The trade’s leading luxury magazine, Aspire, will once again celebrate the achievements of the high-end travel sector with an exciting awards ceremony honouring the dedication and determination shown by outstanding individuals and companies.
Celebrating the very best brands, the most passionate trade teams and most innovative agents in the industry, the Aspire Awards is an unmissable evening that will give the shining lights of the industry a chance to celebrate their achievements.
This year, the event will be held on November 20 at Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester. It will be the third year Aspire has held its annual awards ceremony in Manchester after relocating the event in 2023 to reflect the wealth of luxury travel brands and agencies based in the north of the country.
This year’s entry process will once again combine both a written submission and a short, recorded piece to camera, both of which will be shown to judges. The two-minute video should simply sum up why each entrant believes they should win the respective category they’re entering.
As is the case every year, there will be multiple judging panels, some of which will take place virtually and some in person, to ensure there is no bias in the process. Judges will submit their chosen winners individually, and the Aspire team will combine the results to establish the winners. As always, judges of each category will not know who has won until the winners are announced on the night.
Celebrity Cruises returns as headline sponsor of the Aspire Awards – a role the cruise line has held since the event’s inception. Other sponsors include Above by CV Villas; AMOH, a Luxury Collection Resort, Rhodes; Explora Journeys; Grecotel Hotels & Resorts; Kerzner International; Pure Luxury; Regent Seven Seas Cruises; Silversea; and Virtuoso.
Aspire acting editor Erica Rich said: “We’re delighted to return to Manchester for a third year to host our prestigious Aspire Awards – one of our favourite nights of the year. The last two Aspire Awards in the city have been two of our biggest, with record attendance including more agents than ever before. Aspire has a large agent audience in the north of the country and it’s important to us that we show our thanks and support to them, as well as the countless luxury suppliers based in the region.
“This year, the awards will be bigger and better than ever before, and we have some exciting plans in the pipeline. As always, it’s an honour for us to showcase the talents of the luxury travel industry and we’re organising a night to remember.”