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Building on the 30-year success of the Business Travel Awards Europe and Business Travel News’ coveted Travel Manager of the Year and Best Practitioner Awards, this honour is the first of its kind for the APAC travel buyer community. It will be presented to a travel buyer or manager who is based in the APAC region and/or oversees a global travel/meetings programme with APAC responsibility. The award will be presented at the conclusion of the Business Travel Show APAC on 15 April 2026.
Our 2026 finalists
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Watch our finalists on stage
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Knowledge ArenaJoin us to hear directly from the finalists of the APAC Travel Manager of the Year award—trailblazing leaders who are redefining corporate travel across the region. In this panel, they’ll share the st …
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Knowledge ArenaJoin us as the winners of the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff—including the Business Travel Innovator Award and the People’s Choice Award, are announced, recognising breakthrough solutions in corpo …
What you can learn
Hear directly from our finalists - discover insights you can apply to your own travel programme.
✅ Proven strategies that achieved strong results
✅ How they navigated common operational challenges
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The APAC Travel Buyer of the Year Award is judged by an independent panel of senior corporate travel buyers and independent travel management consultants. The BTN Group ensures the panel is diverse and representative of the industry, with participants from across the APAC region and from a range of industries with varying programme sizes.
Judges review and score entries individually during Stage One, using BTN’s criteria and scoring rubric. To ensure fairness, judges are recused in cases of conflicts of interest. Finalists are determined by the highest scores, after which the BTN editorial team conducts interviews with the buyer finalists and their key suppliers to determine the winner.
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