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Travel Weekly Agent Excellence Awards: Northern winners announced

(05 September 2008)

The winners of the Northern region Travel Weekly Agent Excellence Awards were revealed at the Northern Travel Trade Ball

Northern region winners of Travel Weekly

Back row L-R: Debbie Paxton, Co-operative Travel; Gillian Brett, Westoe Travel;
Denise Henderson, Cumbria Cruises; David Hoyle, Personal Travel Advisors;
Penny Wilson, Travel Weekly; Nicole Eaves, Garstang Travel; Jackie Fulton, Co-op Travel;
Karen Armstrong, Co-op Travel; Mandy Round, Jet2holidays.com
Front row L-R: Frank Docherty, Traveltek; Michael Crotty, Co-op Travel Management;
Darren Hilsden, The Travel Village; Tim Starrs, Apollo Travel; Julian Mills, Amadeus

The event, held at the Palace Hotel, Manchester, was attended by around 500 shortlisted entrants and guests from the travel industry who had gathered to celebrate the region's top-performing agents.

Best Manager - Large Agency*: Susan Hall, The Co-operative Travel, Doxford Park
Best Sales Team – Large Agency: The Co-operative Travel, Kingston Park
Best Manager – Small Agency: Darren Hilsdon, The Travel Village, Poulton-le-Fylde
Best Sales Team – Small Agency: Garstang Travel, Garstang
Best Homeworking Agent: David Hoyle, Personal Travel Advisors, Future Travel , Linthwaite
Best Call Centre Sales Consultant: Tim Starrs, Apollo Travel, Rotherham
Best Business Travel Manager: Michael Crotty, Co-operative Travel Management, Manchester
Best Business Travel Team: Co-operative Travel Management, Manchester
Best Cruise Agency: Cumbria Cruises, Barrow-in-Furness
Most Innovative Agency: Westoe Travel, South Shields