The Judging Process
The Business Travel Awards Europe are judged by an independent panel of about 30 experienced corporate travel buyers and independent travel management consultants. The BTN Group strives to ensure the diversity of the judging panel is reflective of our industry and includes representatives from across the UK and Europe, as well as from a variety of industries with managed travel programmes of varying scope and size. All judges are required to keep the information contained in entries confidential and the BTN Group recuses judges from certain entries if there are conflicts of interest or if there is some specific/historic negative experience that would influence their judging.
The awards follow a two-stage judging process.
Stage 2 - The judges individually review and score the stage two entries online and are required to add comments that support their score.
Category winners are selected based on a combined average of scores from both Stage One and Stage Two. In the event of a tie or particularly close results, the judging panel meets virtually to review the top entries, share perspectives, and agree on the final outcome. All decisions are made solely by the independent judging panel, without influence from the BTN Group or event sponsors. In some cases, the judges may also choose to award a high commendation to a second finalist whose entry stands out.
There are two exceptions to the judging process. For the Travel Buyer of the Year and Travel Team of the Year categories, the stage one judging remains the same. After the finalists are determined, the editorial team will conduct extensive interviews with key representatives of that team, as well as any key suppliers that have supported your efforts to determine the winner.
Stage one - The judges individually review and score the stage one entries online and are required to add comments that support their score. Entries are evaluated on their own merit and are not scored in comparison to other entries. The BTN Group recuses judges from certain entries if there are conflicts of interest or if there is some specific/historic negative experience that would influence their judging. Using the criteria the BTN Group has established for each category the judges score the entries.