We’ve scooped a Guardian Observer Travel Award for the fourth year on the trot!
As I have a smidgen of Welsh in me, I was delighted to be asked to the Valleys last Saturday for the 2010 Guardian Observer Travel Awards in Cardiff. We scooped the award for ‘Best Short Break Tour Operator’, fourth year in a row we’ve picked up one of their top awards.
added assurance that our clients are happy travellers
Since its inaugural ceremony in 1986, The Guardian Observer Travel Awards have become one of the most sought after accolades in the British travel industry. Tens of thousands of readers completed the questionnaire; a celebration that, despite continuing uncertainties in the world, the Brits have not lost their spirit of adventure and continue to value bespoke luxury operators for seamless travel planning. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us, the award gave us added assurance that our clients are happy travellers.
How it all began…
Launched in 2003 with a simple goal – to redefine the traditional long weekend under the title The Big Short Break – we have become one of the UK’s fastest growing bespoke travel companies, and we are especially pleased that 85% of our clients are repeat or referred, a testament to continuing customer satisfaction. Thanks to the team’s thirst for innovation and in-depth destination knowledge, our portfolio has expanded to include personalised long-haul trips, a range of original family holidays, adventurous honeymoons, skiing , exceptional private villa stays music travel as well as Dive in Style, one of our family.
Photo: Alastair Poulain, Co-Founder of Original Travel, with broadcaster and host for the evening, Huw Edwards, and Gemma Bowes, acting travel editor for the Guardian.
