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The 2009 Group Travel Awards
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Outstanding Contribution to Group Travel by an Individual
Travel Writer Simon Calder to host 2009 presentation ceremony
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Travel writer and broadcaster Simon Calder is to host the 2009 Group Travel Awards. Simon one of the most recognised commentators on the UK travel industry. Simon became travel editor for The Independent in 1994. Soon afterwards he began presenting for BBC2's Travel Show. In 2003 he became a regular presenter for the Holiday programme on BBC1, and in 2007 presented the last film in the final programme of the series, which had run for 37 years. He now presents Simon Calder's Travel Clinic on London's news station, LBC 97.3, and contributes regularly to BBC Breakfast News and GMTV. |
Outstanding Contribution to Group Travel by an Individual
Since 2002 there has been one special award made each year to an individual member of the travel trade recoginsing their own contribution to the group travel industry. This award differs from all the others in two important ways; firstly, it is not voted for by group travel organisers and secondly it is awarded to an individual, not a company or organisation.
The role of honour for this special award is:
2009 - Mary Sewell
2008 - Ian Kerr
2007 - Terry Weller
2006 - David Steele
2005 - Bob Pilbeam
2004 - Helen Danks
2003 - Tony Padget
2002 - Peter Rogers
Results from previous years
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(1997 and1998 are not yet available online) * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007