’s tourism trade show TTM+ in Bangkok, the World Islamic Tourism Mart (WITM) and Malaysia International Tourism Exchange (MITE) in Malaysia, and the World Economic Forum East Asia in Myanmar. On June 10, the first ever Blogger Match-up in Asia will as well as DIA’s inaugural flagship digital innovation summit Speak-Out Asia will be hosted at lebua Hotel at State Tower.
Relevant and interested organizations and individuals are invited to contact us for speaking engagements and sponsorship opportunities. Bloggers and media professionals are invited to apply for accreditation privileges. We encourage nominations for the DIA Awards – nominations are free to submit.
The complete DIA program:
June 10: Blogger Match-up – lebua Hotel at State Tower (10:30 am – 4:30 pm)
June 10: DIA Council Meeting (by invitation)
June 10: DIA Awards – Bed Supperclub (8 pm – 10 pm)
DIA Awards VIP Reception (by invitation) – Bed Supperclub (7pm – 8 pm)
June 11: Speak-Out Asia – lebua Hotel at State Tower (10 pm – 5 pm)
June 12: China Boot Camp – (10:30 am – 4:30pm)
June 12: Bangkok Blogger Tour (by Bangkok 101) – for accredited bloggers
June 13-16: Isaan Influencer Trip (by Smiling Albino / TAT) – for accredited bloggers
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