Judging

The judging panel for Travel Weekly Magellan Awards is comprised of top travel industry professionals including:

	Bob Dickinson - Bio former President, CEO, Carnival Cruise Lines			Ian Schrager - Bio Chairman and CEO, Ian Schrager Company
	Patricia Schultz - Bio Author: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die			Peter Greenberg - Bio Travel Editor, Today Show-NBC News
	Bill Fischer - Bio President, Fischer Travel Enterprises			Lalia Rach - Bio Associate Dean & HVS International Chair, Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University

Our winners are only chosen by the best names and most qualified judges in 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 and considering the category entered. To uphold a high standard of excellence, a category may have multiple winners, or may have no winners at all. Entries are evaluated on a ten point performance scale. Less than 10% of all entries will be selected as winners of Gold Magellan Awards, our very top honor. Other outstanding entries will be awarded the Silver Magellan Award.

Judging for the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards will be completed in July and winners will be announced in August via a press release as well as on our website. Entrants will also be notified of their entry's status by email or post in early August. At that time, Gold and Silver Winners will be given the opportunity to order and customize their complimentary statuette to commemorate and promote their success as a Travel Weekly Award Winner. Winners will also be featured in an issue of Travel Weekly in September that will include a special section dedicated to this year’s winners.