Travel Weekly Magellan Awards

Travel Weekly announced the winners of the 2025 Magellan Awards, recognizing HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) with a top award. HTS’ travel fintech services were named a Gold Winner in the Travel Services - Overall-Technology Solutions category.

HTS, Hopper’s B2B division, is a leading travel technology platform that uses its data advantage and AI-driven travel technology to help partners address modern traveler needs. The company developed several unique travel fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions, and these fintech ancillaries have become a favorite among HTS partners and their customers. 

HTS’ travel fintech offerings – including Cancel for Any Reason and Disruption Assistance – have exceptionally strong CSAT because the terms are always clear, and customers receive instant, no-questions-asked resolutions. The company has sold millions of fintech products across 231 countries and territories, and the fintech products have been purchased on itineraries from 429 unique global airlines. 

The Magellan Awards honor outstanding design, marketing and services in a broad range of industry segments including Hospitality, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Ground Transportation.

"Each year, I think, 'This will be the year to remember' -- the year that creativity, innovation and inspiration in the entries of the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards has peaked,” said Arnie Weissmann, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly. “Yet this year – the 18th annual Travel Weekly Magellan Awards – has topped all that has come before. You have to wonder: Can the bar get any higher?"

The Magellan Awards are judged and overseen by a one-of-a-kind panel of top travel professionals representing the best names and most accomplished leaders from the industry. In determining winners, entries do not compete with one another, instead they are judged against a standard of excellence based on the long experience of Travel Weekly. To uphold this high standard of excellence, a category may have multiple winners, or may have no winners at all.

For a complete list of silver and gold winners, please visit https://www.travelweeklyawards.com/winners/list/?event=1094&category=2031&award=G.

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About HTS

HTS, the B2B division of global travel platform Hopper, uses its data advantage and AI-driven travel technology to help partners address modern traveler needs. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions. Working with the world's leading banks, airlines and travel providers, HTS supercharges its partners’ direct channels with its travel fintech, AI, and e-commerce products. To find out more about HTS, visit hts.hopper.com.