Ten travel agents were winners at Travel Weekly’s inaugural Agent Excellence Awards at the Midland Travel Trade Ball on Tuesday night.
The awards, covering the Midlands and East of England region, were handed out at the Hilton Metropole hotel in Birmingham.
Winner of best manager, large agency Gail Lister said: “I didn’t expect to win – I am just so proud for my shop.”
The winners in full
 Best manager – large agency: Gail Lister, branch manager, Harvey World Travel, Old Catton, Norwich |  Best sales consultant – large agency: Dawn Wilson, assistant manager, Going Places, Lincoln |
 Best call centre sales consultant: Kerry Smith, travel customer services consultant, RCI Europe, Kettering |  Best sales consultant– small agency: Claire Bradford, assistant manager, Fred Olsen Travel, Colchester, Essex |
 Best business travel manager: Christopher Vince, team leader, American Express, Birmingham |  Best manager – small agency: Sally Beckinsale, branch manager, Fred Olsen Travel, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
 Best homeworking agent: Stephanie Cockerill, Instant Holidays, Nuneaton |  Best business travel consultant: Sarah Day, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Birmingham |
 Best cruise agency: First Choice Hypermarket, Telford (collected by Charlotte Harrison) |  Best agency innovation: Millington Independent, Leicester (collected by Nigel Armitage) |
To see full-size the pictures from the night go to our flickr photo set, and watch out for the June 22 issue of Travel Weekly. Profiles of individual winners start next week in the June 8 issue of Travel Weekly.
Meanwhile, there is still one week left to enter the South West / Wales Agent Excellence Awards. To find out more, click here.