In depth

Starting out as a 16-year-old apprentice some 32 years ago, Kirsty Frith probably didn’t assume she’d rise up the ranks of travel become head of retail for Tui.

Throughout her career, leading some of Tui’s largest flagship stores and holding regional, divisional, and national leadership roles, she has witnessed first-hand how the industry, and the pressures on women, have changed.

It follows an inspiring effort by Corin and his family to bring Maverick to the UK for urgent treatment in January, after he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition in his birthplace of Istanbul.

Little Maverick Corin was born in September to Corin, who is British, and his wife Eda, who is Turkish. Maverick held a British passport, but the family initially struggled to secure an advised transfer to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children to be stabilised, before then travelling to another major UK hospital for surgery. 

Held in association with Seat Unique, the sector’s most coveted awards will return to London’s iconic Roundhouse on Wednesday 23 September.

Early-bird entries are now open until Friday 10 April with a final deadline for entries on 29 May before the finalists are announced in early June.