Important information about the Group Travel Awards 2020
Landor Travel Publications have been continuously monitoring the ongoing situation in relation to Covid-19 and what this means for the 2020 Group Travel Awards.
As you know, back in March we took the decision to postpone the awards ceremony from 5th June to 3rd September, as at that time we optimistically hoped that we’d be able to still be able to deliver the fantastic live event that our industry looks forward to each year.
Whilst some restrictions are slowly beginning to lift, current government advice is that exhibitions and large social gatherings are still unable to take place. Additionally, Landor Travel Publications have carefully considered the best judgment to protect the health and safety of our guests and staff and the nature of any event that we could potentially hold.
Whilst we considered the option of delaying the ceremony further, there is no certainty of when we could hold it in an appropriate way, if at all, in the foreseeable future. And in any case we feel it is important that the 2020 nominees, and indeed winners, should receive the recognition they deserve for their hard work and exceptional service to our group travel organiser audience who voted for them.
We also feel that there is much to achieve by putting the spotlight on group travel, as general leisure and holiday activity starts to tentatively resume, and for there to be an opportunity for this specialist sector to come together and connect group travel customers and their suppliers.
Therefore, we are delighted to announce that Landor Travel Publications are breaking new ground by teaming up with a fantastic television production company to create an exciting new live pop-up TV channel that will broadcast the Group Travel Awards free-to-air from a London studios on Thursday September 3rd as part of our new ‘Celebrate Group Travel Day’ programme.
Working with AOK Media House, the pop up TV channel on that day will deploy high quality broadcast technology to bring the nation’s group travel organisers together with the industry’s specialist suppliers, attractions and destinations to celebrate and showcase the best in the sector. And to underline the importance of group travel as it starts to resume after the dramatic suspension brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and activity lockdown.
You can find further information about the Celebrate Group Travel Day event, the Awards broadcast, and how to get involved with it all via the GTO magazine website.
We appreciate how disappointed everyone must be that the Group Travel Awards are unable to proceed in their usual format this year, but we believe that this ground breaking broadcast, celebrating all that is great about group travel, is the very best way to recognise and support our industry, whilst also keeping everyone safe, during the pandemic.
If you have any further questions at this stage, please do let me know. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
With best wishes,
Sarah Jeffery
Event Director – Group Travel Awards
Landor Travel Publications
Tel: 01424 572088
Email: sarah.jeffery@grouptravelorganiser.com
2020 finalists revealed!
We are delighted to reveal the short list of finalists for this year’s Group Travel Awards.
Thanks to votes made by you, our reader, we have been able to compile a diverse list of quality finalists reflecting the day trips and short holidays that you and your group have undertaken over the past year.As well as the main awards, there will also be five other awards featured in the evening’s programme, voted for by our editorial panel. These are:
- Innovation in Tourism
- Little Treasures of Britain Award
- Development of Incoming Group Visitors to the UK Award
- Technological Innovation Award
- Outstanding Contribution to Group Travel by an Individual Award
All winners will be announced during an evening of glitz and glamour on Thursday 3rd September at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London.
Winners of our main awards are never notified before the event and will not know they have won until the golden envelope is opened on stage!
The 2020 finalists are…
- British Airways
- Flybe
- Jet2.com
- Virgin Atlantic
- easyJet
Sponsor: Travelsphere
- Austria
- Belgium
- Berlin
- Croatia
- Ireland
- Jersey
- Switzerland
Sponsor: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Cruise & Maritime Voyages
- Emerald Waterways
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Hurtigruten
- P&O Cruises
Sponsor: Travel Editions Group Travel
- English Heritage Group Visits Guide 2019/20
- Groups Direct Brochure
- Leeds Castle Brochure
- Windsor Great Park The Savill Garden; Group Visits Guide
- www.silvertraveladvisor.com
- www.successtours.com
- www.traveleditions.co.uk
Sponsor: The Royal Mint Experience
- Bateaux London
- Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel
- Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Hard Rock Café London
- Planet Hollywood
- Wetherspoons
- Alfa Travel Coach Holidays
- Bakers Dolphin
- Chalkwell Coaches
- Daish's Holidays
- David Urquhart Travel
- Dunwood Travel
- Edwards Coaches
- Harry Shaw
- InterChoice Holidays
- Kirby's Coaches
- Lucketts Travel
- Shearings Holidays
Sponsor: Disneyland Paris (Large Coach Operator) Eurotunnel Le Shuttle (Small Coach Operator)
- Hawk Conservancy Trust
- Longleat
- SEA LIFE London Aquarium
- The Deep
- West Midland Safari & Leisure Park
- ZSL London Zoo
- DFDS
- Eurostar
- Eurotunnel
- P&O Ferries
- Wightlink
Sponsor: University of Kent
- Airedale Tours
- Daish's Holidays
- Greatdays Travel Group
- IOW Tours
- Riviera Travel
- Shearings Holidays
- Success Tours
- Travel Editions
- Travelsphere
- just for groups!
