NEWS GLOBE TRAVEL AWARDS 2019


Globe Travel Awards: More than 1,200 guests attended the biggest night in the travel industry calendar last week


Guest presenter John Barrowman


Princess Cruises ambassador Phillip Schofield


Travel Weekly’s Stuart Parish and Lucy Huxley


Industry’s finest scoop prestigiou


I’m a Celebrity… star John Barrowman, popstar Peter Andre and TV presenter hilli hofield wowed the 1,200-strong crowd at the Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards.


The 42nd instalment of the industry’s most-prestigious awards ceremony took place in association with new headline partner Hearst UK in London last week. Barrowman presented the


awards – voted for by thousands of


“We’re completely ecstatic. It’s great to get this recognition”


travel agents – to operators, cruise lines, airlines, hotel groups and


other suppliers, alongside Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley. Andre treated the audience to


a rendition of his 90s smash hit Mysterious Girl. Behind the scenes,


Presented by


Barrowman and Andre met dozens of agents and special guests at VIP meet-and-greets where they took selfies, shared champagne and signed autographs, courtesy of sponsors Cosmos and Kuoni. Princess Cruises ambassador


Phillip chofield also shared the line’s signature cocktail with guests after an on-stage demonstration by Bombay Sapphire’s chief mixologist. Special accolades on the night


were handed to 19-year-old Hays Travel agent Alexandra Turner- Davis, who won the Penny Akam Unsung Hero Award, and travel technology firm bdTravel, which scooped the Innovation in Travel Award (page 18). This year’s Outstanding


Achievement Award went to Jet2holidays and Jet2.com chief executive Steve Heapy, and his company went on to bag three more awards as the big winners


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