Rugby trip earns award for Jetset
HUDDERSFIELD-BASED Jetset Not Just Travel has won an award for organising a trip for a group of 77 rugby league players and their families and friends to Australia.
Colman and Rachael Coyne, who run Jetset Not Just Travel from their home office, organised the trip for Dewsbury Celtic RLFC’s 2019 Australia Tour.
Jetset is a franchise of Not Just Travel and at its annual conference the couple were recognised for organising the biggest group booking in the company for 2019 at a value of £148,000 for the Australia tour.
Colman said: “We’re thrilled to have received the award. We put many hours
AKIRKBURTON travel agency has been announced as a finalist in the Travel Trade Gazette’s TOP 50 travel agencies in the UK.
Travel Experience has been shortlisted in the Yorkshire region and is up against four other travel agencies for the coveted award.
Julie Bangham, Travel Experience’s managing director, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have made it to the finals.
“The team here at Travel Experience are committed to being the best at what they do and getting this far is a testament to the team’s hard work and dedication to customer service.”
Ms Bangham added that her team of six travel professionals have a combined experience of over 150 years between them in offering worldwide tailor-made travel and offer customers work into organising the trip for so many people and were delighted that they had a great holiday at the other side of the world.
“I’m sure everyone who went will have happy memories of the tour that will last a lifetime.”
Dewsbury Celtic played two matches whilst in Australia, beating Penshurst RSL 10-4 and losing out to De La Salle 34-12.
Colman and Rachael launched their travel business in 2013 and last year their turnover was £1.2m.
Colman and Rachael are both ex-West Yorkshire Police employees.
Colman was a detective sergeant in Bradford and Rachael was the helpdesk supervisor.
extensive travel knowledge and personalised service.
The TTG Top 50 is a nationwide awards programme that recognises the best travel agencies across the country.
TTG was established as Travel Trade Gazette in 1953, as the world’s very first weekly travel trade newspaper and today is
They got involved in organising trips whilst in the police – Colman was event organiser for the Bradford South Police Sports and Social Club.
In that role he organised trips for thousands of police officers, staff and their families all over the world.
Rachael said: “We’ve swapped a life of dealing with some of the most difficult and traumatic periods in people’s lives to providing people with some of the happiest and most enjoyable memories in their lives!
“We were proud and honoured to receive the award. There is a network of 750 franchisees across the UK and to finish as a biggest booker is a great achievement.”
one of the leading travel trade magazines in the UK.
Its group editor Pippa Jacks added: “Now in its fifth year, the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies initiative – which recognises travel retailers for customer service and innovation and not just sales – goes from strength to strength.”
The shortlist was decided through rating by a wide panel of agent-facing suppliers, including tour operators, airlines, GDSs, cruise lines, and hotel companies.
Travel Suppliers were asked to rate agents they had worked with in the last 12 months, and to consider expertise and service as well as sales performance.
New for this year, nationwide finalists are invited to attend a face-to-face judging session at TTG’s London office instead of a video call if possible, while assessments in high street branches will involve more of the store’s wider team.
A shortlist of five branches in each regional category, and five companies in each nationwide category, will now go head-tohead in the final, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on 30 April at The Vox in Birmingham.