Great Rail Journeys (www.greatrail.com) has been announced as the winner of  Best Rail Holidays Company (Large) in the prestigious 2015 British Travel Awards (www.britishtravelawards.com). The awards, which have been running since 2008, includes various categories spanning all types of holiday experience - destinations, cruise, transport, accommodation, holiday extras and customer service. The voting process is completely transparent with the winners determined solely by the number of votes they receive from the UK public. ​The announcement that the York-based escorted groups tour operator achieved the highest number of votes within their group to take home 'Gold'  was made on 25 November at a glamorous Gala Awards ceremony, held in London and attended by close to a thousand travel industry people.  

Celebrating the success, Alex Roberts, Sales & Marketing Director at Great Rail Journeys said “this is the fourth year running that Great Rail Journeys have won the BTA for Best Rail Holidays Company. We are delighted and honoured to receive the award, as it is tribute to the passion, commitment, and hard work of everyone in the company. We're really grateful to the public for taking time to vote for us. Our customers give us great feedback directly, but it's also nice to know they have enjoyed their holiday so much they voted us their favourite again this year."

British Travel Awards' chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: “More than a quarter of a million consumers voted this year to determine the winners of the 2015 British Travel Awards – it's the largest awards programme in the UK and to win is a clear statement that companies are providing excellence in travel to the discerning consumer.  The travelling public regard the British Travel Awards winners logo as the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who are the best travel companies and Great Rail Journeys is to be congratulated on their achievement.” 

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