On the 1st of December, we celebrated the launch of our 2023 brochure collections l in style, with a special Gala Awards Dinner hosted by our CEO Paul Cleary, and Head of Sales, Rebecca Bryson.
The evening saw our top performing agents in attendance, whose success was highlighted during a glamorous awards ceremony. Categories included Best Newcomer, Individual Award for Excellence, Caribtours Award for Outstanding Support, and Agent of the Year.
With special thanks to our supporting partners on the evening: One&Only Resorts, Heritage Resorts Mauritius, Aer Lingus, Fairmont Royal Pavilion Barbados, AMResorts, Barbados Tourist Board, Couples Resorts Jamaica, Los Cabos Tourist Board, Virgin Limited Edition, Silversea Cruises, Aruba Tourism Authority, Jade Mountain & Anse Chastanet Saint Lucia, Jamaica Tourist Board, Sunswept Resorts Saint Lucia, Ikos & Sani Resorts, Nassau Paradise Island, Elegant Hotels, Domes Resorts, Silversands Grenada, Saint Lucia Tourist Board and La Casa de la Playa, Mexico.
There were 15 outstanding prizes awarded on the evening including 7 nights stay in Barbados with flights.
AWARD WINNERS
Best Newcomer Award goes to The Luxury Traveller. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Jen Lonergan, The Luxury Traveller; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Individual Award for Excellence Award goes to Yvonne Holmes from Classic Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Yvonne Holes, Classic Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Caribtours Award for Outstanding Support goes to 2 J's Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; John Wilson, 2 J's Travel ; Joseph Rajkovic, 2 J's Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Highest Increase Award goes to Westway Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Tina Rayment, Westway Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Silver Agent of the Year Award goes to Spirit Away Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Nicola Scott, Spirit Away Travel; Melanie Kelly, Spirit Away Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Gold Award of the Year Award goes to Crowthorne Village Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Kerrie Jones, Crowthorne Village Travel; Jackie Miles, Crowthorne Village Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Platinum Agent of the Year Award goes to Triangle Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Rob Kenton, Triangle Travel; Sarah Kenton, Triangle Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Diamond Agent of the Year Award goes to Thames Travel. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Christian Green, Thames Travel; Clare Green, Thames Travel; Nick Samuel, Thames Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Outstanding Achievement Award goes to Traveltime World. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Ashley Quint, Traveltime World; Jackie Steadman, Traveltime World; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
Agent of the Year Award goes to Elite Travel Boutique. Pictured (left to right) Rebecca Bryson, Caribtours; Bo Hutchinson, Elite Travel Boutique; Gill Holmes, Elite Travel Boutique; Kathryn Thompson, Elite Travel Boutique; Paul Cleary, Caribtours.
The Gala Dinner was also a chance to celebrate our brand new 2023 brochures. ‘Our Caribbean, Mexico & Indian Ocean’ and ‘Our Europe & Arabia’ are packed with a huge variety of holidays, from best-sellers to new future classics.
“We are delighted to launch our 2023 brochure collections. I am particularly excited to announce that we are expanding our Caribbean & Mexico offering with Aruba as a new destination, and the expansion of our Mexico offering with a focus on Los Cabos and new resorts on the Caribbean coast. We are also proud to support destinations such as Jamaica – increasing our offering to 13 properties on the island. In the Indian Ocean & Arabia, we are pleased to be adding even more resorts across Dubai, Oman, Mauritius and the Maldives. Our European portfolio is now bigger than ever with new additions across Greece, Spain and Turkey. We are thrilled to be at the forefront of bringing the best of luxury travel to our clients” commented Paul Cleary, CEO, Caribtours
Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you for your support.
