This year’s shortlist of the best attractions, operators, destinations, suppliers and experiences for groups, according to the people that keep the group travel industry moving - our readers. You decide the winners.

Here are your 2025 GLT Awards finalists…

 

To vote, click on the button below which will take you directly to the voting form. You can vote in as little or as many categories as you like. The finalist that receives the most votes in each category will be revealed as the winner at the GLT Awards ceremony and dinner on on Thursday 26th June at the five-star Royal Garden Hotel, London

Click here to vote

Votes must be received by: Sunday 27th April 2025.

 

Best UK Attraction for Children & Families

  • Chester Zoo
  • Drusillas Park
  • GreenWood Family Park
  • LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
  • Monkey World
  • The Paddington Bear Experience
  • West Midlands Safari Park

This category is presented in partnership with DFDS.

  • British Music Experience
  • Frameless
  • London Transport Museum
  • The National Gallery
  • National Maritime Museum
  • The Royal Mint Experience
  • The Tank Museum
 

Thank you to our official 2025 Awards Partners…

 

Best Historic Attraction or Venue

This category is presented in partnership with LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort.

  • Belvoir Castle
  • Blenheim Palace
  • Dover Castle
  • Leeds Castle
  • Raby Castle, Park & Gardens
  • Tower of London
  • Windsor Castle

Best Garden Visit

This category is presented in partnership with Chester Zoo.

  • Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens
  • National Botanic Garden of Wales
  • RHS Bridgewater
  • RHS Garden Wisley
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • The Savill Garden
  • Tatton Park

Garden path in spring

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Which garden deserves to be crowned best for groups? You decide.

Best Coach or Tour Operator - UK Tours

This category is presented in partnership with The Royal Mint.

  • Airedale Tours
  • Alfa Travel
  • Daish’s Holidays
  • Dunwood
  • Greatdays Travel Group
  • Jason Edwards Travel
  • Plimbley Travel

This category is presented in partnership with Plimbley Travel.

  • Brittany Ferries
  • DFDS
  • Irish Ferries
  • LeShuttle
  • P&O Ferries
  • Stena Line
  • Wightlink

Best Event for Groups

This category is presented in partnership with Daish’s Holidays.

  • BBC Gardeners’ World Live
  • Blackpool Illuminations
  • Living Crafts
  • Kynren
  • RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
  • Royal Ascot
  • The Royal International Air Tattoo

Ferry crossing with coach

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Which ferry or fixed link operator gets your vote? Help us crown the best of the best.

Best Christmas Experience

  • Auckland Palace
  • Blenheim Palace
  • Christmas at Kew
  • Hever Castle
  • Holkham Hall
  • Thursford Christmas Spectacular
  • Waddesdon Manor

Best Guided Tour

This category is presented in partnership with The New Meridian.

  • Coronation Street Experience
  • French Brothers
  • Manchester City Stadium Tour
  • The Roman Baths
  • The Royal Mint Experience
  • Windermere Lake Cruises
  • York’s Chocolate Story

Best Accommodation for Groups

This category is presented in partnership with Ambassador Cruise Line.

  • Leisureplex Holiday Hotels
  • Daish’s Holidays
  • Legacy Hotels
  • Oceana Hotels & Restaurants
  • Potters Resorts
  • The Ruskin Hotel & Suites
  • Warner Hotels

A receptionist on the phone at a hotel desk

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Great accommodation can enhance your group trip. Which finalist deserves your vote?

 Best Group Dining Experience

  • Bustronome
  • Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
  • Hard Rock Cafe
  • The London Cabaret Club
  • Mamma Mia! The Party
  • Potters Resorts

Best Theatre Production

This category is presented in partnership with Group Line.

  • Back to the Future
  • The Lion King
  • Mamma Mia!
  • The Play That Goes Wrong
  • Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
  • Wicked

Best Cruise Line

This category is presented in partnership with Travel Editions.

  • Ambassador Cruise Line
  • CroisiEurope
  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
  • MSC Cruises
  • P&O Cruises
  • Viking Cruises

Best Ticketing Agency

This category is presented in partnership with ABBA Voyage.

  • Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
  • Disney Tickets
  • Group Line
  • LW Theatres
  • Nimax Theatres
  • Ticketpipe
  • Trafalgar Tickets (TTX)

Ticket stub

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Has a ticket agency gone above and beyond for you group? There are some top finalists to choose from this year.

Best UK Destination

This category is presented in partnership with Dunwood.

  • Bristol
  • County Durham
  • Isle of Wight
  • Leicester and Leicestershire
  • Liverpool
  • London
  • Wiltshire

Best International Destination

This category is presented in partnership with P&O Ferries.

  • Flanders, Belgium
  • France
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Las Vegas, USA

Best Group Tour Operator

This category is presented in partnership with LeShuttle.

  • Jules Verne
  • Leger Holidays
  • Ramble Worldwide
  • Simply Groups
  • Success Tours
  • Travel Editions
  • Wendy Wu Tours

Best UK Attraction

This category is presented in partnership with Warner Hotels.

  • Buckingham Palace
  • Beamish – The Living Museum of the North
  • Hampton Court Palace
  • lastminute.com London Eye
  • National Memorial Arboretum
  • Westminster Abbey

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Keep up to date with the GLT Awards at groupleisureandtravel.com/awards 

Interested in becoming an Awards Partner for the 2025 initiative? Click here to find out more or contact Lisa Milton on 01908 613323 or email lisa.m@yandellmedia.com.