The afternoon ceremony, held in association with Silversea, was hosted at The Chancery Rosewood on Friday (6 March) with more than 350 luxury travel professionals in attendance.
Guests were treated to a performance by the House Gospel Choir – fresh from their role accompanying Harry Styles during his Brit Awards performance last weekend.
There was also a powerful address from Kuoni’s Lauren King, who founded child bereavement support service Bebe’s Hive following the death of her daughter Bebe in the Southport attack in 2024.
Bebe’s Hive is TTG Media’s chosen fundraising cause for 2026, with £7,000 raised for the cause during the course of the afternoon.
Now in its eighth edition, the TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2026 saw Carrier continue its dominance in the Luxury Operator of the Year category, taking home the award for an unprecedented eighth time, while also triumphing in the hotly-contested Luxury Trade Support Team category.
Elsewhere across the supplier awards, AmaWaterways won the inaugural Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year trophy, while Quark Expeditions bagged Luxury Expedition Cruise Line of the Year and there was a Greek double in the hotel categories as Grecotel took home Luxury Hotel Company of the Year (large) and Domes clinched Luxury Hotel Company of the Year (small).
This year the TTG Luxury Travel Awards recognised individuals across all its travel designer categories.
Among the winners, Ben Eddon-Carruthers of Huben Travel was named Luxury Travel Designer of the Year (in-store), Cartology Travel’s Davina Biggins was awarded New Luxury Travel Designer of the Year and Janey Berry of Berry Travel scooped Luxury Travel Designer of the Year (home-based).
Meanwhile, the afternoon’s special categories saw Ali Abdool, head of sustainability at Sunlife named Sustainability Hero of the Year and Oliver's Travels winning Luxury Travel Workplace of the Year.
Addressing the audience after receiving her award for Contribution to Luxury Travel, Scott Dunn Private’s Maury said: “There are so many of you here in this room in the travel business I know and so many of you who have helped me be part of our wonderful world of travel.
“I couldn’t know everything I know to share with our Scott Dunn Private members if it wasn’t for you. I couldn’t believe in the passion for travel if I hadn’t known all of you here, who are part of land, sea and snow and mountains and islands and all the fantastic brands you represent.”
Following the ceremony, winning individual agents will be invited to attend a special Winners Lunch, held in partnership with Explora Journeys, and all finalists and sponsors will receive a copy of the TTG Luxury Travel Awards Insight Report.
April Hutchinson, TTG Media’s head of luxury said: “Huge congratulations to all of our fantastic winners and finalists. Your passion, innovation and dedication is what makes our sector incredible – and what makes our awards possible.
“My sincere thanks to all our expert judges who helped select the winners, and I hope everyone celebrates their huge achievements in style.
“Today’s awards mark the start of a very exciting year for TTG Luxury in 2026, as we look ahead to Black Book and continue to champion and celebrate our outstanding industry.”
