The awards, held in association with Wavemaker Hospitality, recognise the outstanding customer service, expertise and innovation of travel retailers across the UK and Ireland.
The Top 50 ceremony will once again take place at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse, just over the road from the city’s iconic Old Trafford stadium, on Thursday 23 April.
More than 420 agencies took part in the first entry stage with shortlisted high street branches across 11 regional categories set to be visited by TTG journalists and supplier sponsor co-judges early next year, while shortlisted companies in the eight nationwide categories will be interviewed by the TTG team and supplier partners over video call in March.
The Top 50 ceremony will also see a new UK & Ireland’s No.1 Travel Agency crowned after Newport’s La Vida Travel scooped the title earlier this year.
Pippa Jacks, TTG Media's content & audience director, said: "As we celebrate a decade of TTG Top 50, we are thrilled to announce yet another shortlist of incredible agencies who are raising the bar in terms of customer service, expertise and innovation.
“We've worked hard to drive submissions from agencies that have never taken part in Top 50 before, with a fantastic number of nominations coming from first-time entrants, and we can't wait to spend time meeting and learning about every single team during the judging process. Congratulations to all of those who've made the shortlist and good luck!"
See the full list of Top 50 finalists
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Finalist agencies heading to Manchester in April will be invited to join the Top 50 Working Lunch in the early afternoon before the ceremony.
This private networking event is designed to reward agents in the running for Top 50 honours, connect them with the industry’s best suppliers and offer the chance to win some fantastic prizes.
Top 50 finalist agencies were chosen after a panel of around 70 suppliers rated agencies they’d worked closely with in the past 12 months according to their sense of the agency’s expertise, service, workplace culture, innovation and business performance.
Those ratings were taken into consideration alongside entry forms completed by each agency, with a panel of TTG judges selecting the final five in each category.
All agencies who registered to take part in Top 50 will also receive an exclusive insight report shining a light on best practice and evolving trends in travel retail, based on anonymised data collected during judging.
