Jet2 was the biggest winner at the second annual Travel Gossip Awards, which also saw multiple wins for Gold Medal and Attraction World.
The awards, presented on Tuesday evening by BAFTA-winning TV double act Dick and Dom during The Travel Celebration 2024 in central London, were voted for by travel agents.
Jet2 won a total of four awards, one more than last year. Jet2.com held on to the title of Agents’ Favourite Airline while Jet2holidays was revealed as Agents’ Favourite Short-haul Operator as well as agents’ Favourite Travel Brand for the second year running.
In a fourth win on the evening for the UK’s biggest travel company, Jet2holidays trade sales team was named agents’ favourite.
Jet2holidays Director of Travel Agent Relationships Alan Cross said the airline and operator was ‘delighted’ to have won four accolades, adding that it was ‘a huge achievement and resounding recognition from independent travel agent partners and homeworkers’.
He added: “Our dedicated trade team work tremendously hard to deliver our award-winning VIP experience to agents and ensure they are doing all they can to support partners.
“These latest award wins demonstrate yet again that our Partners2Success approach is working, which is why it will remain at the centre of everything we do. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us.”
Gold Medal won three awards: Agents’ Favourite Long-Haul Tour Operator, Agents’ Favourite Tailor-Made company and Agents’ Favourite Supplier Call Centre.
Gold Medal Managing Director Simon Applebaum said: “We’re absolutely elated. We are all about agents and we’re grateful for the recognition they’ve given to us by voting for us in these awards.
“It’s been a fantastic evening at the Travel Gossip Awards and the fact we won has made it even better.”
It was a big night too for Attraction World, which scooped Agents’ Favourite Holiday Essentials Company while its National Retail Engagement Manager Nicky Yates was crowned Travel Gossip Legend.
Nicky said: “To me this is the most special award there is out there in the travel industry because it is the only one that is actually voted for by the travel agents.”
Some 380 guests attended The Travel Celebration, half of whom were travel agents, raising £1,500 for ABTA LifeLine.
Here are all the winners:
| Agents’ Favourite Ocean Cruise Company | Virgin Voyages |
| Agents’ Favourite River Cruise Company | Riviera Travel |
| Agents’ Favourite Luxury Cruise Company | Celebrity Cruises |
| Agents’ Favourite Expedition Cruise Company | HX Hurtigruten Expeditions |
| Agents’ Favourite Airline | Jet2.com |
| Agents’ Favourite Hotel & Resort Brand | Constantinou Bros Hotels |
| Agents’ Favourite Bed Bank | Bedsonline |
| Agents’ Favourite Island Destination | Maldives |
| Agents’ Favourite ‘Bucket List’ Destination | South Africa |
| Agents’ Favourite Cultural Destination | Japan |
| Agents’ Favourite All-Round Holiday Destination | USA |
| Agents’ Favourite Long-Haul Tour Operator | Gold Medal |
| Agents’ Favourite Short-Haul Tour Operator | Jet2holidays |
| Agents’ Favourite Luxury Operator | Classic Collection |
| Agents’ Favourite Mainstream Touring Company | Newmarket Holidays |
| Agents’ Favourite Adventure Company | G Adventures |
| Agents’ Favourite Destination Specialist | Beachcomber |
| Agents’ Favourite Tailor-Made Company | Gold Medal |
| Agents’ Favourite Holiday Essentials Company | Attraction World |
| Agents’ Favourite Trade Breakthrough Brand | EasyJet Holidays |
| Agents’ Favourite Supplier Call Centre | Gold Medal |
| Agents’ Favourite Trade Sales Team | Jet2holidays |
| Agents’ Favourite Travel Brand | Jet2holidays |
| Travel Gossip Legend | Nicky Yates (Attraction World) |
