WASHINGTON, DC � February 22, 2007 - The Travel Industry Association (TIA) announces the first annual TravelCom Res-Expo Innovators Awards to recognize those special companies whose outstanding innovations in the areas of technology, e-commerce and distribution have transformed their business and had a broad impact across the travel industry. TIA will present the award at the forthcoming TravelCom Res-Expo Conference April 4-6, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

�We established this award to recognize the best the industry has to offer in the area of technology, e-commerce and distribution,� said Roger Dow, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Travel Industry Association.  �Recipients of the first-ever TravelCom Res-Expo Innovators Award will showcase the pinnacle of design, functionality, and technological achievement.�

Call for Entries

TIA invites companies from across the travel industry, both new and established, to submit their product and service innovations � or nominate the innovations of others � for consideration for one of two TravelCom Res-Expo Innovators Awards:

• TravelCom Res-Expo New Innovator Award � for companies less than five years old.
• TravelCom Res-Expo Established Innovator Award � for companies in business at least five years.

About TravelCom Res-Expo

Every year TravelCom Res-Expo brings together over 1,000 of the travel industry's leaders, achievers, influencers and buyers for the premier conference on travel technology and distribution, strategy and marketing, e-commerce and innovation. More than 30 of the travel industry�s leading providers of technology and online services exhibit in the TravelCom Res-Expo Technology Pavilion. TravelCom Res-Expo will be held April 4-6, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
 
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