This category is for individual luxury travel designers from any luxury agency or business in the UK & Ireland with at least one retail store. You must be predominantly focused on high-end travel, working in-store and have been in this role for more than two years. Your submission must focus on your own personal sales, and not those of the wider business.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is for individual luxury travel designers working in a home-based environment. You can be either a full-time or part-time luxury travel designer, be part of a wider business/a homeworking agency, work completely on your own, or be a specialist e.g. cruise, but you must be predominantly focused on high-end travel, and have been working as a travel designer for more than two years. Your submission must focus on your own personal sales.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is for individual luxury travel designers working in a concierge business in the UK & Ireland offering travel services as part of their ‘do anything’ proposition for clients/members. Entrants are likely to work in a business providing a range of services beyond the core holiday essentials, such as other lifestyle services including personal assistance, household management, dining and tickets, exclusive access and more. Companies here might charge a membership fee and are most likely available 24-7. You must have been in this role for more than two years. Your submission must focus on your own personal sales, and not those of the wider business.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

We’re looking for the newest stars of luxury travel, those professionals who are new to luxury travel design/being a luxury travel advisor as a career. You could be from any kind of luxury agency (high street/shopping centre, online or home-based). You must be focused on high-end travel, and scenarios might include you setting up your own business; you might have re-entered the sector after time away and joined an existing luxury agency; come from another sector within travel (eg mainstream travel, hotel, cruise, operator); or be from completely outside travel. Your submission must focus on your own personal sales, and not those of a wider business.

You must have been in this role for LESS THAN TWO YEARS at the time of our awards launching (August 2025). You will therefore have fully started your journey as a luxury travel designer on or after August 2023.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is for individual luxury travel designers who specialise or do the bulk of their sales in premium, luxury or ultra-luxury cruise. You can be part of any kind of travel agency (high street, online or home-based), but you must be predominantly focused on high-end travel and have been in this role for more than two years. Your submission must focus on your own personal sales across premium, luxury or ultra-luxury cruise, and not those of a wider business you may be a part of.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is for individual luxury travel designers who specialise or do the bulk of their sales in adventure travel. You can be part of any kind of travel agency (high street, office or home-based), but you must be predominantly focused on high-end travel and have been in this role for more than two years. Your submission must focus on your own personal luxury adventure travel sales, and not those of the wider business.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is for individual luxury travel designers who specialise or do the bulk of their sales in wellness travel. You can be part of any kind of travel agency (retail, office or home-based), but you must be predominantly focused on high-end travel and have been in this role for more than two years. Your submission must focus on your own personal sales for wellness travel, and not those of the wider business.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is for individual luxury travel designers who strive to create holidays with real impact and hold themselves to high account in their approach to travel planning and/or running their own business. "Responsible travel" might include lower-carbon travel, travel that supports local economies and local culture, travel that is accessible to people from all backgrounds and with any special requirements, and positive impact travel that contributes to conservation or preservation efforts, for example.

You can be part of any type of agency (store-based, office, home-based) and need not be a complete specialist in this area in order to enter; we want to celebrate passion and taking the first steps, but whatever the level of your knowledge/focus, you must be predominantly involved in booking high-end travel.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions. Finalists will then be invited to a 30-minute video interview with a TTG team member and supplier partner judges in January 2026.

This category is designed to recognise hotel groups with fewer than 25 properties worldwide.

Hotel collections and groups from anywhere in the world are invited to enter, but all properties must be in the luxury segment. Please note, this is for hotel groups, not individual properties.

The winner will be the small luxury hotel group deemed to have best enhanced and shown innovation in product; strengthened its trade partnerships in the UK; shown robust business stability or growth; and demonstrated greater sustainability in its operations.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is designed to recognise hotel groups with 25 properties or more worldwide.

Hotel collections and groups from anywhere in the world are invited to enter, but all properties must be in the luxury segment. Please note, this is for hotel groups, not individual properties.

The winner will be the large luxury hotel group deemed to have best enhanced and shown innovation in product; strengthened its trade partnerships in the UK; shown robust business stability or growth; and demonstrated greater sustainability in its operations.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is for premium cruise lines that go above and beyond to look after customers and staff; respond strongly to luxury agents’ needs; innovate in product and brand strategy; and show they strive for sustainable and responsible operations.

