Travel Weekly proudly presents the 2018 Readers Choice Awards.

This year's winners were announced at the 16th annual Readers Choice Awards Gala at the Conrad New York on Dec. 13. Airlines, cruise lines, hotels and more competed in a total of 78 categories this year. Two rounds of voting ended Nov. 30, and the results were tabulated by Northstar Travel Group, parent company of Travel Weekly.

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Highlights from the 2018 Readers Choice Awards Gala reception

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Nancy Satler, Dave Hilfman and David Satler of United. Hilfman was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Nancy Satler, Dave Hilfman and David Satler of United. Hilfman was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Paula Hayes, vice president of sales for the Globus family of brands; Dawn Gillis, product manager for World Travel Holdings; and John Vandenheuvel, president of GOGO Worldwide Vacations.
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Kimberly Wilson Wetty, co-president of Valerie Wilson Travel; Beth Butzlaff, vice president of cruise sales for Virtuoso; Dondra Ritzenthaler, senior vice president of sales, trade support and service for Celebrity Cruises.
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Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support and service at Royal Caribbean International, and Stephen McGillivray, chief marketing officer of Travel Leaders Group.
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Tom Kemp, CEO of Northstar Travel Group; Ray Snisky, chief commercial officer, vacations, for Apple Leisure Group; Kevin Froemming, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Playa Hotels & Resorts; Vic Kerckhoff, director of leisure sales for United.
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Bobby Deobil of VIP Vacations; Andrea Wright, senior director of USA retail sales for Playa Hotels & Resorts; Ryan Doncsecz of VIP Vacations; and Howard Tanenbaum, senior vice president of sales for Playa Hotels & Resorts.
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Jennifer Gasser, senior vice president, partner brands, for World Travel Holdings; Rosemary Reid, vice president of marketing and strategic partnerships for Dream Vacations; Josh Tolkin, co-chair and co-CEO of World Travel Holdings; and Debbie Fiorino, senior vice president of Dream Vacations.
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Christen Perry, owner of Classic Travel Connection; Carolyn Waffle, president of Certified Travel; Janelle Grissinger, owner of Janelle & Co Travel; and Sarah Kline, president of Time For Travel.
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Joanne Monahan, director of travel sales centers, AAA Northeast; Charlotte Nichols, director of business development and travel marketing, AAA Northeast; with Anthony Viciana, regional sales director for Princess Cruises and Cunard; and Melissa Da Silva, president of Trafalgar.
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Roger Block, president of Travel Leaders Network; John Werner, president and COO of MAST Travel Network; and Scott Koepf, vice president of strategic development for Cruise Planners.
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Michelle Fee, CEO of Cruise Planners, and Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support and service for Royal Caribbean International.
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Garth Laird, senior director of sales for Sandals, and Karlene Angus-Smith, groups manager for Sandals, with Dean Fenton, senior sales and marketing manager, U.S., for the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority.
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