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YOUR TURN TO SHINE Twelve lucky agents will head to Madeira this autumn as T
Travel Weekly’s flagship Cover Stars competition is to return for a third year in partnership with Jet2holidays, with 12 agent winners set to feature on the front pages of the UK’s number-one trade magazine throughout 2026. The lucky winners will be hosted on a VIP trip to Madeira from Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3, where they will have professional photoshoots to create next year’s fantastic front covers. While on the trip, they will receive
flights from Manchester with
Jet2.com, a host of incredible experiences and Indulgent Escapes privileges, including 25kg baggage, enjoy two drinks and a £10pp onboard voucher, priority lane passes at the airport and accommodation at the stunning five-star Savoy Palace, Funchal, in Madeira. Travel Weekly Cover Stars initially ran for a
decade until the pandemic, before returning in partnership with Jet2holidays two years ago. The competition is open to any travel agent resident in the UK and working on the high street, in call centres, online or from home. Previous winners can enter, with a maximum of three previous winners in the final 12. A panel of judges from
ravel Weekly’s Cover Stars competition returns in partnership with Jet2holidays
in the UK’s only weekly travel trade publication. “Travel agents are at the heart of everything
Jet2holidays and Travel Weekly will select the 12 winners, who will feature on the front cover of Travel Weekly throughout 2026 alongside an interview about their experience and professional photoshoot. Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly,
said: “The response to our flagship travel agent competition has been phenomenal following its return in partnership with Jet2holidays and we are delighted to be able to continue to showcase our agent readers
HOW TO ENTER
All you have to do to enter the competition to become a Travel Weekly Cover Star is head to
travelweekly.co.uk/coverstars2026 and upload a short video clip telling us why you think you’d make a good winner and what a professional photoshoot and VIP trip with Jet2holidays in Madeira would mean to you. Entries are open until the closing date of Thursday, July 31,
after which our 12 winners will be chosen by a judging panel. The competition is open to all frontline travel sellers aged 18 or over in the UK, whether they work on the high street, online, in call centres or from home. To enter, you must also agree to be contacted by Jet2holidays and signed up to its trade emails. To enter and for T&Cs, go to:
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we do at Travel Weekly, and this year’s competition will be particularly special because our winners will include the 150th Cover Star to appear on our front page since the competition launched in 2010.” Lloyd Cross, Jet2holidays trade
general manager, said: “After two incredible years, including last year’s unforgettable visit to Cyprus, we’re proud to be back supporting Travel Weekly Cover Stars for a third time. It’s a highlight for us to celebrate the
hard work of independent travel agents, and we’re excited to treat 12 lucky winners to a VIP Destination Discovery in Madeira with the UK’s number-one tour operator, Jet2holidays. We’re looking forward to seeing your entries and finding the Cover Stars of 2026!”
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