The TTG Travel Awards 2008 winners are announced!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008


 

 

The winners of the TTG Travel Awards 2008 have been announced:

 

Travel Company of the Year - Supplier Over 100,000 passengers

Winner: Bourne Leisure

Shortlisted: Carnival UK, Gold Medal Travel, Kuoni Travel, Tui Travel, Virgin Holidays

Sponsored by Dollar Thrifty Car Rental

 

Travel Company of the Year - Supplier under 100,000 passengers

Winner:Caribtours

Shortlisted: Imaginative Traveller, Kirker Holidays, Premier Holidays, Serenity Holidays

Sponsored by Travel TV

 

Travel Company of the Year - Retailer over £50m turnover

TravelRepublic

Shortlisted: Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Flight Centre, Lastminute.com, Midlands Co-op Travel, Cruise.co.uk

Sponsored by: Cosmos

 

Travel Company of the Year- Retailer under £50m turnover

Winner: Bookable Holidays

Shortlisted: Blue Bay Travel, Garstang Travel, Isango!, Purser's Travel Worldchoice

Sponsored by Elite Island Resorts

 

Short-haul Operator of the Year

Winner: First Choice Holidays

Shortlisted: Cosmos, Libra Holidays, Olympic Holidays, Thomson Holidays, Triton Holidays

Sponsored by: Occidental Hotels

 

Long- Haul Operator of the Year

Winner: Virgin Holidays

Shortlisted: First Choice Holidays, Gold Medal Travel Group, Kuoni Travel, Thomson Holidays, Travel 2

Sponsored by: Occidental Hotels  

 

Domestic Operator of the Year

Winner: Haven Holidays

Shortlisted: Butlins, Hoseasons, Shearings Holidays, Superbreak

Sponsored by: Fairmont

 

Specialist Operator of the Year

Winner: Keycamp Holidays

Shortlisted: Caribtours, Collette Worldwide Holidays, Explore Worldwide, Holiday Options, Imaginative Traveller

Sponsored by: Fairmont

 

Cruise Line of the Year - under 75,000 UK passengers

Winner: Crystal Cruises

Shortlisted: Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Hurtigruten, NCL, Oceania Cruises

Sponsored by: The Travel Trust Association

 

Cruise Line of the Year - over 75,000 UK passengers

Winner: Cunard Line

Shortlisted: Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Island Cruises, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises,

Royal Caribbean International

Sponsored by: The Travel Trust Association

 

Airline of the Year

Winner: Emirates
Shortlisted: Air New Zealand, BMI, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic

Sponsored by: Cheapflights.co.uk

 

Airport of the Year

Winner: East Midlands Airport

Shortlisted: Birmingham International Airport, London Luton Airport, Manchester Airport

Sponsored by: Cheapflights.co.uk

 

Seat-Only Operator of the Year

Winner: Freedom Flights

Shortlisted: Avro, Gold Medal Travel Group, Teleticket, Travel 2, Triton Airfares

Sponsored by: Cheapflights.co.uk

 

Hotel Chain of the Year

Winner: Warner Leisure Hotels

Shortlisted: Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Riu Hotels and Resorts, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts

Sponsored by: Travelzoo

 

Resort Operator of the Year

Winner: Sandals & Beaches Resorts

Shortlisted: Almond Resorts, Occidental Hotels & Resorts

Sponsored by: Travelzoo

 

Accommodation-Only Company of the Year

Winner: Lowcostbeds.com

Shortlisted: HotelConnect, Hotels4U.com, On Holiday Group, Somewhere2stay.com, Youtravel.com

Sponsored by: Travelzoo

 

Car Hire Company of the Year

Winner: Hertz

Shortlisted: Avis, Budget Rent A Car, Holiday Autos, Sixt Rent A Car, Suncars 
Sponsored by: TIS

 

Rail Road or Sea Operator of the Year

Winner: Collette Worldwide Holidays

Shortlisted: Cosmos Tourama, Insight Vacations / Trafalgar Tours, Irish Ferries, Rocky Mountaineer, Stena Line 
Sponsored by: TIS

 

Holiday Add-Ons Company of the Year

Winner: Keith Prowse Attraction Tickets

Shortlisted: Attraction World, Holiday Extras, Holiday Taxis, Meteor Meet & Greet Parking, Taxitransfers.co.uk

Sponsored by: TIS

 

Agent of the Year

Winner: David Hoyle, Future Travel

Shortlisted: Penny Louise Crampton, Yes2Travel; Jake Joseph, The Destination; Lounge; Caroline Metcalfe, Hays Travel; Joanna Rigby, Cruise Thomas Cook; Nat Salm, Flight Centre

Sponsored by: Avis

 

Young Agent of the Year

Winner: Fallon Scott, The Co-operative Travel

Shortlisted: Martin Brett, Westoe Travel; Leah Gordon, Hays Travel; Natasha Hutchings, First Choice; Chelsea Johnston, The Co-operative Travel; Aaron McMordie-Ives, Bookable Holidays

Sponsored by: Complete Cruise Solution

 

Retail Team of the Year

Winner: Garstang Travel

Shortlisted: Cumbria Cruises Web Team, Oasis Travel, The Co-operative Travel, Newcastle, Kingston Park, The Co-operative Travel Retail Regional Management Team, Thomson, Liverpool Lord Street

Sponsored by: Attraction World

 

Supplier Sales Team of the Year

Winner: Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America Line

Shortlisted: Complete Cruise Solution, Gold Medal Travel, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Sandals & Beaches Resorts, Superbreak

Sponsored by: The Network

 

Tourist Board of the Year

Winner: Tourism Australia

Shortlisted: Barbados Tourism Authority, Canadian Tourism Commission, Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Jamaica Tourist Board, South African Tourism

Sponsored by: World Travel Market

 

Travel Service Provider of the Year

Winner: C&M Travel Recruitment

Shortlisted: Arnold Fisher Insurance Services, Cheapflights, Teletext Holidays, Traveltek, The Vertical Group

Sponsored by: World Travel Market

 

Training Programme of the Year

Winner: Association of Cruise Experts

Shortlisted: Complete Cruise Solution, Keith Prowse Attraction Tickets, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Sandals & Beaches Resorts, The Co-operative Travel

Sponsored by: Online Travel Training

 

Trade-facing Website of the Year

Winner: Superbreak

Shortlisted: Attraction World, Gold Medal Travel Group, Holiday Extras, Kuoni Travel, Virgin Holidays

Sponsored by: Harp Wallen Executive Recruitment

 

Trade Marketing Campaign

Winner: Complete Cruise Solution

Shortlisted: Air New Zealand, Amadeus, Attraction World, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Virgin Holidays

Sponsored by: Harp Wallen Executive Recruitment

 

Scream If You're Green

Winner: Accor

Shortlisted: Haven Holidays, Sandals & Beaches Resorts, The Co-operative Travel, Tui Travel, Virgin Holidays

 

Unsung Hero of the Year

Winner: Jane Ashton, Tui Travel

Shortlisted: Claire Harper, Amadeus; Carol Nelson, Personal Travel Advisors; Kerry Kitto, Future Travel; Damian McDonough, Holiday Taxis

Sponsored by: Barbados Tourism



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