What’s the best benefit of working in the travel industry? The travel! Employees of Online Vacation Center get to go to some pretty interesting, wild, remote (you name it!) places as a perk of the job. Ranging from business travel (think trying out new cruise ships and testing hotels for our guests) to leisure travel (discounted rates, free passes and the like), our employees make their way around the globe and back again year after year. Online Vacation Center recently held its 3rd Annual Employee Photo Contest, so we could share some of our experiences with each other and with you! Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the top 3 photos, which are voted on anonymously by peers, receive prizes.
Okay, okay, so maybe everyone isn’t a winner by prize standards, but one of the most rewarding experiences in the world is traveling to new and exciting destinations. So in that respect, we all come out on top. Take a look at our 3 winning entries and the rest of our submissions. We hope you enjoy!
1st Place!
Galapagos, Sally Lightfoot Crabs
2nd Place!
Windmills Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
3rd Place!
Maya Bay, Thailand
Honorable Mention!
The Historic City of Ayutthaya, founded in 1350, was the second capital of the Siamese Kingdom and is a UNESCO world site with hundreds of temples in a 10 mile radius. 
The Borough Market is a lively place to buy spices, cheeses, produce, meats and other treats from all over the world. It stretches several blocks and sits near the river Thames and is nestled underneath the dramatic “Shard,” skyscraper. 
Taken on top of a glacier in Juneau, AK. These dogs lived here and pulled us around in a dog sled. Amazing pooches. 
Jerusalem, Israel 
On my final, full day in Switzerland, my friends and I drove to Les Diablerets and took a ski lift to reach the top of the glacier mountain. 
We sailed on Wind Star on March 11th, 2017. The ship sailed from St. Martin and went to six ports of call. This shot was in St. Lucia, taken from the top of Pigeon Island, should have been March 16th 
