British Travel Awards winners revealed
TravelMole editor in chief Bev Fearis and MD Graham McKenzie present an award
The Winners of the 2016 British Travel Awards have been revealed at a glittering ceremony in London.
Former England rugby union player, turned actor and TV presenter, Martin Bayfield took the stage to make the announcements at a Carnivale-themed gala dinner at Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park.
Between July and September 2016 the travelling public voted for their favourite travel companies in the annual awards, which are the largest consumer-voted programme across any industry, not just travel.
Holiday giants Saga Holidays and sister company Titan did very well again – Saga collected 12 awards and the team at Titan took 14.
Saga’s successes included Best All Inclusive Holiday Company, Best Escorted Adventure Holiday Company, both Best Small and Mid Ship Cruise Line Awards and several destination specific awards.
Titan retained the crown for Best Medium-Sized Special Interest Holiday Company and Best Medium-Sized Escorted Tours Holiday Company.
Alpharooms beat rivals to be named Best National Travel Retailer, Best Hotel Booking Website and Best Travel Retailer for Customer Service.
Shearings won Best Singles Holiday Company, Best Coach Holidays Company and Best UK Coach Holidays/Excursion company.
Best Activity/Sports Holiday Company in the large tour operator section went to Neilson Active Holidays, with Mark Warner taking medium-size and Sailing Holidays the small company award.
Newmarket Holidays took Best Escorted Tours Holiday Company, Best Holiday Company to the Italian Peninsula and Malta, Best Holiday Company to Canada, and Best Holiday Company to Southern Asia.
In total 152 awards were announced at the British Travel Awards 2016. A full list of winners, including those receiving certificates for silver and bronze positions, can be found at www.britishtravelawards.com
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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