Sponsor: Aviate groups
- Gunton Hall Coastal Village (Warner Leisure Hotels)
- Lower Hyde Holiday Park, Isle of Wight (Parkdean Resorts)
- Mill Rythe Holiday Village, Hayling Island (Away Resorts)
- Norton Grange, Coastal Village, Isle of Wight (Warner Leisure Hotels)
- Potters Resort Norfolk
Sponsor: Isle of Wight Tours
- Beamish; the Living Museum of the North
- Cadbury World
- Hever Castle
- Legoland Windsor
- Longleat
- Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- The Royal Mint Experience
- Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
Sponsor: Cruise and Maritime Voyages
- Cologne Cathedral, Germany
- Disneyland Paris, France
- Efteling, Netherlands
- Guinness Storehouse, Ireland
- Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sponsor: The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience & Gunpowder Plot at The Tower
- Littlecote House (Warner Leisure Hotels)
- Queens Hotel, Eastbourne (Leisureplex)
- Rendezvouz Hotel, Skipton
- Shanklin Hotel, Isle of Wight (Leisureplex)
- St Kilda Hotel, Llandudno
- The Prince Regent, Weymouth (Daish's)
Sponsor: Airedale Tours
- Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
- Encore
- Group Line
- Groups Direct
- See Groups
- Ticketmaster
Sponsor: Planet Hollywood
- Christmas at Kew
- Kynren - an epic tale of England
- RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show
- Royal Ascot
- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- Thursford Christmas Spectacular
Sponsor: Eurostar
- Canterbury Historic River Tours
- City Cruises
- CroisiEurope Cruises
- French Brothers
- River Cruise Line
- Stuart Line Cruises
- Thames Clippers
- Windermere Lake Cruises
- Avanti West Coast
- Eurostar
- GWR
- LNER
- South West Trains
Sponsor: Warner Bros Studio Tour; The Making of Harry Potter
- BBC Tours
- Canterbury Guided Tours
- Emmerdale Village Tour
- Groups Direct
- Houses of Parliament
- MINI Plant Oxford (BMW Group)
- Royal Opera House
- Shakespeare's Globe
- The Original Tour
Sponsor: Rainforest Cafe
- 9 to 5: The Musical
- Come from Away
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie
- Les Misérables
- Matilda
- The Lion King
- Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Sponsor: Group Line
- Imperial College London
- St Aidan’s College at Durham University
- University of Kent, Canterbury
- University of Portsmouth
- York Conferences at The University of York
- Blenheim Palace
- Buckingham Palace
- Hampton Court Palace
- Leeds Castle
- RHS Garden Wisley
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- The Eden Project
- The Savill Garden
- Waddesdon Manor
- Woburn Abbey
Sponsor: LNER
- Abacus Hotels
- Daish's Holidays
- Holdsworth Hotels
- Ibis Hotels
- Jurys Inn
- Premier Inn
- Warner Leisure Hotels
Sponsor: City Cruises
- BODY WORLDS London
- Buckingham Palace
- Houses of Parliament
- Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience
- Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Museums Greenwich
- Shakespeare's Globe
- Southbank Centre
- The View from The Shard
- Tower of London
Sponsor: Wendy Wu Tours
- Beaulieu
- Blenheim Palace
- Bletchley Park
- Bombay Sapphire Distillery
- Ironbridge Gorge Museums
- National Memorial Arboretum
- Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust
- The Eden Project
- Windsor Castle
Sponsor: The View from The Shard
- Bristol
- Canterbury
- Greenwich
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- London
- Stoke-on-Trent
- York
Sponsor: Daish's Holidays
2019 Review Magazine
Celebrating the very best suppliers in group travel, The 2019 Group Travel Awards, took place on Friday 7th June 2019 at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London when the winners in each of the 26 categories were announced.
The results were kept under wraps until our gala evening, when they were announced on stage by our sponsors and Michaela Strachan; our presenter and host for our special 23rd award ceremony!
Group Travel Awards 2019 Highlights
In exchange for your sponsorship, we offer:
- Editorial coverage in GTO Magazine in issues leading up to the event, as well as our Group Travel Grapevine email newsletter.
- Complimentary seats at the gala evening presentation event.
- Coverage in the Awards Menu.
- Your logo to appear on a PowerPoint display during the gala evening, plus enhanced exposure when you present your category.
- Your company logo displayed prominently on the Group Travel Awards website, together with a direct link to your own web site.
- Together with our Celebrity Host, you will present the trophy to the winner of your chosen category.
- Editorial coverage regarding your involvement in the awards will be published in the special Awards Supplement which accompanies the June/July 2020 issue of GTO Magazine after the event.
- Logo credits on e-mails promoting the event.
Sponsorship of The Group Travel Awards is an opportunity to invest and celebrate in group travel excellence!
Contact Sarah Jeffery
With a passion for travel, Sarah has worked within the industry for almost 20 years. 18 of these have been spent with Landor Travel Publications, specialising in the group travel industry; working on GTO Magazine, together with regional and national group travel exhibitions. The 2020 Group Travel Awards will be the 12th that Sarah has organised and are the highlight of Sarah’s industry calendar.
To discuss sponsorship opportunities or should you have any questions about the awards, please contact Sarah via one of the methods below.
2020 Group Travel Awards