Gallery: Advantage Travel Partnership, Big Celebration Lunch
Advantage Travel Partnership honoured its agent and operator partners at its The Big Celebration Lunch.
Overall, 18 awards were presented to members and business partners at the October 6 ceremony at The Grange in London. A standalone award for Advantage employee of the year was also awarded for the very first time.
Julia Lo Bue-Said, managing director at Advantage Travel Partnership said: “This year we will be welcoming yet again individuals who have themselves been directly involved in Advantage over the years; celebrating the success of individual members and businesses partners nominated by their peers; presenting this year’s recipient of our Outstanding Achievement Award.”
“Last year’s inaugural event was a huge success and proved that the Big Celebration Lunch should be firmly placed in the industry calendar.”
Advantage chose to support the Together Forever Foundation with a prize draw raffle on the day. It is a cause that has been set up by Advantage member, Westoe Travel, to help the families of Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, who tragically lost their lives in the terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester earlier this year.
The UK’s premier improv comedy troupe, The Noise Next Door, was the entertainment at the event.
The winners were:
Travel Employer of the Year 2017
Regal Travel
Leisure Sales Team of the Year 2017
Jet2holidays
Advantage Holidays- Agent of the Year 2017
Terra Travel
Advantage Business Travel Agent of the Year 2017
Ace Travel
Advantage Leisure Travel Agent of the Year 2017
Baldwin’s Travel Group
Business Travel Hotel of the Year 2017
Meliá International Hotels
Business Travel Partner of the Year (Airline) 2017
Virgin Atlantic
Business Travel Partner of the Year (Technology & Ancillary) 2017
Avis Budget UK
Leisure Partner of the Year 2017
Gold Medal / Travel 2
Agent Friendly Leisure Partner of the Year 2017
(SUPER BREAK)
Most Supportive Leisure Travel Agent of the Year 2017
Oasis Travel
Most Supportive Business Travel Agent of the Year 2017
Norad Travel Group
Leisure Account Manager of the Year 2017
Helen Parry – Jet2holidays
Business Travel Account Manager of the Year 2017
Denise Bridgeman – Air Canada
Staff Member of the Year (Business Travel) 2017
Amy O’Rourke – NYS Corporate
Staff Member of the Year (Leisure Travel) 2017
Kim Kent – Spear Travels
Rising Star Award 2017
Rajni Kaur – BS Executive Travel
Outstanding Achievement Award Winner 2017
Scott Pawley- Global Travel Management
Advantage Employee of the Year (new for 2017)
Danni de Nervaux, Marketing Campaign & PR Manager
Gallery: Advantage Travel Partnership, Big Celebration Lunch