We had entries from the brightest and the best the travel trade has to offer and now we can reveal the 12 winning agents who will feature on the front of Travel Weekly next year.
We received thousands of votes and the 12 who received the most votes are from travel companies across the UK.
Each will now receive a makeover, style consultation and professional photo shoot at Bicester Village in Oxfordshire, and will enjoy a fam trip with either Trafalgar, Insight Vacations or Contiki, courtesy of our sponsors The One Stop Touring Shop.
The winners
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‘Passion for our industry’
Travel Weekly editor Lucy Huxley said: “Our 12 Travel Weekly Cover Stars represent everything that’s good about the travel industry, and we look forward to showcasing them all in the magazine throughout 2011.
“The list of winners includes multiples and independents, and both homeworkers and high street agents and the thing that unites them is their passion for their jobs and our industry.”
Huxley added: “We are extremely grateful for the support of The One Stop Touring Shop in helping us to celebrate our readers in this way, and to Bicester Village for hosting our cover shoot and dressing our winners in some incredible designer clothes.”
One Stop Touring Shop director of sales Paul Melinis said: “We are delighted to see such a broad spectrum of frontline travel sellers making the final 12, and we are looking forward to welcoming them on a Trafalgar, Insight Vacations or Contiki fam trip in 2011.
“We are supporting Travel Weekly’s Cover Stars competition as it mirrors our own philosophy of supporting and celebrating the very best travel agents in the UK. The travel trade is absolutely key to our success, and at the One Stop Touring Shop we will always make sure we do our best to give them everything they need to do business.
“Congratulations to all 12 winners, and I look forward to meeting them during their fantastic cover shoot at Bicester Village.”
Headline sponsor: One Stop Touring Shop
One Stop Touring Shop is the complete escorted touring solution for the trade.
Together, Insight Vacations, Trafalgar and Contiki provide quality worldwide escorted touring holidays for clients of any age.
Family-owned and fully bonded, One Stop Touring Shop offers 350 itineraries worldwide and some of the best commissions available.
Sales director Paul Melinis said: “Your award-winning One Stop Touring Shop is 100% committed to supporting the trade and is proud to sponsor Travel Weekly’s exciting new Cover Stars competition.
“Here at Insight Vacations, Trafalgar and Contiki, we understand how important frontline travel agency staff are. Congratulations to all our winners!”
To contact the team, call 020 7468 4335. To order brochures, visit trade-gate.co.uk
Makeover partner: Bicester Village
Chic Outlet Shopping consists of nine luxury brand outlet Villages offering previous seasons’ collections of the world’s leading designer fashion and lifestyle brands with up to 60%, and sometimes more, off the recommended retail price, year-round.
Bicester Village senior tourism manager Helen Peters said: “Bicester Village is delighted to be working with Travel Weekly to support Cover Stars 2011. As one of nine villages that make up the Collection known as Chic Outlet Shopping in Europe, it is vital for us to work closely with agents to remind them how important shopping is on any holiday.”
For more information about Bicester Village, email FRoberts@valueretail.com