Coast & Country Cottages has been announced as the winner of Best UK Holiday Cottage/Self Catering Booking Company (Small)in the prestigious 2014 British Travel Awards.  The announcement was made on 26 November at a glamorous Gala Awards Dinner, held at Battersea Evolution in London and attended by close to a thousand travel industry people.

Based in picturesque Salcombe and historic Dartmouth, Coast & Country Cottages manages over 430 self-catering holiday cottages exclusively in Salcombe, Dartmouth and throughout the surrounding South Hams coast and countryside. Since acquiring the company in 2001, Andrew and Karen Jones have successfully grown the business from 180 properties to over 400 and their locally based team from just 3 people to nearly 30 permanent staff.

Karen Jones, Director, says "Coast & Country Cottages is a small, family owned and run agency based in South Devon, so we are thrilled to have received this award alongside some of the biggest names in the British Travel industry. It was very exciting to go onto the stage to collect the award from the Sponsor, Matt Murphy of Levy Associates, and comedian, Russell Kane, on behalf of our fabulous team, though a little nerve wracking!  We were one of the smallest companies there, with brands including Thomson, Kuoni, First Choice and Virgin Holidays all receiving awards.''

Continues Andrew Jones, Director, "Our success is due to the hard work, dedication and commitment of our locally based team, 4 of whom we were delighted to invite to accompany us to the event in London. We would like to say a huge thank you to all of them and also to our loyal customers who voted for us!''

British Travel Awards' chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: “This year was a record breaking year for consumer voting with more than 1.1 million votes cast to determine the winners of the coveted British Travel Awards – it the largest awards programme in the UK; to win is truly an accolade.  The travelling public regard the British Travel Awards winners logo as the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who really are the best travel companies and Coast & Country Cottages is to be congratulated on the achievement.”

The British Travel Awards is a proudly independent organisation, audited by leading global accountancy practitioners Deloitte. The BTAs are the only travel industry accolades voted for exclusively by the travelling public, and the Awards serve to recognise all that is great about UK travel companies.

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For further Coast & Country Cottages information contact Lucy Jelf or Victoria Rogers on 01548 843773 or email pr@coastandcountry.co.uk 

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BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS NOTES TO EDITORS

The British Travel Awards is the largest awards programme in the UK created to reward the best companies in travel.  The British Travel Awards are easily the most recognisable of all travel industry accolades amongst consumer and industry professionals alike with categories spanning all types of holiday experience - transport, destination, cruise, customer service, holiday extras, and accommodation. The British Travel Awards symbol is the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who really is the best in the business.  The 2014 BTAs took place on 26 November at Battersea Evolution.

The British Travel Awards are funded by the registration fees and patronage of sponsors who have identified the ROI from increased brand visibility and sales opportunities as the consumer and trade audience grows exponentially year-on-year

COAST & COUNTRY COTTAGES NOTES TO EDITORS

Coast & Country Cottages has been owned by Andrew and Karen Jones since 2001 and manages luxury self-catering holiday properties exclusively in Dartmouth, Salcombe and the surrounding South Hams area. The agency is fully committed to providing holiday home owners and customers with the highest possible levels of service and as a consequence has developed a strong reputation and successful brand.