Fareportal Wins Magellan Awards for the Fifth Consecutive Year

Leading hybrid travel company once again recognized for innovation in online travel services marketing

 

October 1, 2014 — Fareportal, the parent company to leading hybrid (online/traditional) travel agencies CheapOair and OneTravel, announced today that Travel Weekly selected CheapOair as a Gold winner in the 2014 Magellan Awards in the Online Travel Services Marketing – TV Commercial category for its “Possibilities” spot. CheapOair also won the Silver award in Online Travel Services Marketing – Advertising/Marketing Campaign category for its APP-solute Getaway.

“Consistently winning the Magellan Awards for five years in a row is an exciting validation of CheapOair’s advertising and marketing efforts,” said Patriek Karayil, chief marketing officer at Fareportal.

From design to marketing to services, The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honor the best in travel and salute the outstanding travel professionals behind it all. Since 2008, the awards have become some of the top accolades in the travel industry.

“Consistently winning the Magellan Awards for five years in a row is an exciting validation of CheapOair’s advertising and marketing efforts,” said Patriek Karayil, chief marketing officer at Fareportal. “At CheapOair, we aim to make travel effortless, affordable, and enjoyable by providing customers with the perfect trip, through relentless innovation in technology and unsurpassed customer service. Our advertising and marketing efforts support this mission and are designed to encourage millions of travelers to book their trips, effortlessly and affordably, with CheapOair every year.”

Previously, Fareportal won the following Magellan Awards:

  •     2013:
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – Print Advertising for CheapOair NYC Campaign
  •     2012: three awards:
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – App for “CheapOair Flight Search”
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – Mobile Site for CheapOair Mobile Site
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – Websites for OneTravel
  •     2011: three awards:
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – TV Commercial for “Get There for Less”;
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – Promotional Video for “Crazy in Love”;
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – Overall – Blog for “CheapOair Travel Blog”
  •     2010:
  •     Online Travel Services Marketing – Promotional Video for “Lesson Learned”

About Fareportal
Fareportal is a travel technology company that powers hybrid (online/traditional) travel agencies. Utilizing its innovative technology and company owned and operated contact centers, Fareportal has forged strong industry partnerships with over 450 airlines, 150,000 hotels and 100s of car rental companies to serve millions of customers every year. With a portfolio of consumer travel brands including CheapOair and OneTravel, Fareportal’s airline partners benefit from access to a broad customer base that books high-yield international travel and add-on ancillaries at a rate higher than the industry average. To learn more, visit http://www.Fareportal.com.

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