The Association of Touring and Adventure Suppliers (Atas) has unveiled the shortlist for its prestigious 2024 Atas Recognition Awards.
The scheme honours agents who have showcased touring and adventure holidays in the most innovative or successful ways.
The winners of this year’s honours will be announced at a ceremony during the Atas Conference, which takes place at a new venue: The Royal Armouries in Leeds (October 15-16).
Claire Brighton, Atas director, said: “I am thrilled to reveal the shortlist for our annual recognition awards scheme, which gets better every year.
“We have added a new category for 2024 – Expedition Cruise One to Watch – which recognises the expansion within this sector and the increasing numbers of agents who recognise the opportunities of expedition cruises.
“The entries were judged by me and a panel of experts from our sector and they were all very impressive.
“Those who made the shortlist have made an outstanding contribution over the past year to the touring and adventure sector.
“Each Atas awards ceremony is an exciting occasion and I’m looking forward to another glittering evening in Leeds, recognising the dedication of agents.”
To find out more about the 2024 Atas Conference in Leeds, click here.
Winners last year included Travel Counsellors as the Touring and Adventure Agency of the Year (pictured).
Atas Awards Shortlist
Touring & Adventure One to Watch
• Travel by Hannah
• Bucket List Travel/Cruise 365
• Travel Chaps
Expedition Cruise One to Watch
• Trailfinders
• Libby Poole – Once in a Lifetime Holidays
• Mundy Cruises
• Panache Cruises
Social Media Star
• Hannah Blackmore – Bucket List/Cruise 365
• Travel Chaps
• Daniel Bartholomew Oates
• Travel by Hannah
Sustainability Champion
• Karen Simmonds – Travel Matters
• Designer Travel
• arrangeMY escape
Agency of the Year – Southeast England
• Baldwins Travel
• Fred Olsen Travel
• Meon Valley Travel
Agency of the Year – Southwest England
• Miles Morgan Travel
• Travel by Hannah
• Butterfly Travel
Agency of the Year – Northeast England
• Travel Bureau Gosforth
• Althams Travel
• Beverley Travel
• Gazelle Travel
Agency of the Year – Northwest England
• Aspen Travel
• Gates Travel
• Henbury Travel
Agency of the Year – Central England
• Premier Travel
• Travel Club Elite
• Your Co-op Travel
Agency of the Year – Scotland & Northern Ireland
• Jimmy Martin Travel
• Barrhead Travel
• Murray Travel
Agency of the Year – Wales
• Cartwright Travel
• Sam Smith Travel
• Delmar World Travel
Agency of the Year – High Street
• Hays Travel
• Miles Morgan Travel
• Your Co-op Travel
Agency of the Year – Homeworking
• Travel Counsellors
• Designer Travel
• Not Just Travel
• InteleTravel
Agency of the Year – Online/Call Centre
• Travel Club Elite
• ROL Cruise
• Inspire
Touring & Adventure Agency of the Year
• Announced on the night – no shortlist
More: Atas encourages agents to enter 2024 Recognition Awards