Winners of TravelMole UK Awards revealed

Wednesday, 20 Nov, 2019 0

Winners of the TravelMole UK Awards 2019 have been revealed, including a number of categories new for this year.

The awards, now in their 15th year, recognise travel companies, tourist boards and suppliers that have made a significant impact in web, social, mobile and technology.

TravelMole readers were invited to vote for shortlisted entries.

New awards included Best Home-working Agency Website, Best Tourist Attraction Website and Best Travel Comparison Website.

Sponsors included Travelzoo, Skyteam, IGTO, Traveltrex, Interhome, Gosh PR, Babble, Pinpoint Britain, Mauritius, NEC Group, and MBM Travel Executives.

The awards were presented at Piste, the apr-¨s ski-themed bar at Archer Street in Soho, London, where the multi-talented bar and waiting staff entertained the audience by occasionally breaking out into song.

A charity auction at this year’s event raised more than £4,000 for Missing People, a charity to help find missing people on behalf of the friends and family left behind and to provide specialised support to ease their heartache and confusion.

It runs a free, confidential helpline 24 hours a day by phone, text and email to support missing children and adults, and their loved ones.

Prizes for the auction included two Club Europe tickets to Milan from British Airways, four nights at the Oberoi in Mauritius, a place on an Israel fam trip, a week’s car rental with Sixt, £3,500 worth of advertising with TravelMole and the chance to play golf against TravelMole’s Graham McKenzie and a celebrity guest at the Dyke Golf Club in Brighton, including bacon rolls, lunch and a few pints of Harveys!

"Well done to all of this year’s winners and to all of the companies shortlisted. They are all leaders in their field," said McKenzie.

"We pride ourselves on our awards party, which is fun, informal and gives people a chance to network and catch up with friends and colleagues, but what makes our awards really special is that they are voted for by our readers.

"We are also proud to support our fantastic charity, Missing People, and would like to thank all of the companies who donated prizes for our auction and all those who bid. Once again we’ve managed to raise a huge amount of money. Thank you everyone."

Here’s a list of all the winners of the TravelMole UK Awards 2019:

Best Hotel Website
Elegant Hotels

Best Hotel Booking Website
Stuba

Best Rail Travel Website
Great Rail Journeys

Best Cruise Website
Silversea

Best River Cruise Website
Viking River Cruises

Best Ferry Website
Compare Ferries

Best Responsible Travel & Tourism Website
Earth Changers

Best Sports Travel & Tourism Website
Sports Tours International

Best Tour Operator Website
Jet2

Best UK Tourist Board Website
Visit Wiltshire

Best Overseas Tourist Board Website
Jamaica

Best Travel Blog
Host Unusual

Best Use of Social Media
The Personal Travel Agents

Best Online Marketing Campaign
Magic Breaks

Best Travel Deals Website
Travelzoo

16.Best Online Training Website
Malta Training

Best Airline Website
Jet2

Best Luxury Travel Website
Audley

Best Accessible Travel Website
Traveleyes

Best Travel Recruitment Website
C&M

Best Travel Comparison Website
Icelolly

Best LGBT Travel Website
Kuoni

Best National Travel Agency Website
Hays

Best Agency Consortium/Home working Website
Advantage

Best Travel Technology Website
Travelport

Best Travel Extras Website
Flexible Autos

Best Ski Site
Crystal Ski

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.