Meet the Leaders Judging your 2026 Skift IDEA Awards Entry
Summary
The Skift IDEA Awards for 2026 will be judged by industry leaders across travel and tourism, including destination managers, airline analysts, and marketing executives. The judges will evaluate entries based on their responses to market pressures, strategic grounding, competitive advantages, and measurable results. Hosts should take note of the focus on demand generation, customer acquisition, and bottom-line results.
Key Insights
- •The judging panel will focus on evidence in revenue, yield, engagement, efficiency, or brand lift.
- •The judges will focus on whether the entry's strategy was grounded in traveler behavior, distribution shifts, or cost realities.
Action Items
- ✓Tie your initiative to demand generation, customer acquisition, retention, sustainability targets, digital transformation, or bottom-line results.Effort: mediumImpact: high
Tools & Resources
- →Skift IDEA Awards: Skift IDEA Awards
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