As the Travel Village Group close 2024 – our 65th year of trading – we’re celebrating the potential for 4 amazing awards in 2025.
All four brands at the Travel Village Group – The Holiday Village, The Travel Village, Southampton Cruise Centre & RiverCruising.co.uk – have been shortlisted for prestigious categories at the 2025 TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies Awards. These accolades celebrate the best travel agencies in the UK and Ireland, recognising excellence in customer service, innovation, and industry leadership. Hosted annually by Travel Trade Gazette (TTG), the awards highlight outstanding agencies based on customer testimonials, business performance, and expert evaluation. With categories spanning independent agencies, high street operators, and online specialists, the event brings together the travel industry’s elite. Winners gain prestige, enhanced credibility, and invaluable networking opportunities. This celebration of excellence underscores the resilience and creativity within the travel sector, setting benchmarks for quality and inspiring success across the industry.
Shortlisted for…
Top Travel Agency – North West
The Travel Village in Blackpool is our headquarters and retail establishment on Highfield Road, Blackpool. We’re hoping to retain the title, and make it our third year in a row as the North West’s top high street travel agency.
Top Online Agency
Southampton Cruise Centre, our ocean cruise website brand, has just completed its first year offering the option for our clients to book their cruise online. Continuing our partnership with Dreamlake, our clients are able to transact with us 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.
Top Homeworking Agency (Small)
The Holiday Village is our network of independent travel professionals, running their own business with the backing of our award-winning company.
Top River Cruise Agency
2025 sees the return of this category, for the first time since 2021, meaning that RiverCruising.co.uk are hoping to retain the title, establishing us as one of the UK’s top river cruise experts.
All shortlisted agencies will undergo a rigorous interview and judging panel process in the new year, to provide evidence that they are deserving of the accolades. Winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on 24th April 2025.
