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ACE votes for best cruise agency
A Scottish travel agency has been voted best Cruise Agency of the Year by the Association of Cruise Experts.
Barrhead Travel, which has offices across Scotland including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, was presented with the prestigious award at the ACE UK Cruise Convention in Dover.
The agency took top place after ACE members were invited to nominate their chosen company.
ACE director Andy Harmer: “As cruising is so diverse it’s essential the customer is matched with the right cruise for their requirement and this is where travel agents play such a significant role and I am delighted to say that Barrhead Travel have shown they are worthy winners.”
Other winners were:
ACE Cruise Excellence Awards – Contribution to Cruising This award was presented to Jenny Ellis, Cruise Thomas Cook.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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