Aqua Hospitality Recognized For Outstanding Marketing Programs At 2013 Magellan Awards
Company Receives Awards For Online and Print Campaigns
Aqua Hospitality, Hawaii's leading hotel management company, was recently recognized for its outstanding marketing programs by the 2013 Magellan Awards sponsored by Travel Weekly. The company received three top awards including a 2013 Gold Magellan Award for its travel agent website, a 2013 Silver Magellan Award for the "12 Stays of Christmas" social media program and a 2013 Silver Magellan Award for its company-wide rebranding campaign.
Honolulu, Hawaii -- Aqua Hospitality, Hawaii's leading hotel management company, was recently recognized for its outstanding marketing programs by the 2013 Magellan Awards sponsored by Travel Weekly. The company received three top awards including a 2013 Gold Magellan Award for its travel agent website, a 2013 Silver Magellan Award for the "12 Stays of Christmas" social media program and a 2013 Silver Magellan Award for its company-wide rebranding campaign.
"The Magellan Awards is one of the premier award programs for the travel industry and we are honored to be recognized by peers," says Elizabeth Churchill, senior vice president of sales and marketing. "Our staff continually strives to raise the bar with innovative programs that speak to each customer on a personal level through the medium that bests suits their personality."
Travel Agent Website- Gold Magellan Award Winner
This summer, Aqua launched a new travel agent website (
12 Stays of Christmas- Silver Magellan Award Winner
To celebrate the 2012 holiday season, Aqua Hospitality tapped its energetic social media team to connect with travelers through a fun "12 Stays of Christmas" Pinterest contest. The contest ran for 12 days in December and participants were asked to create a Hawaii-themed Pinterest board. The winner received a fantasy Hawaii vacation for two.
Aqua Hospitality Rebranding- Silver Magellan Award Winner
Aqua Hospitality greeted 2013 with a major restructuring of its 24-property group. Formerly known as Aqua Hotels and Resorts, the company became Aqua Hospitality. In order to better help guests identify the Aqua hotels that best suit their personality, budget and vacation needs, Aqua launched three distinctive hotel brands, with properties falling into one of the following:
Monogram Hotel Collection - for those seeking highly personalized experiences
Aqua Hotels & Resorts - for guests seeking stylish accommodations, service and excellent value
Lite Hotels - for economy-minded travelers that appreciate the fundamentals
The Magellan awards is the premier awards program honoring a broad range of industry segments including Hotels and Resorts, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Car Rental Companies. The Magellan Awards are judged and overseen by a one-of-a-kind panel of top travel professionals representing the best names and most accomplished leaders from the industry. In determining winners, entries do not compete with one another, instead they are judged against a standard of excellence based on the long experience of Travel Weekly. To uphold this high standard of excellence, a category may have multiple winners, or may have no winners at all.
Aqua Hospitality is a Hawaii-based management company founded in 2001. The company provides full-service management including sales, marketing, Internet distribution, individualized branding, reservations, as well as revenue management to maximize profitability. Currently representing 24 contemporary properties on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii Island, Aqua offers lifestyle full-service resorts, stylish boutique hotels, comfortable budget properties and a historic hotel within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For more information on the company, individual hotels, and its three brands - Monogram Hotel Collection, Aqua Hotels and Resorts and Lite Hotels - visit www.aquahospitality.com or call 1-808-943-9291.