Award results:
- European Travel Team of the Year: Winner, Direct Travel and Wood
- Travel Partner of the Year – Large TMC: Bronze, Direct Travel
The Travel Team of the Year recognition, achieved with global consulting and engineering company Wood, celebrates the successful transformation of Wood’s global travel program. Together, the organizations rolled out travel management, online booking, and meetings and events services across 32 countries in just 66 days, delivering full program adoption, operational efficiencies, and millions of dollars in savings.
The Travel Partner of the Year – Large TMC award is one of the industry’s highest honors, recognizing exceptional performance, innovation, and value delivered to customers. Direct Travel’s bronze award reflects its continued growth across Europe, industry-leading client retention, and commitment to delivering a better travel experience through the combination of expert service, global scale, and innovative technology. Today, Direct Travel supports more than 7,000 organizations globally, operates in more than 90 countries, and maintains a 98% client retention rate.
Direct Travel CEO Christal Bemont shares: 
“The Business Travel Awards Europe celebrate the very best in our industry, which makes recognition in these prominent categories especially meaningful. The awards reflect what’s possible when great people, strong teamwork, and a shared commitment to results come together. I’m incredibly proud of the team and grateful to our customers for the trust they place in us every day. A special thank you to Wood for their partnership and belief in what we could achieve together.”
This latest recognition builds on a strong year for Direct Travel, following three UK award wins earlier in 2026. These included Account Manager of the Year for Sarah Corrie, alongside Service Excellence and Business Travel Team of the Year for Direct Travel’s UK Operations Team. These awards reinforce its position as a trusted partner for complex global travel programs that maintains service and partnership at its core.
Congratulations to all this year’s finalists and winners, whose achievements continue to move the business travel industry forward.
