Top travel agents honoured at Southeast Agent Excellence Awards

October 19, 2007, 15:36

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.