All the winners from the 2019 TravelManagers Gala Awards

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The drinks were flowing and the gongs were going as TravelManagers celebrated its best and brightest at Crown Towers Perth last night.

After a full weekend of conferencing, the network’s personal travel managers and suppliers frocked up for a night of honouring and celebrating, with actor and Love Your Sister founder Sam Johnson in attendance after a stirring keynote speech just hours earlier.

However, Johnson wasn’t the only celebrity at the awards, with Aussie cricket legend Adam Gilchrist making a surprise appearance to talk about his work with Ronald McDonald House – a charity strongly supported by TravelManagers.

A total of 49 trophies across 30 categories were handed out on the night. Check out the full list of winners from this year’s TravelManagers Gala Awards below (and keep an eye out for all the photos, which will be shared soon):

Dedication Award (celebrating 10 years in partnership)

Carolynne Cannon, Daniel Price, Teresa Reyes, Michelle Thomas, James Hermiston, Karen Christie, Maria Pandalai, Darren Christensen, Annette McHugh, Robbie Barrett, Di Burney

New Personal Travel Manager WA/SA

Stacey Lekias

New Personal Travel Manager VIC/TAS

Lisa Phillips

New Personal Travel Manager QLD/NT

Leah Hughes

New Personal Travel Manager NSW/ACT

Dom Cannon

New Personal Travel Manager 2019

Stacey Lekias

Top PTM Website 2019

Kim Mason

Partner Supplier 2019

Hoot Holidays

Most Improved PTM WA/SA 2019

Lucrezia Caruso

Most Improved PTM VIC/TAS 2019:

Jan Marshall

Most Improved PTM QLD/NT 2019

Frances Cream

Most Improved PTM NSW/ACT 2019

Alicia Clark

Most Improved PTM National 2019

Jan Marshall

Top Local Sales Executive WA/SA 2019

Neil Saunders

Top Local Sales Executive VIC/TAS 2019

KJ Slater

Tops Local Sales Executive QLD/NT 2019

Cam McDonell

Top Local Sales Executive NSW/ACT 2019

Helen Eves

Supplier Choice Award 2019

Erin Beckford

Recognition Award 2019

Sue Wright

NPO Support Team Member Award 2019

Tania Myles

Top Personal Travel Manager WA/SA 2019

Sally Seward

Top Personal Travel Manager VIC/TAS 2019

David Hull

Top Personal Travel Manager QLD/NT 2019

James Hermiston

Top Personal Travel Manager NSW/ACT 2019

Ric Pattaro

Choice Award 2019

Rachael Portelli

Denise Dean Advocate Award 2019

Melanie Richardson

Success in Marketing Award 2019

Annette Fyfe

Spirit Award 2019

Erin Ross

Personal Travel Manager Top 10

Julianne Gazal-Rizk, David Hull, Ric Pattaro, Luke Vaughan, James Hermiston, Jan Marshall, JP Boutefeu, John Lengacher, Simon Tinkler, Sally Seward

Personal Travel Manager of the Year 2019

James Hermiston

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