ROLL OF HONOUR Globe Travel Awards 2019 winners
Peter Andre got the audience up on the dancefloor
us Globe awards
on the night (pages 4 and 16). Royal Caribbean International, Gold Medal, Holiday Extras and Emirates each won two awards. The cruise line walked off with the Globes for Best Mainstream Cruise Company and Best-Trade Friendly Brand. Vicky Billing, head of retail north, said: “We love the trade. We’ve amplified our portal to make sure we cater to our trade partners.” Gold Medal won Best Long-Haul
Operator (Multi-Destination) and Best Consolidator. Nick Hughes, sales director for B2B tour operations in Europe for parent company dnata Travel, said: “We’re completely ecstatic. Despite a challenging 12 months, it’s great to get this recognition from agents.” Holiday Extras scooped Best
Add-Ons Provider and won Best Insurance Provider for the 11th year running. Head of partnerships James Lewis said: “We missed out on the Best Add-Ons Provider award for a few years so to claim this back is amazing.” The Globes also kickstarted
Travel Weekly’s year-long fundraising goal to raise £50,000 for five children’s charities, with
The Children’s Trust the night’s chosen cause. With pledges still being processed, more than £5,500 has so far been raised following an appeal by Heart Radio presenter Jenni Falconer, who moved the room by explaining how she took “the worst phone call ever” after her daughter was hit by a car. The running total includes donations made via text on the night in addition to generous pledges of £2,000 by G Adventures and £1,000 by Silversea Cruises. Brian Young, G Adventures’ managing director for the EMEA region, said child welfare chimed with Planeterra, the operator’s social enterprise foundation. He said: “We are all about giving back as a business. The charity does some great things, and it really resonated on the night.” Peter Shanks, Silversea’s UK managing director, said: “As a father with two beautiful, healthy daughters I was moved to be reminded by Jenni Falconer that
not everyone is so lucky.” › To donate to The Children’s Trust, text ‘GTAS19 £’, with the amount you’d like to donate, to 70070
ON THE WATER sponsored by Traveltek Best Ferry Company: P&O Ferries Best Mainstream Cruise Company: Royal Caribbean International Best Premium Cruise Company: Celebrity Cruises Best Specialist Cruise Company: Azamara Club Cruises Best River Cruise Company: Uniworld Best Luxury Cruise Company: Silversea Cruises
ON THE MOVE sponsored by P&O Ferries Best Rail Company: Great Rail Journeys Best Mainstream Touring Company: Titan Travel Best Premium Touring Company: Insight Vacations Best Car Rental Company: Flexible Autos Best Adventure Operator: G Adventures
DESTINATIONS sponsored by Travelzoo Best Tourist Board: Tourism Australia Best All-Inclusive Resort Operator: Sandals Best Hotel Chain (Worldwide): Palladium Hotel Group Best Attraction (Worldwide): Walt Disney World Resort
FLYING sponsored by Air Travel Guide Best Short-Haul Airline:
Jet2.com Best Long-Haul Airline: Emirates Best UK Airport: Manchester Best Premium Airline: Emirates
LONG-HAUL sponsored by G Adventures Best Long-Haul Operator (Multi-destination): Gold Medal Best Long-Haul Specialist Operator: Wendy Wu Tours Best Luxury Operator: Kuoni Best Consolidator: Gold Medal
SHORT-HAUL sponsored by Paysafe Best Short-Haul Operator: Jet2holidays Best Operator for Activities: Inghams Best Accommodation-Only Provider: Super Break Best UK Holidays Operator: Bourne Leisure
SERVING THE INDUSTRY sponsored by Palladium Hotel Group Best Add-Ons Provider: Holiday Extras Best Technology Provider: Amadeus Best Insurance Provider: Holiday Extras Best Trade Sales Team: Jet2holidays Best Trade-Friendly Brand: Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean brands celebrate quadruple success: from left, Ben Bouldin, Royal Caribbean International; Jo
Rzymowska, Celebrity Cruises; Richard Twynam, Azamara Club Cruises; and Peter Shanks, Silversea Cruises
24 January 2019
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