Atas reveals winners of 2025 Recognition Awards

Hays Travel has scooped the top honour at the Atas Recognition Awards, revealed at the Association of Touring and Adventure Suppliers annual conference in Wales.

Claire Brighton, Atas director, said: “We were overwhelmed with the number of nominations we had from both agents and operators this year and the standard really does get better every year.”

The categories were judged by the Atas trade engagement group and winners were announced were at the ICC Wales in Newport:

Touring and Adventure One to Watch: Travel Chaps

Expedition Cruise One to Watch: Simon Oram – The Travel Shop

Creativity Counts: Highly Commended – Heidi Phillips from Designer Travel; Winner – Cartwright Travel

Champion of Change: Designer Travel

Regional winners:
Southeast England: Fred Olsen Travel

Southwest England: Miles Morgan Travel

Northeast England: Dawson & Sanderson

Northwest England: Delmar World Travel

Central England: Highly Commended – The Holiday Lounge; Winner – Premier Travel 

Scotland & Northern Ireland: Highly Commended – Murray Travel; Winner – Barrhead Travel

Wales – Cartwright Travel

National categories

High Street Agency of the Year – Hays Travel 

Online or Call Centre Agency – Travel Club Elite

Homeworking Agency of the Year – Highly Commended: Inteletravel; Winner: Travel Counsellors

Overall Touring & Adventure Agency of the Year – Hays Travel