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Top northern travel agents honoured at Agent Excellence Awards

(21 September 2007)

Travel agents in the Northern region were honoured at last night's Agent Excellence Awards, held at the De Vere White Hotel in Bolton Wanderers Football Club's Reebok Stadium.

Keeley Johnson, winner of the Best Manager - Large Agency category said "I had no idea I was going to win but I'm absolutely delighted."

Winners in full:

Best Manager - Large Agency:

Winner: Keeley Johnson, Branch manager, The Co-operative Travel, Oldham
Highly commended: Mark Mcloughlin, Manager, Going Places, Blackpool

Best Sales Consultant - Large Agency

Winner: Andrea Pattison, Travel consultant, The Co-operative Travel, Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Highly commended: Caroline Metcalf, Assistant manager, Hays Travel, Stanley, Co Durham

Best Manager - Small Agency

Winner: Jacqueline Ahmed, Manager, Stockton Heath Travel, Stockton Heath, Warrington

Best Sales Consultant - Small Agency

Winner: Brenda Willison, Travel consultant, Bakewell Travel, Bakewell, Derbyshire

Best Homeworking Agent

Winner: David Hoyle, Personal Travel Advisor, Future Travel, Huddersfield,
Highly commended: Barbara Maddocks, Instant Holidays, Future Travel, Merseyside

Best Call Centre Sales Consultant

Winner: Adam Stokoe, Telesales travel consultant, Hays Travel, Sunderland
Highly commended: Rob Jones, Team leader, First Choice, NSC Manchester