Held at the Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon on Thursday 20 May 2010, the fifth Coach Tourism Awards was a great success with very positive feedback from all who attended. On the night some 17 awards were handed out by Coach Monthly Editor, Stuart Render, to the very best suppliers, operators and individuals within the UK coach tourism market.
Commenting on the event, Stuart Render said: "We've had another fantastic night and our thanks go to everyone involved with the 2010 Coach Tourism Awards. I would like to pay tribute to all the entrants whose submissions were of a higher than ever quality, I would also like to thank all of our sponsors, without whom the evening would simply not be possible."
Cross Sea Carrier of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Norman Allen Group Travel | |
| Winner: | P&O Ferries | |
| Shortlisted: | Brittany Ferries Eurotunnel SeaFrance Stena Line |
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Town or City of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Coach Tourism Council | |
| Winner: | York | |
| Shortlisted: | Bath Chester Liverpool Southport |
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UK Attraction of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Warner Leisure Hotels | |
| Winner: | Gretna Green | |
| Shortlisted: | Ascot Racecourse Drayton Manor Theme Park Eden Project London Eye |
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European Attraction of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | SeaFrance | |
| Winner: | Disneyland Paris | |
| Shortlisted: | Flanders Field Museum Guinness Storehouse Keukenhof Parc Asterix |
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Accommodation Provider of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | EvoBus (UK) | |
| Winner: | Barceló Hotels | |
| Shortlisted: | Best Western Hotels Hilton Worldwide Marriott Hotels Warner Leisure Hotels |
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Ticket Supplier of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Accor | |
| Winner: | Barceló Hotels | |
| Shortlisted: | Applause Groupline London Hotels and Travel Service See Groups |
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Wholesaler of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Stena Line | |
| Winner: | Norman Allen Group Travel | |
| Shortlisted: | Action Tours Albatross Group Greatdays Travel Group ICT |
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UK Coach Holiday Programme of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | See Group | |
| Winner: | Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel | |
| Shortlisted: | Edwards Coaches InterChoice Holidays Lucketts Travel Shearings Holidays |
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European Coach Holiday Programme of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Albatross Group | |
| Winner: | Glenton Holidays | |
| Shortlisted: | Angela Holidays Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Edwards Coaches Shearings Holidays |
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Day Excursion Programme of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Towergate Chapman Stevens | |
| Winner: | Johnsons Coach Travel | |
| Shortlisted: | Galloway Coach Travel Lucketts Travel Shaws Coaches, Maxey Woods Coaches, Leicester |
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Brochure of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Barceló Hotels | |
| Winner: | Ulsterbus Tours | |
| Shortlisted: | Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel AW Eastons Coaches Ellen Smith Tours Epsom Coaches Glenton Holidays Harrison Holidays Johnsons Coach Travel Lucketts Travel Parrys International |
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Coach Tour Operator of the Year (1 to 10 vehicles) |
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| Sponsor: | Murphy Salisbury | |
| Winner: | Parrys International | |
| Shortlisted: | Craig-Y-Don Travel Ellen Smith Tours Harrison Holidays Jay &Kay Coach Tours |
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Coach Operator of the Year (over 10 vehicles) |
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| Sponsor: | Hilton Worldwide | |
| Winner: | Lucketts Travel | |
| Shortlisted: | Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Edwards Coaches Galloway Coach Travel Johnsons Coach Travel |
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International Coach Tour Operator of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Eurotunnel | |
| Winner: | Harrison Holidays | |
| Shortlisted: | Glenton Holidays Lucketts Travel Parrys International Shearings Holidays |
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CDC Coach Driver of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Gretna Green | |
| Winner: | Philip Thomas – Jay & Kay Coach Tours | |
| Shortlisted: | Steven Clark – Kings Coaches John Mather – David Ogden Holidays Richard Peach – Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Seamus Rice – Ulsterbus Tours Phil Stokes – Johnsons Coach Travel Nicholas Waite – Amadeus Coachways |
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Coach Tourism Manager of the Year |
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| Sponsor: | Ascot Racecourse | |
| Winner: | Amanda Harrington – Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel | |
| Shortlisted: | Suzanne Evans – Boons Calibre Travel Barbara Mackenzie – Craig-Y-Don Travel Tina Shaw-Morton – Woods Travel, Bognor Regis Maria Pond – Lucketts Travel |
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Special Award |
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| Sponsor: | Brittany Ferries | |
| Winner: | David Luckett | |
A full report on the awards will appear in the June issue of Coach Monthly. The current issue of Coach Monthly is available at www.coachmonthly.com