Budget Travel Announces The 'Best Value in Travel' Award Winners For 2018

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Budget Travel announced the winners of the first annual "Budget Travel Awards." The experts behind the 21-year-old travel publisher have curated an exceptional list of travel brands and destinations that deliver excellent value for travelers.

"The winners list includes some well-known brand juggernauts renowned for customer service," says Budget Travel Editor in Chief Robert Firpo-Cappiello. "For instance, our Best Value Airline is Southwest for its fare transparency, free two-bag check, and exceptional customer experience from booking through the flight itself; our Best Value Car Rental Agency is Enterprise Rent-a-Car for its great rates and customer experience." Firpo-Cappiello also notes that the Budget Travel Awards include some surprises that U.S. travelers are sure to be buzzing about. "In the category of Best Value Hotel Chain, for instance, the winner is not a hotel chain at all but the vacation rental brand Airbnb, acknowledging the industry paradigm shift that Airbnb's user experience and savings have helped to bring about. Other surprises include such unexpected gems as the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado, in the category of Best Value Resort, and Detroit taking the prize for Best Value Foodie City."

Here are the 2018 Budget Travel 'Best Value in Travel' Award winners for 2018:

Best Value Budget Airline: Southwest Airlines
Best Value Tour Company: Contiki Tours
Best Value National Park: Arches National Park, Moab UT
Best Value Island Getaway: Puerto Rico
Best Value Foodie City: Detroit, MI
Best Value Theme Park: Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
Best Value Volunteer Vacation: Bonnaroo Music Festival
Best Value Romantic Getaway: Door County, WI
Best Value Beach: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI
Best Value Travel App: Lonely Planet Guides
Best Value Credit Card: Chase Sapphire Preferred
Best Value Rental Car Agency: Enterprise
Best Value Hotel Chain: Airbnb
Best Value Cruise Line: Avalon Waterways
Best Value State Park: Hocking Hills, OH
Best Value Historical Site: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Best Value Resort: YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO

About Budget Travel:

Budget Travel is a 21-year-old multi-platform travel media and services brand that empowers consumers to see more for less. Budget Travel-branded content reaches more than 2.4 million consumers annually via its website (www.BudgetTravel.com), more than 4 million consumers via social media, and more than 600,000 consumers via its weekly e-newsletters. As part of the Lonely Planet travel media company, the Budget Travel brand provides consumers with inspiration, how-to advice, and money-saving tips they won't find elsewhere.

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For more information on Budget Travel, the 'Best Value in Travel' Award winners for 2018, or to arrange an interview with a Budget Travel editor, please contact:
Robert Firpo-Cappiello ([email protected], 917-208-7393)

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