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Caribtours Celebrates 40 Years of Luxury Travel with Gala Awards Event

Last night, we celebrated our 40 years in luxury travel in style, with a special 40th Anniversary Gala Awards Dinner hosted by our Managing Director, Paul Cleary, and Head of Sales, Rebecca Bryson.

The evening saw our top performing agents in attendance, whose success was highlighted during a glamorous awards ceremony. Categories included Best Newcomer, Individual Award for Excellence, the Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Support, and the all-important Agent of the Year.



Representatives from British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, One&Only Resorts, Elegant Hotels, Seabourn, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc and the Jamaica Tourist Board were in attendance, amongst other key Caribtours partners and suppliers.

Attending all the way from the Caribbean were Jade Mountain owner and architect, Nick Troubetzkoy, as well as Karen and Wayne Capaldi from Coral Reef Club and The Sandpiper. Sports icon Annabel Croft was also in attendance; the tennis star has a partnership with Caribtours through her company, Annabel Croft Holidays.  



Image from left to right: Karen Capaldi, Coral Reef Club & The Sandpiper; Annabel Croft, Annabel Croft Holidays; Mel Coleman, Annabel Croft Holidays; Wayne Capaldi, Coral Reef Club & The Sandpiper; Karen Pocock, Designer Travel; Amanda Matthews, Designer Travel; Paul Cleary, Caribtours; Kathryn Thompson, Elite Travel Boutique; Gill Holmes, Elite Travel Boutique.

The Gala Dinner was also a chance for us to celebrate our brand new 2020 brochures, Our Caribbean and Our Beautiful World, and our Managing Director Paul Cleary spoke of how we've diversified this year by adding new destinations Turkey and Santorini to our portfolio, as well as a new cruise option in Seabourn, and even our brand new brochure Our Boutique Collection which focuses on small and intimate boutique hotels that can’t always be found on booking engine websites.

Speaking on the event, Paul said: “As a privately-owned independent luxury tour operator, it is imperative to keep moving, keep evolving and to ensure that you stay relevant. Our new range of 2020 programmes places us perfectly to face the challenges that lie ahead in the next 12 months. As always, Caribtours attributes its success to the support and commitment of our excellent travel agent partners.”



Following the awards ceremony, there was a prize draw; Mike Williams from The Caribbeanist won five nights at Blue Waters Resort & Spa, followed by a three-night all-inclusive stay at Jumby Bay in Antigua, with return British Airways Club Class seats.

10 nights in Barbados, staying five nights at Tamarind by Elegant Hotels then five nights at either Coral Reef Club or The Sandpiper, with return British Airways Club Class flights, was won by Tracy Williams from Cannon Travel.

And a fantastic 10-night twin centre, including five nights at Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados, and five nights at Mandarin Oriental, Canouan, with return Premium tickets with Virgin Atlantic was won by Kathryn Brierley from The Healthy Holiday Company.

CARIBTOURS 2019 GALA AWARD EVENT WINNERS

Highest Increase - Travel Stop



Caribtours Award for Outstanding Support – First winner: Classic Travel



Caribtours Award for Outstanding Support - Second winner: Sunways Travel



Individual Award for Excellence - First winner: Joseph Rajkovoic from 2J's Travel



Individual Award for Excellence - Second Winner: Olivia Chetham from Papillion Travel



Individual Award for Excellence - Third winner: Sara Short from Hays Travel



Best Newcomer - The Healthy Holiday Company



Caribtours 40th Anniversary Award - Sovereign Travel



Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Support - First winner: Designer Travel



Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Support - Second winner: Travel Dream



Silver Agent of the Year - Travelwise



Gold Agent of the Year - Village Travel



Platinum Agent of the Year - Travellers World



Diamond Agent of the Year - Baldwins Travel Group



Agent of the Year – North - Elite Travel Boutique



Agent of the Year – South - Ashdown Travel



Travel Agent of the Year - Travel Counsellors



Congratulations to all our winners and thank you so much to everyone who attended!

 

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"Watersports enthusiasts are in for a treat at One&Only Reethi Rah - with coral reefs just offshore, the diving and snorkelling are sublime; you can also have a go at waterskiing or wakeboarding, hire your own speedboat or explore the coastline by kayak, pedal boat or Hobie Cat."

"We love dining at the romantic Tapasake restaurant where you can take in an incredible Maldivian sunset while watching the fish swimming beneath the restaurant’s over-water terrace."

"With nearly four miles of coastline and 12 incredible beaches, the island is a joy to explore - pack your mask and snorkel and hop on one of the complimentary bicycles provided by the resort."

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