Agents are recognised with awards, prizes and additional resources – and one agency has a Calendar Girls-style moment!
JANUARY
Aito, The Specialist Travel Association, kicked off the year with its Starfest conference in Leicestershire, recognising its top- selling agencies including national ‘All Star’ Beaver Travel in Hertfordshire. Bed bank Bedsonline offered an
extra 3% commission to encourage agents more familiar with GTA or TravelCube to work with the HotelBeds-owned company after its acquisition of the two brands. Tipto, the Truly Independent Professional Travel Organisation, hosted agents and suppliers at the Shangri-La Hotel on the 34th floor of The Shard to celebrate the association’s 20th year. Meanwhile, Cartwright Travel
agent Phil Jones won a Fiat 500 in Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ biggest-ever trade incentive. He was drawn from 4,500 agents who booked with the line over seven months.
FEBRUARY
Bed bank Stuba completed its migration of RoomsXML hotels onto its platform after a merger with Getabed created the renamed
brand. Holiday Extras unveiled its new Travel Heroes incentive programme that rewards agents, managers, regional sales managers and entire shops.
MARCH
The Travel Network Group announced new recruitment and training programmes for members at its Beyond the Expected conference in Budapest, Hungary.
APRIL
Trade-only operator and consolidator Major Travel established its Major Independent Partners scheme to support start-up travel agencies, offering back-office technology, white- label websites, product, accounts and licensing. Hundreds of agents joined P&O Cruises and Cunard for the lines’ Phileas Fogg-themed Shine Surprises party in Worcestershire to thank Shine Rewards Club agents for their support.
MAY
Travel Weekly announced its Mental Health Matters series, including tips on how agents can avoid stress, at a Business Breakfast event focused on the
A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
“We are so proud to be sponsoring the Serving the Industry category again this year. Palladium Hotel Group has grown considerably in the UK over the past three years thanks to support from our travel agents and tour operators. After winning Best Hotel Chain (Worldwide) in 2019, we know how fantastic it is to receive an accolade at such a prestigious event, so we are really looking forward to presenting the Globes to some incredible companies and individuals this year.” Joanne Peters, senior business development manager, UK & Ireland, Palladium Hotel Group
Tipto celebrates its 20th anniversary
Future of Travel Selling, where the new-look Travel Weekly magazine was unveiled. Later in the month, If Only held its Luxury Agent Awards in Glasgow, honouring 40 agents. The Advantage Travel Partnership announced a cruise repackaging tool to help agents improve their margins on cruise bookings at its annual conference in Cadiz, Spain, which followed a series of new marketing initiatives including video and Facebook Live.
JUNE
Eight independent agents were recognised at Kuoni’s first awards for the trade, while a further 15 UK and Irish agents were invited to
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