TORONTO — The stars shone brightly for TravelOnly’s national awards event this past weekend, when the host agency paid homage to “the very best of the best” of its network of advisors and continued its year-long celebration of its 45th anniversary.
The gala event took place Jan. 25 at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel. The evening began with a preferred partner tradeshow and cocktail hour, followed by an awards ceremony.
The night culminated in the announcement of TravelOnly’s President’s Club winners, recognizing advisors with $1 million-plus in sales.
Here’s a complete roundup of the top producing TravelOnly advisors by supplier category ….
Air Canada Vacations
Pauline Blacoe
AmaWaterways
Brian Kendrick
Savour Italy Tours
Lynn Bernier
WestJet Vacations
Barbara Scrocco & Robert Rizzo
Norwegian Cruise Line
Robert Pittelli
AMResorts
Amanda Beaver
Sunwing Vacations
Pauline Blacoe
Palace Resorts
Sarah Robinson
Manulife
Pat Probert and Mary de Almeida
TravelBrands
Dashnor Hasku and Bujar Zejnullahu
Celebrity Cruises
Pat Probert and Mary de Almeida
Transat
Carina Shortliffe
Royal Caribbean International
Jennifer Arsenault
AIC Hotels
Barbara Scrocco & Robert Rizzo
Carnival Cruise Line
Rachel Smith
Sandals and Beaches Resorts
Barbara Scrocco and Robert Rizzo
Princess Cruises
Don Terris
MSC Cruises
Tammy Durocher
TravelOnly also handed out a number of supplier awards, to its top industry partners. Here’s the list…
Top Tour Operator Partner – TravelBrands
Top Airline Partner – Transat
Top Contemporary Cruise Partner – Royal Caribbean International
Top Premium Cruise Partner – Celebrity Cruises
Top River Cruise Partner ¬– AmaWaterways
Top Sales & Marketing Partner – Sunwing Vacations
BDM of the Year – Aaron Crawford, Air Canada Vacations
Partner of the Year – WestJet Airlines & WestJet Vacations
TravelOnly’s Regional Awards, for its top producing advisors, went to …
B.C. Region Top Producer 2019 – Kathleen Campbell
Alberta Region Top Producer 2019 – Jackie Lunn
Prairies Region Top Producer 2019 – Joanne Bold
Ontario Region Top Producer 2019 – Pat Probert & Mary de Almeida
Quebec Region Top Producer 2019 – Claudine Chayer
Atlantic Region Top Producer 2019 – Carina Shortliffe
Meanwhile 14 top producing travel advisors were named to the TravelOnly President’s Club for 2019. They are …
Pat Probert & Mary de Almeida
Dashnor Hasku & Bujar Zejnullahu
Barbara Scrocco & Robert Rizzo
Brian Kendrick
Pauline Blacoe
Holly McBean
David Smith
Kevin Visser
Carina Shortliffe
Helene Daigle-Robichaud
Amanda Beaver
There were also a number of advisors honoured with TravelOnly Distinction Awards …
Most Valuable Player 2019 – Pat Probert
Most Valuable Player 2019 – Mary de Almeida
Rising Star Award 2019 – Sarah Robinson
Rookie of the Year Award 2019 – Zackary Leblanc