About the TTG Luxury Travel Awards
We are delighted to announce the return of the TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2026, in association with Silversea.
The much-loved afternoon ceremony will be back on Friday 6 March and we’re thrilled to be hosting it at The Chancery Rosewood – London’s finest new hotel. Join us for this prestigious lunchtime event, where we’ll unveil all of this year’s winners.
All entrants will receive a complimentary copy of the TTG Luxury Travel Awards Insight Report 2026, which will offer unprecedented benchmarking among all supplier entries. Using expert analysis, the report will be released in March 2026 and serve as a research piece that showcases impactful trends among the world’s leading luxury travel brands.
Dates for the diary
- 25 September – Fee-free entry deadline for suppliers
- Friday 31 October – Entry deadline
- W/C 24 November – Shortlist announced and tickets on sale
- Friday 6 March – Winners revealed
What’s new?
Amazing new venue: Be among the first in the travel industry to enjoy this incredible new hotel, as we head to the glamorous ballroom of The Chancery Rosewood. Some of you will remember we first launched the awards at sister hotel Rosewood London – join us to see what this latest addition to the portfolio has to offer!
Updated agent categories: Following the introduction of Top 20 Luxury Travel Agencies, for the very first time, we are now proud to make ALL the agent categories at the TTG Luxury Travel Awards individual awards. This will give a wide range of brilliant travel designers the chance to shine, earning recognition that will really boost their pride and business. See below for all the details.
Fresh approach to entry & judging: In line with these changes, all finalists selected in the AGENT categories will now be also take part in a video judging session, giving them the chance to convey their passion, prowess and personality to the judges as a supplement to the entry form.
Supplier updates: It’s time to recognise the brilliance of luxury river cruise lines out there, so we are introducing Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year for the first time for 2026. In addition, there will now be a £99 fee for suppliers to enter – but as an opening offer, if you enter before 25 September, this will be waived.
Agent categories
Our revised range of agent categories offer eight opportunities for individual travel designers to enjoy the recognition they deserve.
- Luxury Travel Designer of the Year (in-store)
- Luxury Travel Designer of the Year (home-based)
- Luxury Travel Designer of the Year (concierge)
- New Luxury Travel Designer of the Year
- Luxury Cruise Travel Designer of the Year
- Luxury Adventure Travel Designer of the Year
- Wellness Travel Designer of the Year
- Responsible Luxury Travel Designer of the Year
Supplier categories
These nine accolades give a wide range of luxury travel suppliers the chance to win recognition from the luxury community. New this year, as a reflection of the growth of the product area, we have added Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year.
- Luxury Hotel Company of the Year (small)
- Luxury Hotel Company of the Year (large)
- Premium Cruise Line of the Year
- Ultra-luxury Cruise Line of the Year
- Luxury Expedition Cruise Line of the Year
- Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year (NEW)
- Specialist Luxury Operator of the Year
- Luxury Operator of the Year
- Luxury Trade Support Team of the Year
Special categories
These three awards recognise important elements of the luxury travel industry, with finalists drawn from across a wide range of businesses.
Luxury Travel Workplace of the Year
This category aims to recognise companies perceived to be the best places to work in the luxury travel space. Whether you’re an agency or a supplier, any business in luxury travel is welcome to enter and showcase what makes your company a truly exceptional place to work.
Sustainability Hero of the Year
For this important award, we seek to recognise an individual going above and beyond to drive change in their own business, in the destinations to which they operate, or in the luxury travel sector more widely. We welcome entries from any kind of individual working in this field within luxury travel, but would direct agents more specifically to the NEW category of Responsible Luxury Travel Designer of the Year.
Contribution to Luxury Travel
We give this award to an outstanding individual who has driven huge change in the sector, is a known and respected innovator, or is revered as a shining example of a leader in luxury travel. The recipient of this special award is announced on the day of the awards.
Tickets
Tickets for the dazzling awards ceremony are now on sale! They will be limited and are expected to sell out, so book early!