Pictured: Leisure Agent of the Year: Wendy Haines from The Holiday Village
Find the full list of winners below, and take a look at our gallery from the night here
Agents and agencies from across the UK and Ireland have been honoured at the 2022 Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards.
The event, held in partnership with headline sponsor Virgin Atlantic, took place at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel in London with more than 600 guests in attendance.
The coveted awards were presented by TV and radio favourite Vernon Kay alongside Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley, with new categories originally introduced pre-pandemic including honours for commitment to sustainability, mental health and staff wellbeing.
Coveted individual awards included Leisure Agent of the Year, won by Wendy Haines from The Holiday Village; Leisure Manager of the Year, won by Barrhead Travel’s Chris Cooper; Young Leisure Agent of the Year, won by Hays Travel PTC Aaron Petty; and Agency Support Team Member of the Year, won by Nina Fox from Blue Bay Travel.
Young Leisure Agent of the Year, Hays Travel PTC Aaron Petty
Multiple award winners included Hays Travel, which won the Large Agency category in the North East and London and the South East in addition to the national High Street Agency of the Year award and Petty’s individual honour.
Barrhead Travel was named best large agency in Scotland, in addition to Cooper’s award and being crowned the Best Large Agency to Work For.
Miles Morgan Travel won two awards – for Large Agency in the South West and South Wales, and for Touring and Adventure Agency of the Year.
Swords Travel was named Small High Street Agency of the Year, having won the regional award for London and the South East, while the national homeworking, call centre and online agency awards were won by Travel Counsellors, ROL Cruise and Holidaysplease respectively.
Outstanding Contribution honours went to Advantage chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said and Travel Village Group chief executive Phil Nuttall, while The Cruise Room picked up the One to Watch Award.
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry winner Phil Nuttall
More: Lo Bue-Said and Nuttall receive Outstanding Contribution honours at AAAs
Gallery: Agent Achievement Awards 2022
Full list of Agent Achievement Award 2022 winners
| CLIA Cruise Master Award | Sarah Bolton, Travel Counsellors |
| ATAS Ambassador Award | Zoe Franklin, Travel Club Elite |
| Tipto Independent Agency of the Year | Julie Crumpton, Travel Counsellors |
| Mental Health Matters Award | Carol-Ann Jones, Barrhead Travel |
| Sustainability Champion of the Year – Small Agency | Travel Matters |
| Sustainability Champion of the Year – Large Agency | Not Just Travel |
| Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award | Julia Lo Bue-Said, The Advantage Travel Partnership |
| Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award | Phil Nuttall, Travel Village Group |
| Northern Ireland Agency of the Year | Oasis Travel |
| Republic of Ireland Agency of the Year | Cassidy Travel |
| Scotland Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Jimmy Martin Travel |
| Scotland Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Barrhead Travel |
| North West England and North Wales Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Henbury Travel |
| North West England and North Wales Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Althams Travel |
| Yorkshire, North Midlands and North East England Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Seaside Travel |
| Yorkshire, North Midlands and North East England Agency of the Year- Large Agency | Hays Travel |
| Central England Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Peakes Travel Elite |
| Central England Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Midcounties Co-operative Travel |
| East of England Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Travel Stop |
| East of England Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Fred Olsen Travel |
| London and South East England Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Hays Travel |
| London and South East England Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Swords Travel |
| South West England and South Wales Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Cartwright Travel |
| South West England and South Wales Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Miles Morgan Travel |
| Best Agency to Work For – Small Agency | Triangle Travel |
| Best Agency to Work For – Large Agency | Barrhead Travel |
| Cruise Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Cruise Circle |
| Cruise Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Cruise 118 |
| Touring and Adventure Agency of the Year | Miles Morgan Travel |
| One to Watch Award | The Cruise Room |
| Call Centre Agency of the Year | ROL Cruise |
| Online Agency of the Year | Holidaysplease |
| Homeworking Agency of the Year | Travel Counsellors |
| High Street Agency of the Year – Small Agency | Swords Travel |
| High Street Agency of the Year – Large Agency | Hays Travel |
| Young Leisure Agent of the Year | Aaron Petty, Hays Travel |
| Agency Support Team Member of the Year | Nina Fox, Blue Bay Travel |
| Leisure Manager of the Year | Chris Cooper, Barrhead Travel |
| Leisure Agent of the Year | Wendy Haines, The Holiday Village |
More: Lo Bue-Said and Nuttall receive Outstanding Contribution honours at AAAs
Gallery: Agent Achievement Awards 2022
