Star apprentice Beth is Young Travel Agent of the Year

Apprentice Beth Collins is celebrating a double success – winning the national Young Travel Agent of the Year award just weeks after being crowned a Cambridge Regional College Apprentice of the Year.

The 20 year-old travel consultant won the accolade at the Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards 2017 – described as ‘the absolute pinnacle of excellence for the UK travel trade’.

She was presented with her award in a ceremony at the spectacular Park Plaza at Westminster Bridge in London attended by leaders in the travel industry.

Beth, who works for Premier Travel in St Ives, is on an apprenticeship in sales to help develop her career. Earlier this year, she won Management and Professional Apprentice of the Year at Cambridge Regional College’s annual apprentice awards, where she was praised as a star apprentice, leading the way for others.

Winning her national award, Beth said: “I just can’t believe I was chosen. I won the Apprentice of the Year award for my region and Premier Travel were then so supportive of me going for this award.

“After winning this I feel like I could do anything in this industry, I am still so young so plan to do a lot in travel. I love working on social media and expanding that as well as just selling holidays. I enjoy every second of my job.”

Lucy Huxley, editor in chief of Travel Weekly, one of the hosts of the awards, said: “The Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards continue to be the absolute pinnacle of excellence for the UK travel trade. 

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