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THE 2011 TRAVEL WEEKLY MAGELLAN AWARDS ANNOUNCES WINNERS

10/11/2011 - GOLD AND SILVER WINNERS NAMED AND LIST INCLUDES COLLETTE VACATIONS www.travelweeklyawards.com

Pawtucket, RI and Secaucus, NJ - The winners of The 2011 Magellan Awards have been announced by Travel Weekly. With entries from across the US and around the world, the Magellan Awards is the premier awards program honoring the best in the travel industry. Collette Vacations, a tour operator based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has won a Gold award in the tour operator’s category for their entry titled, 5 for $500 & Mystery Shop campaign. Please visit www.travelweeklyawards.com to view this year’s award winners.

“This year’s Magellan Award winners have once again impressed the judges with their creativity and sense of style,” said Arnie Weissmann, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly. He added, “The recipients of the Magellans truly represent the best of the industry, and their accomplishments are inspiring.”

About The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: The Magellan Awards is the premier award for the travel industry. From design to marketing to services, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honors the best in travel and salutes the outstanding travel professionals behind it all.

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 is the award to win if you are in the business of travel.

Please visit www.travelweeklyawards.com for more information.

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.

Visit www.travelweeklyawards.com/awards/judging/ for more information on judging.

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Collette Vacations is a family-owned business headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. For over 90 years, Collette’s team of travel enthusiasts has fulfilled millions of vacation dreams - offering 125 programs to destinations on all 7 continents. Tours range from small group tours, family vacations, educational travel, train journeys, river cruises and vacations that feature a Collette Foundation site visit. With knowledgeable, professional tour managers, an industry-leading cancellation waiver, and complimentary roundtrip home to airport sedan service on all air-inclusive tours, Collette Vacations makes seeing the world simple and hassle-free.