Very good travel companies
cazenove+loyd
Expert award-winning travel company focusing on three exciting parts of the world (Africa+Indian Ocean, South+South East Asia Central+South America) where destination experts design luxury honeymoons, private safaris & ultimate family holidays
- Ranked #1 for first-hand knowledge of destination - Worldwide Tour Operators - Conde Nast Travellers Readers' Travel Awards 2011
- Top 5 - Specialist Tour Operator - Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards 2008 - 2010
- Ranked #1 for level of expertise - Specialist Tour Operator - Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards 2010
- Ranked #3 - Specialist Tour Operator - The Readers' Travel Awards 2011 - Conde Nast
- Winner - Specialist Tour Operator - Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards 2007
Jacobite Experience Loch Ness
Provider of award-winning cruises, day tours and charters on Loch Ness, Scotland. The company operates three vessels and four mini-coaches and offers a variety of experiences with its whole focus on ensuring that customers enjoy the highest quality
- Winner - Extra Mile (Businesses that exceed customers’ expectations) - Medium Business - Scottish Thistle Awards 2009
- Quality Scotland Best Small Business 2008 - The Scottish Awards for Business Excellence
- Other awards include: Silver Award Green Tourism Business Scheme (as at April 2011) - National Tourism Business of Year 2004 - Highlands & Islands Tourism Business of Year 2004 - Visit Scotland 5 star Tour (Scottish Tourist Board as at April 2011
- Shortlisted - Best Use of Social Media - Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards 2011
Virgin Holidays
One of the leading UK travel companies providing holidays to mainland USA, Canada, the Caribbean, the Far East, South Africa, the Middle East, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, New Zealand and Australia plus a well-established ski programme
- Best Ski & Winter Sports Operator and Best Tour Operator to The Americas - British Travel Awards 2010
- Best Long Haul Tour Operator (Gold) and Best Weddings & Honeymoons Tour Operator, Best Activity / Sports Tour Operator, Best Ski & Winter sports Tour Operator, Best Safari and Nature Tour Operator (Silver) at the British Travel Awards 2009
- Favourite Long Haul Operator - as voted for by readers of the Daily Mail, Mail On Sunday, Metro and London Lite - Travel Weekly Annual Globe Awards 2009
- Runner-Up - Best Large Tour Operator 2010 - Ultra travel 100 - The Daily Telegraph
- Virgin Holidays Customer Service Team - short listed for Customer Service Team - B2C - National Customer Service Awards 2010
- Favourite Long Haul Operator - Consumer Award Winners - Globe Travel Awards 2012
Glenapp Castle Hotel
Magnificently restored Scottish Castle, now a five star Relais & Chateaux Hotel, with 36 acres of glorious garden and woodland on the rugged and beautiful Ayrshire coast in Ballantrae, Scotland - also features a three AA rosette dining room
- Romantic Hotel of the Year - Scottish Hotel Awards 2011
- Scottish Tourist Board - Five Gold Stars Hotel and AA Five Red Stars Hotel - as at August 2011
- Relais & Chateaux member since 2002 - a network of travel companies offering a collection of luxury restaurants and hotels around the world
- Awards include: Most Excellent Country House (2002), Luxury Hotel of the Year (2005), Scotland’s Leading Castle (2004), Hotel of the Year for Scotland and Northern Ireland (AA 2005-2006), Scottish Castle of the Year (2006)
- The restaurant at Glenapp Castle Hotel and its Head Chef Adam Stokes have won Restaurant of the Year at the 2011 CIS Excellence Awards, one Michelin Star 2012 and four AA Rosette (2012 AA Restaurant Guide)
The Bath Priory Hotel, Restaurant & Spa
Luxury country house hotel located in close proximity to Bath. With an award winning restaurant and a splendid Garden Spa, The Bath Priory is a perfect location to enjoy a short stay, unwind with relaxing treatments and indulge with exquisite cuisine
- Best Small Hotel - Gold Award - South West Tourism Excellence Awards - 2009/2010 also named in a top three position for Best Small Hotel 2011 / 2012
- Best Hotel Garden - Bath in Bloom, Bath City Council 1996, 2004, 2008, 2009
- Best Chef (Sam Moody) and Best Fine Dining Wine List - Bath Good Food Awards 2011
- Ranked #3 in the South-West in the Top 100 British Restaurants, Sunday Times October 2010
- AA Five Black Stars 2011 and Three Rosettes (for culinary excellence) 2011
- Gold award, five stars and a breakfast award from Visit England in recognition of the standards of service, accommodation, food and overall hospitality - 2011
- Gold Award in the Restaurant category in the Taste of the West Awards 2011
Sandals luxury resorts
Sandals Resorts specialise in providing travellers with the most romantic luxury holiday experience in the Caribbean, offering the choice of 13 properties located in Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, and The Bahamas.
