Advantage Travel Partnership hosted the fourth Advantage Big Celebration Lunch today to celebrate the consortia’s members and their successes. At the event, 21 awards were presented to members and business partners with mind reader, David Meade hosting for the first time.

Julia Lo Bue-Said, CEO at Advantage Travel Partnership, said: “We are delighted to celebrate our members and business partners for another year. We are excited that our event continues to grow in the industry as we introduce new categories including this year’s Giving Back award which celebrates the actions of a member who raises money for, or awareness of, a chosen charity.”

The Big Celebration Lunch also marked the start of Advantage’s support of Parkinson’s UK for the next year. Representatives from the charity attended to set the scene for the partnership, which will help fund ground-breaking research and life-changing support for everyone affected by Parkinson’s.

Paul Jackson-Clark, Director of Fundraising at Parkinson’s UK, commented: “We’re thrilled that Advantage Travel Partnership has chosen to support Parkinson’s UK for the next year. As we strive to make major breakthroughs in the search for new and better treatments, we’re excited to have them on our team.”

Following his successful compare appearance at the Advantage conference 2019, David was back by popular demand. He took to the stage and entertained the room as he presented the charity raffle and awards with the winners announced as:

• Leisure Sales Team of the Year 2019 – Jet2holidays

• Business Travel Airline Partner of the Year 2019 – Virgin Atlantic

• Business Travel Technology Partner of the Year 2019 – Travelport

• Business Travel Ground Transport, Ancillary & Special Services Partner of the Year 2019 – Avis Budget UK

• Business Travel Account Manager of the Year 2019 – Paul Clark at Avis Budget UK

• Business Travel Hotel Partner of the Year 2019 – Hilton

• Leisure Account Manager of the Year 2019 – Phil Shipman at Travelsphere & Just You

• Leisure Sales Team of the Year 2019 – Jet2holidays

• Leisure Partner of the Year 2019 –  Classic Collection

• Agent Friendly Leisure Partner of the Year 2019 – Celebrity Cruises

• Advantage Holidays- Agent of the Year 2019 – Oasis Travel

• Advantage Business Travel Agent of the Year (Less than £30M sales annually) 2019 – Beyond Business Travel

• Advantage Business Travel Agent of the Year (More than £30M sales annually) 2019 – Reed & Mackay

• Advantage Leisure Travel Agent of the Year (Small) 2019 – TravelTime World

• Advantage Leisure Travel Agent of the Year (Large) 2019 – Fred. Olsen Travel

• Most Engaged Leisure Travel Agent of the Year 2019 – Carrick Travel

• Most Engaged Business Travel Agent of the Year 2019 – Clyde Travel Management

• Employee of the Year 2019 - Leisure – Angela Visciano at TravelTime World

• Employee of the Year 2019 - Business – Bex Deadman at Blue Cube Travel

• Outstanding Achievement Award 2019  – Adam White at Baxter Hoare Travel

• Next Gen Talent Award 2019 – Olivia Newby at Linlithgow Travel

• Giving Back Award 2019 – Baldwins Travel Group

The winners were chosen by a mixture of members, business partners and an independent panel. The awards were held on 27^th September 2019 at Hilton London Bankside.

Find out more about The Big Celebration Lunch at www.bigcelebrationlunch.com