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Unveiled: the UK & Ireland’s top travel agents

A Manchester travel agent has been named the best business travel consultant in the British Isles.

David Shenston, from Diversity Travel, was crowned the UK & Ireland’s ‘Business Travel Agent of the Year’ at the annual awards of industry bible the Travel Trade Gazette.

More than 100 travel agents entered the agent categories for this year’s awards, completing written submissions that were then judged by a panel of industry leaders.

Judges said: “We were very impressed by David’s positive approach to learning and development, always striving to widen his knowledge not only within the business travel sector, but the wider travel industry too. With exceptional customer service and strong results, we all agreed this was a very worthy winner.”

TTG group editor Pippa Jacks said: “Each year, we’re overwhelmed by the strength of entries from brilliant agents who go the extra mile for their customers, offering great value and sound advice, day in day out.

“TTG’s agent winners prove that travel retail in 2018 is a vibrant and successful business sector, and that agents continue to prove their worth by delivering phenomenal customer service to their customers. Huge congratulations to every agent that took home a trophy.”

The TTG Travel Awards took place at the Lyceum Theatre in London’s West End on September 17, co-hosted by comedian Alan Carr. The glittering awards ceremony, attended by 700 travel industry figures, also celebrated the industry’s top suppliers, including cruise line Celebrity Cruises, tour operators If Only and Intrepid, and Caribbean hotel company Sandals – which was crowned overall ‘Travel Company of the Year’ for 2018.

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