- Favourite All-Inclusive, Favourite Hotel Chain, Favourite Environmentally Friendly Company - Baxter Travel Media Agents Choice Awards 2010
- Best All-Inclusive Resort Chain and Best Caribbean Hotel Chain – Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards 2008
- World's Leading All-Inclusive Company and Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand – World Travel Awards 2009 and 2010 ; World's Most Romantic Resort - World Travel Awards 2010
- Best Hotel Chain Caribbean and Best Wedding and Honeymoon Hotel (Sandals Grande Antigua) - Thomas Cook Awards 2008
- Winner - Best destination choice - The Wedding Ideas Awards 2011 - Wedding Ideas Magazine and Voted Top All-Inclusive Brand - Brides Magazine's 2011 Best Honeymoon Survey
- Best All Inclusive Hotel / Resort company - British Travel Awards 2011
- World's Most Romantic Resort - Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa, Antigua - WTA 2011 - January 2012
- Best All-Inclusive Resort Operator - Globe Travel Awards 2012 also, Oustanding Achievement Award for Gordon 'Butch' Stewart
Sixt rent a car
Sixt Rent a Car is an international vehicle rental company offering car and van hire throughout London and every major city in the UK. Operating in over 90 countries around the world including Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany and Holland
- Outstanding Customer Service Award - Silver - Visit London Awards: Winners 2010
- Car Rental Company of the Year 2012 - Manchester Airport Retail Awards
- Best Car Rental Company in Germany - Reader’s Choice Award - German edition Business Traveller magazine 2009
- World's Leading Marketing Innovation 2010 - World Travel Awards 2010
- Shortlisted - Car Hire award - British Travel Awards 2011
- ranked #1 - Car Rental Agencies - Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2009
- Award for best stand personnel - World Travel Market 2010
- 2011 World's Leading Marketing Innovation - WTA 2011 - Jan 2012
- Shortlisted - Best Car Rental Company - Business Travel Awards 2012
British Airways
Airline serving individuals and companies, direct or through travel agents and travel management companies
- Nominated - Best long haul airline - TNT Travel Awards 2011
- Top ranked in Top five business travel heroes of 2011 - Survey of 252 business travel buyers ahead of The Business Travel Show 2012
- Best short-haul airline and Best Business Class - Ultra travel Awards - 2010 - The Daily Telegraph
- Worlds's Leading Airline Website - World Travel Awards 2009
- Best Scheduled Airline to Europe - Globe Travel Awards 2009 and British travel Awards 2010
- Best Long-Haul Airline - Business Travel Awards 2011
- Winner - Best Long-Haul Airline - Business Travel Awards 2012
- Favourite Airline 2012 - Consumer Awards - Globe Travel Awards
Butlins
Travel company which offers families and adults a variety of holidays and weekend breaks
- Large Tour Operator of the Year - The British Travel Awards 2009
- Customer Service Employer of the Year - 2009 National Customer Service Awards and Customer Service Training Team of the Year - 2008 National Customer Service Awards
- Runner Up - Best UK Holiday provider - Tommy's Let's get baby friendly Awards 2009
- Winner - UK Customer Experience Award for Travel, Leisure and Tourism - UK Customer Experience Awards 2010
- UK/Domestic Tour Operator of the Year - British Travel Awards 2010
- Nominee - Best Operator UK Holidays - Globe Travel Awards 2012
Holiday Autos (part of lastminute.com)
Holiday autos is the world's largest and leading leisure car hire broker, searching the world for the best car hire companies and the best prices - Part of lastminute.com
- Best UK Travel Website 2010 - The Travel Press Awards 2010
- Best Travel and Leisure Campaign at the Revolution Awards 2011
- Top 5 Travel Website - Sunday Mirror 2010
- Best Use of Social Media - The Travel Marketing Awards 2011
Greenforce
Greenforce is part of a group of travel companies which specialise in exciting and rewarding gap year and career break expeditions to remote destinations around the world. Member of the Gapforce group of websites
- Gapforce is the winner of the BETA British Youth Tourism Award for Green Tourism 2009
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts
Travel company operating hotels and holiday resorts in over 40 locations across the UK with plenty of leisure facilities including golf and spa in some of the sites
- 2007/2008 AA Hotel Group of Year
- Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa crowned Outstanding Large Hotel of the Year - Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS) Gold Standard Awards 2008 & 2009
- Many of the hotels are home to award-winning dining with 39 AA Rosettes across the group's restaurants (nov 09)
Emirates
Leading airline which operates one of the aviation world's youngest, environmentally-friendly and technologically advanced-fleet with a network spanning over 60 countries in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia
- Best Airline - Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2008 and 2009 and Best Middle East/African Airline - 2008 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards, Hong Kong
- Best Airline Website - Internet Advertising Awards 2009 and Best Website, Airline Category - Travel d’Or 2009 Awards, France
- Best Scheduled Airline to the Middle East or Asia and Best Scheduled Airline to Africa - Globe Travel Awards 2009
- Best Long-haul Airline - Globe Travel Awards 2012
- Best airline - Holiday Extras Customers' Awards 2011
Singapore Airlines
One of the most respected travel brands around the world which operates one of the world's youngest fleet in the air across a network spanning five continents
- Best Worldwide Airline - Ultra travel 100 - 2010 - The Daily Telegraph
- Top Airline Wanderlust Travel Awards 2010 and Top Worldwide Airline Wanderlust Travel Award 2009 (UK)
- Best International Airline, Best International Airline for First Class Service, Best Airline for Flights to Eastern and Southeastern Asia, Best Airline Customer Service (Asia), Best Frequent Flyer program (Asia)- Executive Travel Magazine (USA) - Ex
- Best Long Haul Airline, Best Business Class - Guardian / Observer Travel Awards 2009 and 2010
- Best economy airline - Guardian, Observer Travel Awards 2011
- Ranked #2 - The World's Best Airlines at 2011 World Airline Awards held at the Paris Air Show.
