2019 Results
Winners and runners-up in the 2019 Group Travel Awards
Best Airline for Groups
- Winner: Jet2.com
- Runner-up: British Airways
- easyJet
- Flybe
- KLM
- Virgin Atlantic
Best European Destination for Groups
- Winner: Ireland
- Runner-up: Germany
- Belgium
- Brussels
- Cyprus
- Prague
- Switzerland
Best Ocean Cruise Line Operator for Groups
- Winner: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Runner-up: Cruise & Maritime Voyages
- Emerald Waterways
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- P&O Cruises
- Voyages to Antiquity
Best Information Product for Groups
- Winner: City & Village Tours Brochure 2019
- Runner-up: greatdays.co.uk
- Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Groups Guide
- English Heritage Group Visits Guide 2018/2019
- Leeds Castle Group & Travel Trade Guide 2019/2020
- The National Trust Groups Guide 2018
- justforgroups.com
Best Group Dining Experience
- Winner: Bateaux London
- Runner-up: Planet Hollywood
- Blenheim Palace
- Faulty Towers; The Dining Experience
- Frankie & Bennie’s
- SS Great Britain
- The Medieval Banquet
Best Coach Operator for Groups
- Winner (Large): Lucketts Travel
- Winner (Small): Eastons Holidays
- Runner-up (Large): Edwards Coaches
- Runner-up (Small): Dunwood Travel
- Bakers Dolphin
- Daish’s Holidays
- David Ogden Holidays
- Harry Shaw
- Kirby’s Coaches
- Shearings
- Solus Coaches
Best Animal or Sea Life Attraction for Groups
- Winner: West Midland Safari & Leisure Park
- Runner-up: ZSL London Zoo
- Longleat
- Monkey World
- Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve & Leisure Park
- SEA LIFE London Aquarium
- Woburn Safari Park
Best Sea Crossing Operator for Groups
- Winner: P&O Ferries
- Runner-up: DFDS
- Condor Ferries
- Eurostar
- Eurotunnel
- Wightlink
Best Group Tour Operator
- Winner: IOW Tours
- Runner-up: Greatdays Travel Group
- Runner-up: Travelsphere
- Airedale Tours
- Daish’s Holidays
- Just for Groups!
- Riviera Travel
- Simply Groups
- South Quay Travel
- Travel Editions
Best Holiday Park for Groups
- Winner: Potters Resort, Hopton, Norfolk
- Runner-up: Norton Grange Coastal Village, Isle of Wight (Warner Leisure Hotels)
- Devon Cliffs, Exmouth (Haven)
- Lower Hyde Holiday Park, Isle of Wight (Parkdean Resorts)
- Mill Rythe Holiday Village, Hayling Island (Away Resorts)
Best Family Day Out
- Winner: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
- Runner-up: Natural History Museum
- Beaulieu
- Burghley House
- Drayton Manor Theme Park
- Legoland Windsor Resort
- Longleat
Best European Attraction for Groups
- Winner: Disneyland Paris
- Runner-up: Guinness Storehouse, Ireland
- Cologne Cathedral, Germany
- Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
- Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
- Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland
Best Individual Hotel for Groups
- Winner: St Kilda Hotel, Llandudno
- Runner-up: Rendezvous Hotel, Skipton
- Claremont Hotel, Eastbourne (Daish’s)
- Constantinou Bros Athena
- Beach Hotel, Paphos
- Daish’s Hotel, Isle of Wight
- The Strand Palace Hotel, London
- Thoresby Hall Hotel, Ollerton (Warner Leisure Hotels)
- Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster
Best Group Ticketing Agency
- Winner: Group Line
- Runner-up: Encore Tickets
- Delfont Macintosh Theatres
- Groups Direct
- See Groups
- Ticket Factory
- Ticketline
- Ticketmaster
Best Event for Groups
- Winner: Thursford Christmas Spectacular
- Runner-up: Christmas at Kew
- Classical Spectacular – Royal Albert Hall
- Edinburgh Tattoo
- John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Longleat’s Festival of Light
- RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
- Royal Ascot
Best Canal or Riverboat Operator for Groups
- Winner: River Cruise Line
- Runner-up: City Cruises
- Canterbury Historic River Tours
- CroisiEurope Cruises
- French Brothers
- MBNA Thames Clippers
- Thames River Services
Best Rail Operator for Groups
- Winner: Eurostar
- Runner-up: GWR
- CrossCountry
- LNER
- South West Trains
- Virgin Trains
Best Company or Venue Offering Guided Tours
- Winner: Houses of Parliament
- Runner-up: City & Village Tours
- BBC Tours
- Canterbury Guided Tours
- Emmerdale Village Tour
- Groups Direct
- Royal Albert Hall
- Shakespeare’s Globe
- The Original Tour
Best West End Production
- Winner: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
- Runner-up: The Lion King
- 42nd Street
- Aladdin
- Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
- Les Misérables
- Mamma Mia!
- Wicked
Best University Accommodation for Groups
- Winner: University Of Kent, Canterbury
- Runner-up: Cardiff University
- Imperial College London
- St Aidan’s College at Durham University
- University of Portsmouth
- York Conferences at The University of York
Best Historic House and/or Garden for Groups
- Winner: RHS Garden Wisley
- Runner-up: Osborne House
- Blenheim Palace
- Buckingham Palace
- Chatsworth House
- Hampton Court Palace
- Hever Castle
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- The Savill Garden
Most Group Friendly Hotel Chain or Group
- Winner: Daish’s Hotel Group
- Runner-up: Warner Leisure Hotels
- Abacus Hotels
- GLH Hotels
- Jurys Inn
- Leisureplex Hotels
- TLH Leisure Resort
Best Attraction for Group Visits – London
- Winner: Buckingham Palace
- Runner-up: The View from The Shard
- BODY WORLDS London
- Churchill War Rooms
- Coca-Cola London Eye
- Cutty Sark
- Houses of Parliament
- Royal Albert Hall
- Tower of London
Best Attraction for Group Visits
- Winner: The Beatles Story
- Runner-up: Bletchley Park
- Aerospace Bristol
- Brighton i360
- Leighton Hall
- Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust
- Waddesdon Manor
Best UK Destination for Groups
- Winner: Kent
- Runner-up: Bristol
- Bournemouth
- Canterbury
- Isle of Wight
- Liverpool
- London
- Manchester
Special award winners…
Innovation in Tourism
- BODY WORLDS London
Little Treasures of Britain Award
- Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
Development of Incoming Group Visitors to the UK Award
- Great West Way – Discover England Fund Project
Technological Innovation Award
- Hurtigruten
Outstanding Contribution to Group Travel by an Individual Award
- Lesley Terrell