Awards & Accolades

Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards 2024

We Won Best Large Agency North West England & North Wales
 for the 11th Consecutive Year 

The Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards are the largest celebration of the travel trade in the UK & Ireland and the highest accolade for travel agencies and agents. The awards are designed to honour those travel agencies and travel agents who truly represent the best of the travel industry and recognise excellence in a range of categories and specialisms. The glittering awards ceremony was held in front of more than 700 guests in London in association with headline sponsor Celestyal, and was hosted by radio and television favourite, Jordan North, alongside Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley. The award winners are selected based on voting by travel industry suppliers including tour operators, airlines, cruise lines and tourist boards, with some categories decided by panels of expert judges.

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TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2023. The Vox Birmingham. 27th April 2023.  Photograph by Steve Dunlop www.stevedunlop.com  steve@stevedunlop.com

TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies Awards 2023

We are pleased to announce that our Managing Director 'Sandra McAllister' came away with the award for 'Contribution to Travel' at the recent TTG Top 50 Awards evening. 

Our Huddersfield branch had been shortlisted for the award of 'Top Travel Agency - Yorkshire' at the awards and we are very proud of Nicky and her team for coming runner up and are now one of the TTG 'Top 50 Travel Agencies' for 2023.

Sandra received numerous nominations, from within Althams Travel and externally, with judges saying: “Through a sustained career in travel over the past 30 years, Sandra has become well known as a compassionate business leader, taking Althams Travel to success, recently implementing a four-day working week - and during Covid becoming the only travel agent to be granted an audience with Rishi Sunak.”

The TTG Top 50 ceremony took place at The Vox in Birmingham on Thursday 27 April, with more than 500 of the UK and Ireland’s top travel agents and supplier-partners in attendance, with entertainment from Fine Young Cannibals’ Roland Gift and chart-topper Chesney Hawkes. 

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Agent Achievement Awards 2023

We are pleased to announce we have won Travel Agent of the Year (large agency) in North West England and North Wales for the 10th consecutive year. 

Our Managing Director, Sandra McAllister was honoured with 'Outstanding Contribution to the Industry' Award at the Agent Achievement Awards.

The event, held in partnership with headline sponsor Virgin Atlantic for the third year, took place at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel with more than 700 guests in attendance.

The coveted awards were presented by TV and radio favourite Mark Wright alongside Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley, while entertainment was provided by ex-Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle and star of musical theatre Ricardo Afonso.

Agent Achievement Awards 2022

Travel agent of the year (large agency) in North West England and North Wales

We are extremely proud to have win this award for 9 consecutive years.

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Travel Bulletin Star Awards 2022

Star Travel Agency Award - Medium Size Agency

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Jet2holidays Who Dares Wins Award

Top Seller for Jet2holidays Large Chain - Northern England

Jet2holidays who dares wins award

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