After receiving 125 entries and votes from nearly 11,000 supporters, we can finally reveal the identities of Travel Weekly’s 2012 Cover Stars.
Each one will be whisked off to New York in December for an experience they will never forget courtesy of our headline sponsors Celebrity Cruises and our partners Woodbury Common Premium Outlets and Virgin Holidays.
The lucky 12 are:
Jemma Allerton, Thomas Cook, Cardiff
Sophie Cook, Ideal Travel, South Yorkshire
Ashleigh Ellis, Travel Republic, London
Steven Kelly, Cruise Thomas Cook, Accrington
Jackie Frith, Bolsover Cruise Club, Chesterfield
Ken Garrity, Travel Tailormade, Cheshire
Abbie Harrington, Bath Travel, Sidmouth
Riccy Hunter, The Co-operative Travel, North Yorkshire
Nicola Murdoch, Barrhead Travel, Glasgow
Deborah Phillips, Hays Travel, Stockton-on-Tees
Nick Stagg, Preston Travel Centre, Preston
Ian Warren, GoCruise, Leicestershire
Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly, said: “We’re delighted to have 12 such amazing agents to fly the flag for us in New York and on our front covers throughout 2012.
“Our sponsors and partners including Celebrity Cruises, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, Virgin Holidays and NYC & Co have got some real treats in store, and looking at the list of incredible designers who will be participating in the makeover, I only wish I could be joining them myself!”
To check out our winners’ entries and find out more about the competition, click here.