ASPIRE AWARDS 2024 3 Roll of honour
AGENT WINNERS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
TO LUXURY: AGENT
Alex Cheatle, Ten Lifestyle Group CONCIERGE AGENCY Ten Lifestyle Group
Liz Shaw (left), Odyssia Sifounaki Daskalantonaki and Kostas Sinis, all Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
INCLUSIVITY CHAMPION Inclu Travel
INDEPENDENT LUXURY AGENCY
Select World Travel INDEPENDENT LUXURY RETAIL BUSINESS
Independent Luxury Agency of the Year award, while Jennifer Lonergan was named Luxury Travel Seller of the Year for the third year running. Lonergan said: “It’s such a prestigious
award. For my company to be recognised in this category, with so many other amazing people, means everything.” Harry Wignall, founder of new
luxury independent agency Wimeya, was named Rising Star of the Year. He said: “I can’t put into words what
it means to have won this award, having been operating for less than a year. To be recognised by my peers is such a lovely thing and is testament to what an amazing industry this is to work in.” New categories for this year saw Inclu
Travel named Inclusivity Champion of the Year and Visit Malta recognised for Inclusivity Initiative of the Year. Kostas Sinis, director of sales for UK and luxury at Grecotel Hotels & Resorts, was named Aspire’s first Luxury Salesperson of the Year. The hotel brand also picked up the gong for Luxury Hotel Brand of the Year: Large.
i ‘Outstanding’ winners, page 12
Travel By Hannah LUXURY CRUISE AGENCY
Mundy Cruising LUXURY HOMEWORKING
BUSINESS: LARGE
Designer Travel LUXURY HOMEWORKING BUSINESS: SMALL
Once in a Lifetime Holidays LUXURY TRAVEL SELLER
Jennifer Lonergan, The Luxury Traveller RISING STAR
Harry Wignall, Wimeya SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION
Travel Matters ASPIRE SUPPORTER: AGENT
Andara Travel
SUPPLIER WINNERS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
TO LUXURY: SUPPLIER
Valentina De Santis, Grand Hotel Tremezzo and Passalacqua EXPEDITION CRUISE LINE
Scenic LUXURY CRUISE LINE
Celebrity Cruises ULTRA-LUXURY CRUISE LINE
Explora Journeys LUXURY RIVER CRUISE LINE
Scenic and Emerald Cruises LUXURY HOTEL BRAND: SMALL/ BOUTIQUE
Sani/Ikos Group LUXURY HOTEL BRAND: LARGE
Grecotel Hotels & Resorts LUXURY SALESPERSON
Kostas Sinis, Grecotel Hotels & Resorts LUXURY TEAM
Explora Journeys LUXURY TOUR OPERATOR
Carrier
PREMIUM TOUR OPERATOR If Only
SPECIALIST TOUR OPERATOR Simpson Travel
SALES REPRESENTATION COMPANY: SMALL
Bespoke Earth
SALES REPRESENTATION COMPANY: LARGE
Van Isacker Exclusive TRADE INITIATIVE
Carrier LUXURY TOURIST BOARD
Switzerland Tourism LUXURY ADVENTURE BRAND
Aqua Expeditions SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
AE Expeditions
INCLUSIVITY INITIATIVE Visit Malta
UNSUNG HERO
Lorraine Norcross, Carrier ASPIRE SUPPORTER: SUPPLIER Priti Mehta, Explora Journeys
aspiretravelclub.co.uk
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