Blue Insurances are exclusive sponsors of the Travel Media Awards 2012

Just logged into Linkedin and saw on my update page "Blue Insurances are exclusive sponsors of the Travel Media Awards 2012 which will be presented by Kathryn Thomas on 23rd November 2012 in the Westbury Hotel" added by Ciaran Mulligan.

Investigating this further at Travelmedia.ie they have a press release from the 16th October 2012 - Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards- Friday 23rd November 1.30pm to 6pm, and on ’til late

Pictured above:  Kathryn Thomas from  RTÉ and Ciaran Mulligan, Joint Managing Director of Blue Insurances.

According to the details of this release -

For this year’s Winter TravelMedia.ie Networking Event on Friday 23rd November, following on from the success of last year’s Inaugural Travel Media Awards, we are delighted to announce the 2012 Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards.

The event calls on the media to vote and give their say on who they think stands out in the travel industry and vote for their favourite travel companies.
This year we are delighted to announce that the awards will be sponsored by Blue Insurances.

Ciaran Mulligan, Managing Director of Blue Insurances, said “Blue Insurances are delighted to be the exclusive sponsor of the Travel Media Awards 2012. These awards are unique as they are voted for by the Irish media whom Blue Insurances very much supports. We are also very pleased that Kathryn Thomas, a well-known celebrity from RTÉ who is familiar with the Irish travel industry, will be presenting this year’s prestigious awards.”

Michael Collins, Managing Director of TravelMedia.ie, said “Following the success of last year’s Inaugural Travel Media Awards we are very happy to be holding the Awards again. Blue Insurances are a great sponsor to have for the event and we look forward to working with them and ensuring that the event equals, if not surpasses, last year’s success.”

As always, the event will be in the Westbury Hotel in the centre of Dublin. It will start with a networking drinks reception in the Marble Bar, followed by a lunch in the award winning Wilde Restaurant, where the winners will be announced, and then downstairs to Novo Bar for informal networking and afters drinks.

Over the course of the next 5 weeks we will be inviting you, the Irish media, to vote on your favourite travel companies. Category list below.
Categories:

1. Best Short Haul Airline
2. Best Long Haul Airline
3. Best International Airport (not in Rep of Ireland)
4. Best Cruise Company
5. Best Irish Hotel
6. Best International Hotel Group
7. Best Tour Operator
8. Best Online Travel Agent
9. Best Tourist Board or CVB (Convention & Visitors Bureau)
10. Best Travel Agent
11. Best Travel Website (i.e. information resource)
12. Best use of Social Media by a travel company operating in the Irish market
13. Best Ski Destination by Country
14. Best Summer Destination by Country
15. Best City or Short-Break Destination
16. Best Worldwide Holiday Destination by Country
17. Best Travel Insurance Provider

The voting will be independently audited and managed by the Department of Tourism at DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology)

More information Here   Sounds like an interesting afternoon / evening.

Blue insurances have an advertising feature page at http://www.irishpropertyinsurance.com/Blue_insurances.htm

Here you can find out more information about their insurance products including - Carhireexcess.com - car hire excess insurance, GadgetInsurance.ie - gadget insurance, Breakdowncover.ie - breakdown insurance, Annualtravelinsurance.com, Backpackertravelinsurance.ie, Greatcover.com and Multitrip.com - Travel Insurance, Weddinginsurance.ie - wedding insurance and Petinsurance.ie - Pet insurance.

Blue Insurances was established in October 2003 by Joint Managing Directors Ciaran Mulligan and Rowan Devereux. The company is based at Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 and also has an office in Cardiff, Wales