Richmond, VA, October 15, 2024 - Allianz Partners USA took home 10 trophies this year, the most of any travel insurance provider, at Travel Weekly’s 2024 Magellan Awards. The travel insurance and assistance company was awarded eight gold and two silver trophies recognizing the company’s innovative claims portal, marketing, training programs, consumer website and the recently-launched Allyz® TravelSmart mobile app.
The Magellan Awards are a program of Travel Weekly, the travel industry’s most prestigious trade publication. With a record number of entries submitted from across the U.S. and around the world, the awards reflect the best in the travel industry and salute the outstanding travel professionals behind it all. In total, Allianz Partners has won 94 Magellan Awards, including 63 gold trophies, over the last 13 years.
The Allianz Travel Insurance website (AllianzTravelInsurance.com) earned two gold Magellan awards this year, one in the Individual Travel Advisor - Overall-Travel Insurance and another in the Travel Advisor Organizations - Overall-Travel Insurance category. Allianz Partners’ award-winning website provides an easy, accessible online resource designed to find, compare and buy a travel insurance plan, file a claim, manage a policy and contact customer service, while also offering a range of features and travel resources to keep travelers informed wherever they may be.
Building upon their success, Allianz Partners’ consumer marketing efforts on behalf of a partner were highly praised with a gold and silver win, both in the Individual Travel Advisor - Overall-Travel Insurance and the Travel Advisor Organizations – Overall-Travel Insurance categories. Meanwhile the recently launched, Allyz® TravelSmart mobile app won its own gold award in the Travel Advisor Organizations - Overall-Travel Insurance category. A convenient tool for all travelers, the new app makes it easy to locate emergency services and medical providers abroad, gives direct access to the assistance center and helps translate medical needs.
Two additional gold trophies were awarded for the Allianz Partners Training Program while the company’s claims portal earned two gold awards in the Travel Advisor Organizations - Overall-Travel Insurance and Individual Travel Advisor - Overall-Travel Insurance categories. The perfect one-stop-shop for customers, the portal allows customers to easily file a new claim, track the status of an existing claim or complete an existing claim.
Rounding out their set of wins this year, AllianzAdvantage.com, the company’s travel advisor website took home a silver award in the Travel Advisor Organizations - Overall-Travel Insurance category.
“The past few years have resulted in numerous wins for our team which are truly a testament to the incredible work we’ve done year after year,” said Begench Atayev, head of product management & innovation at Allianz Partners. “It’s an honor to be on the winner’s list alongside the best of the best in the travel industry. It goes without saying that this is all thanks to our team’s hard work and dedication to make sure our customers get the best coverage while continuously innovating our products to help ensure we meet their expectations.”
The Magellan Awards honor outstanding design, marketing and services in a broad range of industry segments including Hospitality, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Ground Transportation.
“The entries that are recognized in the 17th annual Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
demonstrate that the industry is more than up to the task of attracting consumer attention amidst a din of competing messages,” said Arnie Weissmann, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly. “Once again, your peers have produced inspiring promotional campaigns and travel product designs. I’ve been involved in every Magellan program from its inception, and this year’s group has impressed me like none that came before.”
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.
For a complete list of 2024 awardees, please visit www.travelweeklyawards.com/winners.