All GTO of the Year articles
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year Award®: the 2024 finalists
Meet the 2024 finalists of a very special annual award that highlights the amazing experiences and memories that brilliant group travel organisers create for their members.
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GLT AwardsInterview: Pat Crooks won the first GTO of the Year Award® 25 years ago
We speak to Pat Crooks, who still organises for the Freemans Sport & Leisure Club, about winning the first Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award®.
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GLT AwardsFind out about… the GTO of the Year Award®
This unique annual award, with a £2,000 first prize, continues to recognise group travel organisers for the positive impact they have on the lives of friends, family, colleagues or the local community.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year® judge on the 2023 finalists and the importance of the award
Alan Rennie, Ambassador Cruise Line’s business development manager, was one of the judges for the 2023 Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award®. He shares his experience.
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GLT AwardsCruising the Greek islands with GTO of the Year prize money
Sue Shapland, Exmoor Extroverts, won the Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® in 2019. She used her £2,000 prize money for a six-day Classical Greek cruise with Variety Cruises.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year winner spends prize money on Scandinavian cruise
Dave Hartle, Dave’s Trips, won the Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® in 2022 and used his £2,000 prize money for a Scandinavian cruise with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year Award®: meet the 2023 finalists
Here are the 2023 finalists of a very special annual award that highlights the amazing experiences and memories that brilliant group travel organisers create for their members.
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InterviewDave Hartle: ‘grandad holiday’ on GTO of the Year win
We asked Dave Hartle, known to his loved ones as ‘grandad holiday’, about what it meant to win the Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® and why he loves the role.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year Award®: the 2022 winner and your finalists
We introduce the 2022 winner of the GTO of the Year Award®, an accolade which highlights the fun, enjoyment and social impact that brilliant group travel organisers create for the people in their groups.
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FeaturesWhat my group love about cruise holidays… and where we want to go next
We caught up with GTO of the Year® 2021 Elizabeth Hodgson, Barnet U3A, during National Cruise Week about why cruises are great for groups, where they’ve visited and where they’ll be sailing in the future.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year® winner Christine spends her prize money on Greek islands cruise
Christine Bennett, who runs Deaf Group Holidays, won the 2020 Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® and was finally able to spend her £2,000 prize money this year on a Greek Island cruise. Here, Christine shares some of the highlights of the trip.
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GLT AwardsGroup Travel Organiser of the Year winner Christine finally gets to celebrate in style
The pandemic meant Christine Bennett was unable to celebrate the achievement as originally planned, so nearly two years on she felt that now was as good a time as any to finally commemorate the win.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year Award®: introducing your finalists for 2021
Meet the 2021 finalists of the annual award that highlights the fun, enjoyment and social impact that brilliant group travel organisers create for the people in their groups.
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GLT AwardsGTO of the Year® 2020, Christine Bennett on why organisers should put themselves forward for the Award
Christine Bennett, who won the 2020 Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award®, said the title gives GTOs the recognition they deserve for what they do.
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InterviewGTO of the Year® Christine Bennett: enabling deaf people to travel with peace of mind
Christine Bennett, who runs Deaf Group Holidays, was crowned the 2020 Group Travel Organiser of the Year. We caught up with her to find out if the news had sunk in and more about her group.
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GLT AwardsWatch: GTO of the Year® Christine on her shock at winning and BBC Look North appearance
Christine Bennett of Deaf Group Holidays said she was “absolutely gobsmacked” after winning the Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award for 2020.
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GLT AwardsMeet the 2020 GTO of the Year Award® candidates
Meet the final four in the running for this year’s Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award®, the winner of which will be announced during the Group Leisure & Travel Awards ceremony on 7th October.
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GLT AwardsMeet the 2019 GTO of the Year Award® finalists
Find out more about the final four in the running for this year’s Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award®, the winner of which will be presented at the Group Leisure & Travel Awards on 9th October.
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FeaturesHow previous Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® winners have spent their prize money
We hear about the impact of the award and how recipients have spent the prize money.
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InterviewOlivia Goodfellow: there’s no limit
Olivia Goodfellow tells us about the reaction from her group after she won the 2018 Group Travel Organiser of the Year Award® at the Group Leisure & Travel Awards.