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The North American Travel Journalists Association is the premier professional association of writers, photographers, editors, and tourism professionals dedicated to redefining professional development for the travel industry. The competition is always fierce and the print and online versions of Air Canada’s enRoute was yet again very well represented.

The awards:

• Gold: ENROUTE, In-Flight Magazine
• Gold: Julian Smith, Sports and Recreation, Internet
• Gold: Sarah Steinberg, Personality and Profiles, Internet
• Gold: JF Legaré, Isa Tousignant, Susan Nerberg, Travel Tips and Adivce
• Silver: Leda & St. Jacques, Photography and Illustration, Overall Excellence
• Bronze: Lorne Bridgeman, Photography and Illustration, Overall Excellence
• Bronze: Susan Nerberg, Eco, Environmental or Special Service Travel, Print

Congratulations to the enRoute media team, all those at Spafax who support them – and a huge thanks to Air Canada for their inspiration and support.

What do enRoute.aircanada.com, Brides.com, Seventeen.com and Vogue.com have in common? They’re all finalists in Min Online’s Best of the Web Awards in the Best Relaunch: Consumer category.

According to Spafax online web editor Sarah Steinberg, the nomination is a tremendous honour – there are a lot of travel and lifestyle websites out there but Spafax and Air Canada create something unique. And just look at the company we keep!

Min Online, the premier online resource chronicling the intersection of media and the internet, will present the awards April 7 in New York City’s Grand Hyatt Hotel.

onAir contributor Michele Peterson’s January 2009 article “On the French Caribbean Rum Trail” won the award for Best Travel Feature Article in English at the Carribbean Tourism Media Awards. The story combines interviews, travel recommendations and personal anecdotes to deliver a fun and educational peek into the storied history of rum in the French West Indies. Michele’s writing typifies the engaging stories that regularly appear in OnAir, Air Canada’s monthly online e-zine, emailed directly to 3.5 million subscribers in Canada and the U.S.

Look no further than Penfold’s Dining Guide app, brought to you by enRoute magazine.

In partnership with Penfolds Wines of Australia, enRoute has extended the popular cross-Canada Dining Guide franchise into the app world.

The enRoute Dining Guide smartphone application for iPhone and Blackberry is free and available at enroute.aircanada.com/penfolds. It features great restaurants from across Canada, province-specific dining recommendations, special wine features and pairing suggestions, route maps, restaurant links and more.

The app was conceived and produced in-house by our Toronto sales and interactive teams and it’s one of over 175 ways for brands to connect with the Air Canada customer throughout their entire journey.

For more information on our app design and production service, please contact Raymond Girard. If you’d like to create an entirely new ad platform to help you connect with the Air Canada customer or simply talk about existing opportunities, please contact Brandon Kirk.

Our publishing teams in Santiago, Chile, and Montreal, Canada have won 11 Magnum Opus Awards for the editorial and design excellence of enRoute magazine and IN magazine.

We’re especially excited about the Special Recognition award to enRoute magazine – a top honour!

These awards aren’t just a testament to the talent and creativity of our publishing teams – but to the support of our clients, Air Canada and LAN Airlines.

IN, published by Spafax Medios y Publicidad, Santiago, Chile:

• Best Cover (Food Issue) (Bronze) OCTOBER 2009
• Best Cover (5th Anniversary issue) (Honorable Mention) MAY 2009
• Best Cover (Online Connection) (Honorable Mention) JULY 2009
• Best Use of Illustration/Single Feature (The Party’s Always on in Latin America) (Honorable Mention) MAY 2009
• Best InfoGraphics (Selecting the National Team) (Silver) NOVEMBER 2009
• Best InfoGraphics (Stargazing Wines) (Bronze) JUNE 2009

enRoute, published by Spafax Canada, Toronto & Montreal, Canada:

• Print Magazine External Audience (Special Recognition) DECEMBER 2009
• Best Overall Design 4+ color (Gold) NOVEMBER 2009
• Best Cover (Silver) FEBRUARY 2009
• Best Use of Illustration Single Feature (Restaurant Trends 2009) (Honorable Mention) NOVEMBER 2009, by Anselmo Swan
• Best Use of Photography Single Feature(Bronze) (Buenos Aires Social Club) DECEMBER 2009, by Lorne Bridgeman