To enter this category, brands are likely to offer four-star and above ships and services, with sophisticated dining and décor, on perhaps larger ships with a host of facilities and entertainment, and may offer a suite/luxury-club concept within their ships.

The winner of this category will have provided extraordinary service, knowledge and experiences to clients; shown proven and enhanced support for agents; looked after their own people; maintained innovative levels of product; shown robust business stability or growth; and shown how the business strives and leads when it comes to sustainable operations.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is for cruise brands in the ultra-luxury market, which typically have smaller ships; more space per guest, very high service levels and a very high staff:guest ratio; a wide range of inclusions in the cruise fare.

This winner of this category will be the ultra-luxury cruise line that has gone above and beyond to look after its customers and own people; has responded well or exceeded luxury agents’ needs; innovated in luxury product and brand strategy; and shown they strive for sustainable and responsible operations.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is for cruise brands who focus on providing expedition experiences combined with luxury product onboard their ships. Typically, these will be smaller ships, operating to remote and unique places, offering luxury accommodation onboard, a high level of educational and immersive experiences for expedition guests and high levels of expert staff.

The winner of this category will be the luxury expedition cruise line that has gone above and beyond to look after its customers and own people; has responded well to or exceeded luxury agents’ needs; innovated in product and brand strategy; and shown they strive for sustainable and responsible operations. If expedition cruising is just one part of your wider business, your answers here must only relate specifically to your expedition product and sales.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is for cruise brands who focus on providing river cruise experiences combined with luxury product onboard their ships. Typically, these will be smaller ships, offering luxury accommodation onboard, a high level of educational and immersive experiences/itineraries for guests and high levels of expert staff.

This winner of this category will be the luxury river cruise line that has gone above and beyond to look after its customers and own people; has responded well to or exceeded luxury agents’ needs; innovated in product and brand strategy; and shown they strive for sustainable and responsible operations. If river cruising is just one part of your wider business, your answers here must only relate specifically to your river product/brand and sales.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is for tour operators who focus on providing higher-end trips as a specialist in certain destinations, types of holiday, or product niches, such as ski.

The winner of this category will have provided extraordinary service, knowledge and experiences to clients; shown proven and enhanced support for agents; looked after their own people; maintained innovative levels of product; shown robust business stability or growth; and shown how the business strives and leads when it comes to sustainable operations.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is for operators who focus purely on luxury product across a generalised portfolio of worldwide destinations.

The winner of this category will have provided extraordinary service, knowledge and experiences to clients; shown proven and enhanced support for agents; looked after their own people; maintained innovative levels of product; shown robust business stability or growth; and shown how the business strives and leads when it comes to sustainable operations.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

The category is open to any company with a strong on-the-road/trade support team in the UK luxury sector, such as cruise lines, tour operators, and hotel groups. Entrants in this category should be focused on offering the very best level of trade support via a team that understands their travel advisor partners' needs and seeks to deliver the best service and support to luxury travel advisor partners, with notable results.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior luxury travel advisors will meet virtually to choose the winner.

For this important award, we seek to recognise an individual going above and beyond to drive change in their own business, in the destinations to which they operate or in the luxury travel sector more widely.

Nominees might be a business owner/founder; an employee of a luxury travel provider or retailer in the UK & Ireland; or be based in-destination. They might be responsible for initiatives such as leading and innovating in ESG within a business; pioneering ways or driving the protection of wildlife and biodiversity; supporting local communities in luxury travel destinations; or any other leading approaches to operating responsibly.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior industry experts will meet virtually to choose the winner.

This category is open to any UK or Ireland-based luxury travel or tourism business, including suppliers and retailers, and those that sell direct to consumers as well as through the trade.

We want to spotlight companies perceived to be the best employers based on examples of refreshed or new ways of working; commitment to staff contentment; new ideas on recruitment, retention and workplace environment, or outreach support, if homeworking-based. Luxury travel must be core to your proposition.

The TTG Luxury team will first shortlist these submissions, then a panel of senior industry experts will meet virtually to choose the winner.