Ten agents proved they are the best in the business last night at Travel Weekly’s inaugural Southeast Agent Excellence Awards.
Part of the Southeast Travel Trade Ball, local agents and tour operators gathered at Copthorne Effingham Park near Gatwick Airport to reward the achievements of the agents over the last year. Article continues below…
Collecting her award, Sarah Currie, winner of the Best Manager, Large Agency category, said: “This award is fantastic. The last year has been really hard work, but I have always loved my job and this means it has all been worthwhile.”
BEST MANAGER – LARGE AGENCY
Winner: Sarah Currie
Branch manager, Flight Centre,Queensway, London
BEST SALES CONSULTANT – LARGE AGENCY
Winner: Nova Lautman,
Sales consultant, First Choice, Barkingside
(Award collected by colleague Dawn Neicho)
BEST MANAGER – SMALL AGENCY
Winner: Nicholas McKay
Branch director, Travel Designers, Clapham, London
BEST SALES CONSULTANT – SMALL AGENCY
Winner: Charlotte Brown
Sales consultant (cruise specialist), Ideal Cruising, Camberley, Surrey
BEST HOMEWORKING AGENT
Winner: Jacques Simon
Homeworker, Instant Holidays, London
BEST CALL CENTRE SALES CONSULTANT
Winner: Kirstin Wainwright
Sales consultant, Ideal Cruising, Camberley, Surrey
BEST BUSINESS TRAVEL MANAGER
Winner: Helen Standen
Branch manager, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Croydon, London
BEST BUSINESS TRAVEL CONSULTANT
Winner: Valery Savioli
Senior business travel consultant, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Mayfair, London
BEST CRUISE AGENCY
Winner: Ideal Cruising
Camberley, Surrey (Award collected by managing director Tony Youster)
BEST AGENCY INNOVATION
Winner: Travelux of Tenterden, Kent
(Award collected by Sarah Vince of Travelux)
Full-size photos of the Travel Weekly Southeast Agent Excellence award winners are available to view at our flickr gallery along with images from the night.