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Shortlists announced for the 2019 Silver Travel Awards

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Over 140,000 votes were cast for the best travel companies for the over 50s in the consumer-voted Awards. The winners will be announced at the Awards evening to be held at BAFTA, London on Wednesday 26 June 2019.

Silver Travel Advisor AwardsThe shortlist for the 21 main awards are:

Best Ocean Cruise Line

Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Saga Cruises, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.

Best Luxury Cruise Line

Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Silversea, Cunard Line, Azamara Club Cruises.

Best Specialist or Expedition Cruise Line

Noble Caledonia, Celebrity Cruises, G Adventures, Viking Ocean Cruises, Hurtigruten, Silversea.

Best River Cruise Line

Saga River Cruises, Emerald Waterways, Shearings River Cruises, Scenic, Riviera Travel, Viking River Cruises.

Best Luxury River Cruise Line

Scenic, Viking River Cruises, Emerald Waterways, Uniworld, AmaWaterways, APT.

Best City Breaks Operator

Kirker Holidays, Riviera Travel, TUI, Superbreaks, Shearings, Jet2.

Best Escorted Tour Operator (UK Tours)

Grand UK Holidays, Cosmos, Titan Travel, Saga Holidays, Travel Editions, Shearings.

Best Escorted Tour Operator (Europe & Longhaul)

Travelsphere, Titan Travel, Cosmos, Shearings, Saga Holidays, Travel Editions.

Best Luxury Escorted Tour Operator

Cox & Kings, Wendy Wu Tours, Kuoni, Scenic Tours, Jules Verne, Titan Travel.

Best Cultural Tour Operator

Titan Travel, Saga Holidays, Shearings, Wendy Wu Tours, Travel Editions, Jules Verne.

Best Activity or Adventure Tour Operator

Ramblers Walking Holidays, Intrepid Travel, Explore, G Adventures, Exodus, HF Holidays.

Best Beach Holiday Operator

Jet 2, TUI, Villa Plus, British Airways Holidays, Kuoni, Virgin Holidays.

Best Operator for the Single Traveller

Just You, HF Holidays, Shearings, Saga Holidays, One Traveller, Solos Holidays.

Best Rail Holiday Provider

Belmond, Eurostar, Rail Discoveries, Railbookers, Great Rail Journeys, Railway Touring Company.

Best Self-Catering Travel Company

Hoseasons, AirBnb, Forest Holidays, Sykes Cottages, Villa Plus, Eurocamp.

Best Villa Holiday Company

James Villas, CV Villas, Villa Plus, Oliver’s Travels, Solmar Villas, Simpson Travel.

Best Accessible Travel Provider

Limitless Travel, Disabled Holidays, Saga Holidays, Revitalise, Enable Holidays, Shearings.

Best Car Rental Company

Hertz, Alamo, Autoreisen, Europcar, Enterprise, Avis.

Best Airline

Jet2, Easyjet, British Airways, KLM, Singapore Airlines, Emirates.

Best Overseas Destination

Barbados, Croatia, USA, Caribbean, Canada, Australia.

Best Travel Agency

Thomas Cook, Barrhead Travel, Co-Op Travel, Trailfinders, Hays Travel, Bolsover Cruise Club.

 

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