- Top Airline - Wanderlust Travel Awards 2012
Travelguru.tv
Independent video based travel inspiration site featuring a hand picked selection of holidays aimed at the mature, discerning traveller. Each holiday is illustrated with a first hand, professionally shot location report and features special offers
- Included in the 2010 Winners list Smarta 100 - Smarta.com - 2010
- Winner - BT Business 'Essence of the Entrepreneur' 2008 and Winner - Best Use of Video - Travelmole Web Awards 2008
- Winner - Costa Brava Girona G! Award for Best Audiovisual Communication 2009 (report on Girona Province, presented by travel guru David Wickers)
- Shortlist - Best Travel Broadcast programme - British Travel Press Awards 2011
Six Senses
Sustainable luxury accommodation and spa holidays in 7 countries including Maldives, Thailand, Vietnam, Oman, Fiji, Jordan, and Spain.
- Winner Global Tourism Business Award 2008 at the World Travel and Tourism Council's Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
- Overall Winner for Large Resorts/Lodges - Conde Nast Traveler - 2010 World Savers Awards and Gold List 2010 (Soneva Fushi by Six Senses, Maldives)- Conde Nast Traveler - USA The Gold List 2010
- Asia's Leading Resort Brand - Six Senses Resorts & Spas - World Travel Awards 2010
- Winner - Corporate Social Responsibility - Walpole Awards for Excellence 2010 (The Walpole British Luxury)
Expedia
Leading travel agent established in the UK since 1998, offering flights, hotels, car rentals and holidays online
- Innovation in Travel Award for Expedia Hotel View - The Globe Travel Awards 2011 presented by Travel Weekly
- UK's favourite Online Booking Website, as voted for by readers of the Mail group newspapers - The Globe Travel Awards 2011
- Best Online Travel Company - Telegraph Travel Awards 2005
- expedia.com named Best Flight Booking Company and Best Hotel Booking Company at the British Travel Awards 2010
- Ranked #2 - Travel websites - The Conde Nast Readers' Travel Awards 2011
- Favourite On Line Booking Website 2012 - Consumer Awards - Globe Travel Awards
isango!
Source of exciting and colorful experiences for both consumers and travel professionals including holiday tours, sightseeing, attractions, activities and best things to do in more than 50 countries across the world to plan and book ahead
- Rising brand of the year - Travolution Awards 2009
- Named the 2nd fastest growing digital media company in Europe - GP Bullhound’s Media Momentum Awards 2009
- Best Travel Agent Website - Highly Commended - Travolution Awards 2010
- Shortlisted for Innovation in Travel and Leisure award in the Econsultancy Innovation Awards 2012 shortlist
Jumeirah Goup Hotels and Resorts
World class luxury international hotel group with properties located in many international travel destinations
- Middle East's Leading Hotel and Dubai's Leading Hotel (Burj Al Arab)- World Travel Awards 2009
- Best Business Hotel Chain in the Middle East (Jumeirah #1)- Business Traveller UK Awards 2009 - and, Best Leisure/Resort Hotel in the Middle East (Jumeirah Beach Hotel # 1) -The Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2009
- Best Middle Eastern Hotel (Jumeirah Beach Hotel)- Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2009 - and, Best Hotel / Resort in the Middle East (Burj Al Arab)- Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence 2009
- Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East (Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts)- Global Traveler Tested Reader Survey 2009
- Top Favourite Hotel - Grand City Hotel Africa & Middle East and Luxury Resort Africa & Middle East (Burj Al Arab)- Centurion Magazine Reader’s Choice 2011
- World’s Best Luxury Resort Spa (Talise Spa Madinat Jumeirah)- World Luxury Hotel Awards 2011
- Best Hotel in the Eastern United States (Jumeirah Essex House)- Global Traveler’s GT Tested Reader Survey 2010
- Best Business Hotel Chain in the Middle East (Jumeirah Group)- Business Traveller Awards 2010
- Winner - World's Excellence In Service Award 2011 - World Travel Awards 2011 - January 2012
- Nominee - Best Hotel Chain (worldwide)- Globe Travel Awards 2012