GLOBE TRAVEL AWARDS 2015 — PREVIEW
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
We reward innovation, achievement and an unsung hero with the three Special Awards
a real difference – whether they be iconic industry heavyweights or simply someone who has gone the extra mile to help another. Few readers could be unaware
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of Reuben’s Retreat, the charity founded by Nicola and Mike Graham following the tragic death of their 23-month-old son in 2011. Many will have donated generously, but one person overwhelmed Nicola and Mike with her fundraising efforts, raising £13,000 through a combination of events ranging from golf days to Elvis tribute nights. This person is Michelle Leonard of Travel Counsellors, last year’s winner of the Penny Akam Unsung Hero Award. This is one of our three special
awards, the other two being the Outstanding Achievement Award and the Innovation Award.
l UNSUNG HERO The Penny Akam Unsung Hero Award, sponsored by
Affordable Car Hire, honours a member of the industry who quietly exceeds expectations in their everyday working life. The award was introduced in memory of Penny Akam, who organised the Globe Travel Awards for many years and
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lost her battle with cancer in 2008. Other previous winners include
Tracy Burden, a Midcounties Co- operative Travel agent who went above and beyond to care for a client who had been diagnosed with cancer, and Andrew Baldwin, Carnival UK customer care and communications manager, who created a programme to support passengers and crew in times of difficulty. Nominate: If you know of an agent or supplier who you feel is an unsung hero – someone for whom going the extra mile is commonplace – then email your nomination to angela.
hamilton-jones@travelweekly.co.uk by December 5.
l OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT The Outstanding Achievement Award, sponsored by Gold Medal, recognises a figure who has made an extraordinary contribution to the travel industry. The winner can come from any sector – the key is the scale of the impact they have made. Last year’s recipient was Monarch
Travel Group chairman Hugh Morgan, and previous winners have included IAG chief executive Willie Walsh, Sandals chairman and founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, and John Hays of Hays Travel.
l INNOVATION The Innovation Award is sponsored by Travelport and is designed to reward a company making creative waves in the industry. The winner will be a company that has launched an innovative product or development – not necessarily in the field of technology – that has had a clear impact on the market. It may have helped the company solve a problem, differentiate themselves from the competition or meet the needs of its target customers more effectively. Last year, Zolv picked up the
award for its SalesAssist call centre point-of-sale tool. How to enter: Companies can enter themselves, or be nominated by a business partner or associate. Entries are welcome from any travel business operating in, or from, the UK. The nominated project needs to have proven success and it must be innovative. To download an entry form, go to
globetravelawards.co.uk and click on Special Awards in the navigation bar. Alternatively, find out more by emailing angela. hamilton-jones@travelweekly.
co.uk or calling 020 7881 4849. The closing date for entries is November 21.
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