Umi Digital 2013 Byta finalists!
If you work in the youth travel sector, you will be well aware that every year, the British Youth Travel Awards (BYTA) run by BETA honour those making a signifi...
If you work in the youth travel sector, you will be well aware that every year, the British Youth Travel Awards (BYTA) run byBETAhonour those making a significant contribution to the sector across twelve categories. more These awards raise the profile of the sector and recognise the work going on in the youth, student and educational travel industry. umi Digital have been announced as a finalist in the 2013 Best Support Service category for all the digital projects we have worked on with youth travel organisations. We're so proud and have everything crossed for us to win the award at the glittering ceremony in December. The comprehensive entry submission had to demonstrate the delivery of a successful customer experience, improvements to products and the creation of new products that used innovative thinking to bring in business. Being a specialist marketing agency for the travel sector, we've worked with clients including Smart City Hostels , HOAX Liverpool ,WYSE Travel Confederationand Experio Life so we are lucky to have a lot of experience and achievements to talk about. We'd like to wish our fellow category finalistsSt.Christopher's InnsandBritBoundgood luck and we hope to see a lot of you at the ceremony next month. For more information about the complete list of finalists, and to book tickets, go tohere.“We are really delighted to have been announced as finalists in the 2013 BYTA awards. The youth travel industry is an integral part of the British tourism industry and we are just glad that we can support it with our digital agency. With the high calibre of judges for these awards, it is a real honour to have been nominated as a finalist and it's something that the whole umi Digital team is really proud of!”Steve Lowy, CEO, Umi Digital
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