Top agents and agencies honoured at 2024 Agent Achievement Awards

: Designer Travel co-founders honoured for outstanding contribution

Gallery: Agent Achievement Awards 2024

Agents and agencies from across the UK and Ireland have been honoured at the 2024 Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards in London.

The event, held in partnership with headline sponsor Celestyal Cruises for the first time, took place at London's Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel with more than 700 guests in attendance.

The coveted awards were presented by radio and TV favourite Jordan North alongside Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley, while entertainment was provided by singer and TV personality Peter Andre and stars of musical theatre Bradley Jayden and The Barricade Boys.

Coveted individual awards included Leisure Agent of the Year, won by The Personal Travel Agents' Laura Bennett; Leisure Manager of the Year, won by Oasis Travel's Angela Taylor; Young Leisure Agent of the Year, won by Sunlounger Travel's Sian Freestone; and Agency Support Team Member of the Year, won by Caitlyn Cope from Blue Bay Travel.

Multiple award winners included Hays Travel, which won the Large Agency category in the North East and London and the South East in addition to the national Large High Street Agency of the Year and Best Large Agency to Work For awards.

Outstanding Contribution honours went to the co-founders of Designer Travel, Amanda Matthews and Karen Pocock, while The Good Travel Agent picked up the One to Watch Award.

The Mental Health Matters award was won by Hays Travel's Hayley Gadd and Lisa Martindale of The Travel Freaks, while the Sustainability Champion of the Year categories were won by Earthwise Travel (small) and Barrhead Travel (large).

: Designer Travel co-founders honoured for outstanding contribution

Gallery: Agent Achievement Awards 2024

Winners' reaction

Agent Achievement Awards 2024: Full list of winners

Special Awards

: Amanda Matthews and Karen Pocock, Designer Travel

: Hayley Gadd, Hays Travel and Lisa Martindale, The Travel Freaks

Gareth Harding, Travelosophers

Darryl Gardner, Cartwright Travel

Fred Olsen Travel

Individual Agent of the Year Awards

: Sian Freestone, Sunlounger Travel

: Laura Bennett, The Personal Travel Agents

: Angela Taylor, Oasis Travel

: Caitlyn Cope, Blue Bay Travel

Sector and Special Awards

: Loveitbookit

: Iglu.com

: Miles Morgan Travel

: The Good Travel Agent

Business Excellence and People Awards

Earthwise Travel

Barrhead Travel

Perfect Getaways

Hays Travel

National Agency of the Year Awards

Blue Bay Travel

Travelosophers

Travel Counsellors

Baldwins Travel

Hays Travel

Regional Agency of the Year Awards

Oasis Travel

Cassidy Travel

Stewart Travel

Barrhead Travel

Garstang Travel

Althams Travel

Seaside Travel

Hays Travel

Holiday Lounge

Midcounties Co-Operative Travel

Oyster Travel

Premier Travel

La Vida Travel

Miles Morgan Travel

Baldwins Travel

Hays Travel

: Designer Travel co-founders honoured for outstanding contribution

Gallery: Agent Achievement Awards 2024