Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and Wetherspoons

28 November 2023 , 22:01
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Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and Wetherspoons
Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and Wetherspoons

Ready, Jet set, go…for 11 golds to Jet2 and Jet2holidays at the prestigious 2023 British Travel Awards (BTAs).

The Leeds-based sister firms took off with the biggest haul of prizes at the glittering gala night in Battersea Evolution, London, including Best Large Travel Company for Summer Sun Holidays, Winter Sun Holidays, Family Holidays and Luxury Holidays plus Best Airline for Short-haul Flights and Best Airline for Economy Class Travel.

A record 1.56 million public votes were cast for the nation’s benchmark travel industry accolades as UK travelling consumers had their say in 76 award categories covering their 2023 leisure travel experiences and services.

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Newmarket Holidays also triumphed, taking home an impressive eight golds in categories such as Best Travel Company for Escorted Group Holiday; Best Touring Holidays and Best for Safari Holidays plus for holidays to destinations including Central/Northern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Canada and USA.

Solmar Villas was next with a sterling seven golds including Best Medium Travel Company for Summer Sun, Winter Sun, Family, Villa and Tailor-Made Holidays.

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On the water, P&O took Best Cruise Line for Family Holidays, Hurtigruten won Best Cruise Line for Expedition Voyages, Viking won Best Cruise Line for River Cruise Holidays and Cunard won Best Cruise Line for Ultra-Luxurious Holiday.

Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and WetherspoonsNewmarket Holidays won eight British Travel Awards golds including Best for Safari Holidays (Shutterstock / DarAnna)

Brittany Ferries won Best Medium Travel Company to Western Europe, P&O Ferries took Best Operator for Short Sea/ Mini Cruises,

It’s no secret Brits love a cheeky drink at an airport bar ahead of a stupid o’clock holiday flight and now it’s official - Spoons is our bar venue of choice.

The BTAs had two new categories for 2023 and Wetherspoons claimed Best Airport Retailer for Food and Beverage, while Boots are taking off with Best Airport Retailer for Consumer Goods,

Also in the aviation world, London's Heathrow was voted Best Large UK Airport for Leisure Travel, with East Midlands winning in the medium category.

Best Airline for Low-Cost Flights was easyjet, with Emirates taking Best Airline for Long Haul Flights and Best Airline for Business Class Travel. For the 13th year running APH (Airport Parking & Hotels) won Best Company for Airport Parking.

Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and WetherspoonsThis year's event had a carnival theme

On the roads, Avis reclaimed the gold for Best Company for Car Hire, Shearings picked up three golds for Best Large Company for Coach Holidays, Best Large Travel Company for Touring Holidays, and Best Large Company for UK Coach/Touring Holidays.

In the medium company category Leger Holidays held on to Best for Coach Holidays and also won Best for Special Interest Holidays. Brightwater Holidays won Best Travel Company for Coach Holidays in the small company category.

In other gold categories, Travelzoo won Best Travel website for Travel Deals; Hays Travel won three Golds for Best National Travel Retailer, Best Agency for Cruise Holidays and Best Retailer of Forex/Travel Money and in a surprise twist, nominated for their first ever British Travel Awards, Lapland Specialist tour operator Santa Claus Trips was voted Best Small Travel Company for Family Holidays and Best Small Travel Company to Central/Northern Europe.

BTA director of events and partnerships Lorraine Barnes Burton said: “This year was a record in the 15-year history of the British Travel Awards with more than one and a half million votes.

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Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and WetherspoonsP&O took the British Travel Awards gold for Best Cruise Line for Family Holidays (DAILY MIRROR)

“My sincere thanks go to the readers who took the trouble to vote and ultimately it is you, the travelling public, who decide the winners by voting for the travel companies you consider the best in the business.

“When you see the British Travel Awards winner logos on brochures, websites and social media posts you can be sure you are travelling with tried and tested travel companies - as voted for by you, the all-important travelling public.”

Since 2008 the British Travel Awards has been polling public opinion on leisure travel companies and the award accreditations are determined solely by the number of public votes cast after security software has flagged for investigation any spurious or suspect voting activity.

Full list of British Travel Awards 2023 winners including Jet2 and WetherspoonsLeger Holidays held on to Best for Coach Holidays

The 2023 voting period ran between June 19 and October 1 and 420,453 voters cast 1,561,370 votes.

All BTA voters were entered in a draw for a bumper travel prize jackpot worth around £47,700, with cruises, villa holidays, ferry crossings, holiday vouchers, Europe trips, airport hotels and parking, staycations and more to be won.

*Reach plc, with more than 130 national and regional news brands across both print and online including the Mirror website, is the official media partner of the 2023 BTAs.

*A full list winners also with silver and bronze awards is at britishtravelawards.com

The 2023 British Travel Awards gold winners

Nigel Thompson

Holidays

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