Another night, another awards ceremony. Last night saw the inaugural Travolution Awards at London's uber-swanky Landmark Hotel.

The ceremony was presented, in somewhat maverick fashion, by the Independent's veteran Travel editor Simon Calder, who inadvertently extended one category's shortlist into the next after a what sounded like an exhausting whistlestop Ryanair press trip to Croatia earlier in the week.

It was a good night for the big names - Expedia taking both the 'Best Travel Agent Website' and 'Best Online Brand' prizes, TripAdvisor winning 'Best Travel Portal' and Lastminute.com cofounder Brent Hoberman receiving an overall Achievement Award.

But companies were also rewarded in the emerging worlds of search engine optimisation and social media. Silverjet.com beat BA.com to the prize of 'Best Airline Website' and STA Travel will be pleased with their two awards - one for their blogs and another for online advertising agency.

Guardian Unlimited Travel's supplier of flight and hotel deals, Travelsupermarket.com beat rivals Cheapflights.co.uk, Sidestep.com and Kelkoo Travel to win 'Best Price Comparison Website'.