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Top agents in Southwest and Wales honoured at TW awards - 4 Jul 2007

(04 July 2007)

Thornton’s Travel Service and Fast Track Holidays were the big winners at Travel Weekly’s Southwest and Wales Agent Excellence Awards last night.

Bristol-based Thornton’s won both business travel categories and the award for best agency innovation for its computer-generated window displays.

Fast Track Holidays, which is based in Wiltshire, won the categories for best cruise agency and best call centre sales consultant.

The event was held at the Southwest/Wales Travel Trade Ball at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol.

Video: Reactions from the 10 award winners

Best manager - large agency: Joe Teixeira, Co-op Travel Ultra, Gloucester	Best sales consultant - large agency: Renate Boughton, First Choice Retail, Bath
Best call centre sales consultant: Daniel Leffers, Fast Track Holidays, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire	Best sales consultant - small agency: Gill Hartigan, Howard Travel, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Best business travel manager: Sarah Hoskin, Thornton’s Travel Service, Bristol	Best manager - small agency: Leanne Douglas, Travelbank Worldchoice, Berry Pomeroy, Devon
Best homeworking agent: Kerry Kitto, Future Travel. Cornwall (accepted by colleague Tina Marshall, pictured)	Best business travel consultant: Livi Hurst, Thornton’s Travel Service, Bristol
Best cruise agency: Fast Track Holidays, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, accepted by managing director Robin Deller	Best agency innovation: Thornton’s Travel Service, Bristol, accepted by managing director Patrick Murphy