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Alfa Travel has been shortlisted for a prize at the 2010 Globe Travel Awards.
The Chorley-based coach company is nominated for the Best Coach Operator award at the prestigious ceremony, to be held in January next year.
Alfa Travel is one of the UK’s fastest-growing coach holiday companies, providing trips to a host of popular destinations in Britain and Western Europe. It is the first time the company has received a nomination for a Globe Travel award.
Michaela Boardman, marketing manager at Alfa Travel, said: “We at Alfa Travel are especially proud to be nominated for the Globes given that the nominations are made by our valued travel trade partners. This has been a tough trading year for the industry, but together with support from hardworking agents out there on the front line, we’ve managed to buck the overall trend and see significant increases this year.”
The Globe Travel Awards, run in conjunction with Travel Weekly magazine, recognises the very best of the travel industry. It is one of few awards ceremonies where the winners are voted for solely by travel agents.
There are over 40 categories in the Globe Travel Awards, from Best Cruise Company to Best Travel Website.
Martin Couzins, managing editor of Travel Weekly, said: “Winning a Globe award is a crucial badge of trust and confidence for the winning companies. Both travel agents and their customers have spoken, meaning winners of our Globe Travel Awards really can claim to be the best in their fields.”
A voting supplement will be included in the November issue of Travel Weekly, and agents will have until 11thDecember to vote for their favourite shortlisted companies.
The winners will be announced at the Globe Travel Awards, held at Grosvenor House in London, on 19th January 2010.
For more information on Alfa Travel, or to request a 2010 brochure, visit the Alfa Travel website.
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Aspen Travel of Urmston, Manchester have won another accolade the “Leisure Agent of the Year Award” at the ADVANTAGE Travel Consortium conference held the 5-star Radisson Edwardian Hotel at London Heathrow on the 18th, 19th & 20th of September.
Advantage Travel is the UK’s largest consortium of over 700 independent travel agents.
Upon receiving the award Karen Allen, Sales and Marketing Director for Aspen, said “This is an incredible honour, we are quite shocked considering the competition and current climate.”
Unfortunately no one was able to go to London to receive the award as they are all attending the wedding of IT Manager Luke Byrne at Mottram Hall, Cheshire and Karen has to assist her son move to Sheffield University to start a 3 year music degree course”.
Because of this the news of the award came as a complete surprise. Allen continues “The first we knew was when a film crew burst into the shop on Higher Road, Urmston. I was in the middle of finalising an all inclusive Club Med holiday to Mauritius, I nearly fell off my chair. We then had to go and stand on the street with colleagues Liz and Lucy and perform our acceptance speech to be shown this weekend at the conference…it reminded me of the Oscars in Hollywood and us in Urmston saying ‘we are so sorry we can’t be with you tonight etc etc’”
This accolade represents the second award this year for the Manchester based online travel agent. As well as Leisure Agent of the Year they were also named the North West Agent of The year in April. Aspen Travel are the team behind the popular lowcostdeals.co.uk holiday website. They carry a huge range of holidays, cruises and tours and specialise in offering Club Med, Mark Warner and Kuoni holidays many at discount prices.
