More than 100 travel agents joined the nation’s most recognised stars on the red carpet at the BAFTA TV Awards, thanks to P&O Cruises,
They also had the privilege of watching Dianne Buswell (pictured above with P&O Cruises President Paul Ludlow) collect the trophy for the P&O Cruises Memorable Moments award, on behalf of herself and Chris McCausland for their winning performance to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ on Strictly Come Dancing.
Celebrating its third year as headline sponsor of the awards, P&O Cruises invited travel agents from across the country to the star-studded event at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Agents secured their spot at the awards ceremony through a number of ways, including Shine incentives, via P&O Cruises monthly Facebook live sessions or by attending the CLIA conference in 2024.
Not Just Travel’s Senior Trade Partnerships Manager Neal Hussey said: “I had a wonderful day yesterday with thanks to P&O Cruises.
“Their partnership with BAFTA just makes sense! I rubbed shoulders with some of the entertainment industry’s finest talent and even managed to chat with one of the stars of the show and all round ‘national geezer’ Danny Dyer which was awesome.”
InteleTravel agent Susie Peschiera Hampton (pictured below, left, with P&O Cruises VP Sales, Marketing and Brand Rob Scott and ROL Cruise Daisy Crane) thought someone was pulling her leg when she was told she’d won a spot at the BATFAs. “I didn’t buy a dress at first because I didn’t believe I had a ticket,” she said.
Hays Travel Assistant Head of Cruise Kelly Green described the event as a ‘pinch me’ moment. “The entire experience, along with the exceptional hospitality from the P&O Cruise team, completely exceeded my expectations,” she said. “We’re incredibly fortunate to work in an industry that offers opportunities like this. Hays Travel and P&O Cruises truly share a fantastic partnership that makes moments like this possible.”
Sally White, left, and Mandi Webb, of World Travel Holdings, with Rob Scott
The Travel Village Group’s Group Commercial Manager Richard Cross (pictured below, second right, with colleagues Jenny Higgins, Jess Clayton and Lewis Johnston) said: “It was an honour to be invited by P&O Cruises for the BAFTA TV Awards. We are lucky to get so many amazing opportunities in travel, but this experience is like no other. It is quite surreal to be walking the red carpet with celebrities, celebrating their successes at this annual event in the TV industry calendar.”
P&O Cruises Sales Director Ruth Venn said: “Our partnership with BAFTA TV Awards highlights the importance of entertainment in our everyday lives. We’re thrilled we can invite so many of our loyal travel agent partners to events such as these, creating memorable moments and recognising the continued support they give us all year round.”
