As we launch the 2025 Group Leisure & Travel Awards, we reveal our official partners, and ask you to nominate to help reward and recognise who, what and where is best for group trips and holidays.
Nominations for the 2025 Group Leisure & Travel Awards are now open so you can tell us your favourite attractions, locations, suppliers and experiences.
The awards programme is the biggest, longest established and most important of its kind - but we need your help to make it all happen.
Once again, we’re inviting GTOs and coach tour operators to nominate the best across 18 categories, including Best UK Attraction, Best Garden Visit, Best Theatre Production, Best Christmas Experience and Best Group Tour Operator. You don’t have to nominate in all of the categories.
As you can see below, we already have some of the biggest brands confirmed as Awards Partners - the attractions and companies that continue to play a central role in supporting the only national awards programme for group travel.
Thank you to our official 2025 Awards Partners…
Attention travel trade: become an Awards Partners for 2025, support the awards and benefit from packages that offer fantastic value and maximise your branding across print, online, email… and the event itself. For more information click here or contact Lisa Milton on 01908 613323 or send an email to lisa.m@yandellmedia.com.
Who, what and where has stood out for you?
Once again, we are relying on your input. Please take just a few moments and tell us about the places, attractions, hotels, operators and experiences that have helped you create successful and memorable day trips and holidays across the UK and further afield.
Whether you organise as a hobby or as a full-time job, or even if you operate as an independent travel organiser, we want to hear your views.
How does it all work?
Round 1 is underway and we’re asking Group Leisure & Travel readers to nominate the best for groups across 18 categories.
After the Round 1 deadline of 19th January we will then ask group organisers and coach tour operators to vote for the overall winners from a shortlist of finalists in each category, based on the nominations previously received.
Who should nominate and why?
Those who organise group trips and holidays as a hobby or as a full-time job, or an individual who operates as an independent travel organiser. We think it is important to reward the best and it helps to recommend venues, companies and locations to others.
Recognising individuals
Is there somebody in the travel trade who has gone the extra mile to make your job as a GTO easier? Make sure you put them forward for The Excellence Award. To find out more and to nominate go to groupleisureandtravel.com/excellence.
The GTO of the Year Award® comes with an increased prize of £2,500 prize to spend on a holiday and recognises GTOs for their time, effort and dedication. To enter or nominate go to groupleisureandtravel.com/gtooftheyear.
When are the winners revealed?
The 2025 winners will be announced at the Awards dinner and ceremony which will take place at the 5-star Royal Garden Hotel, London on Thursday 26th June.
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