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TripAdvisor Names Travellers’ Choice Favourites – The Brands Travellers Say They Must Have When Travelling
Top Brands for Travel Identified by TripAdvisor Community

Sydney, May 6, 2014 – TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its third annual Travellers’ Choice  awards for Travel Favourites highlighting the top brands that travellers around the world prefer for their trips. 

In Australia, winners from car rentals and coffee to travel magazines and tablet computers were named in 38 categories. Traveller’s Choice Favourites are also being announced in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain and the U.S. and the U.K.

“We are pleased to announce the brands that travellers voted their Travellers Choice Favourites,” said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. “Travellers packing their suitcases can’t go wrong with these travel picks from our savvy community.”

2014 Australia Travellers’ Choice Awards for Travel Favourites

Airline:

Qantas

Guidebook:

Lonely Planet

Allergy medicine:

Telfast

Gum/mints:

Mentos

Backpack:

Kathmandu

Hairdryer:

GHD

Body lotion:

Nivea

Hand sanitizer:

Dettol

Bottled water:

Mount Franklin

Insect repellent:

Aeroguard

Camera:

Canon

Lip balm:

Lucas Papaw

Car rental agency:

Budget

Mouthwash:

Listerine

Carry-on luggage:

Samsonite

Noise-canceling headphones:

Bose

Coffee:

Lavazza

Razor:

Gillette

Conditioner:

Pantene

Shampoo:

Pantene

Cooler:

Esky

Snack/energy bar:

Cadbury

Deodorant:

Rexona

Soap:

Dove

Digestion aid:

Mylanta

Soda:

Coca-Cola

Energy drink:

Gatorade

Sunglasses:

Ray-Ban

Eye drops:

Visine

Sunscreen:

Cancer Council

Fast food:

Subway

Swimwear:

Speedo

Flip-flops:

Havaianas

Tablet computer:

Apple

Flu/cold medicine:

Codral

Toothpaste:

Colgate

GPS device:

Apple iPhone

Travel magazine:

Lonely Planet

For the complete list of 2014 winners of the Travellers’ Choice Awards for Travel Favourites, go tohttp://blog.tripadvisor.com/blog/2014/05/05/travellers-choice-favorites-au/.

Award methodology:

Surveys were conducted in each country using a total panel of more than 5,500 TripAdvisor travellers to select a shortlist of brands/products in each category. A total of 95,056 travelers (including 4,838 Australian respondents) then selected their favourites from the shortlists.