Cruise agents celebrated at CLIA’s ‘excellence’ awards
Cruise agents were recognised for leadership, inspiration and knowlege at the CLIA UK & Ireland Cruise Excellence Awards 2015 last night.
The Rising Star award was presented to FlexiCruise, a company demonstrating continued growth through product development and great customer engagement, at the ceremony on board Cruise & Maritime’s Magellan in Tilbury.
The Innovation in Cruise award was presented to Jetline Cruise while Online Travel Agency of the Year award was presented for the fourth year running to IGLU Cruise which uses all aspects of ecommerce while offering tailormade products.
High Street Travel Agency of the Year went, for the second year running, to Trailfinders.
Travel Agent Business of the Year was awarded to World Travel Holdings (Cruise 118).
Two new awards for 2015 were the Cruise Expert of the Year, presented to Sarah Bolton from Travel Counsellors and the Cruise Advocate Award, presented to Alison Earnshaw from World Travel Holdings (Cruise 118).
The CLIA UK & Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to the UK & Ireland Cruise Community was presented to David Dingle, Kathryn Beadle and Trevor Dupont for their significant contribution to the success of UK cruising.
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