Aardvark Travel awards...?

Sidesplitter · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

A lot of travel magazines are discussing their own travel awards so he figured we should do our own
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adigaskell · Pilot Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 774 939 ants

You could design an Aardvark themed trophy and give the award to the winners. Could make a great PR opportunity Wink

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Sidesplitter · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

Do you know thats not a bad idea, Aaron might being a lot more prominence to the site and get it marketed a bit more!
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adigaskell · Pilot Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 774 939 ants

I can just see Aaron shaking hands with Stelios or Richard Branson Very Happy

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John_from_Eurapart · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:

adigaskell said:

aaron · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:19 am Post subject:

easyJet will have to badger me a lot if they want a photo opportunity like that - just think of all the publicity they stand to get from it. Silly

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Sidesplitter · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:42 am Post subject:

You'd look like a can of Tango !
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Shandy · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject:

I think we have to be more specific:

1. Best destination (most exotic, best value for money, easiest accessable, least overrun etc etc)

2. Best airline (taking into account service, value for money, etc.)
(doesn't work that way, every airline has a low booking class, if you book any airline in the world 320 days in advance you will get a cheap ticket)

3. Best airport

4. Best cruise line/ferry company

5. Best tourist attraction
(lowest entrance fee, least crowded, easiest accessable???)

6. Best budget accommodation (to cover hostels, campsites, cheap hotels and other budget accommodation options)

7. Best luxury accommodation (to cover luxury hotels and the more up-market end of the accommodation sector)

8. Best tour operator

9. Best travel publication (to cover travel magazines, guidebooks or just books you might read on your travels)

10. Best travel website

Just some thoughts...
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Sidesplitter · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject:

It might also be worthwhile to give some "honourable metnions". That way then people get a little more scope when they see who won and what the alternatives were!
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Travelbee.org · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:29 pm Post subject: Working on a rating system now

I was just surfing around on this forum to look for some ideas about rating.
I like what you are going to vote for, but only 10 categories and 10 nominees is maybe a littel to few to choose among.

We are working to make a rating system now open for all countries and only 4 categories.
The idea is to let the visitor rate the experience with that particular provider.

EX on a weekend trip you sleep in a hotel, play golf during day, see an opera at night and ending up eating dinner. Here you have 4 possibilitys to rate.

The hotel was ok but very overpriced - 3 , the golf course gave us a car for free - 5, the opera house was cold and the seats was hard but the perfomance was great - 4. The restaurant forgot my side order - 2.

Our plan is to make a top 10 list in each country for each category. Based of the median score among rates. Minimum 25 votes to get on top lists.

Hopefully this can be helpfull for your next year rewards.

Greetings from close to the north pole ! (norway)
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aaron · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject:

The number of categories was deliberately limited to 10 so we can have a 'best of the best' award at the end. All ten winners will be put up for a poll, and phpBB limits the polls to know more than 10 items.

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Sidesplitter · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject:

sorry to be pendantic (I cant spell it!) but shouldnt that be no more than ? Wink

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paul · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject:

Yes, it should be "no". And it should also be "pedantic", "can't" and "shouldn't".

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Sidesplitter · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject:

Always knew my grammar needed improving Wink

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John_from_Eurapart · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:17 am Post subject:

Sidesplitter,

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