And That's a Wrap: Recap of the 2022 TTAND Awards

The largest Canadian independent travel agent conference happened on board Harmony of the Seas last week, as The Travel Agent Next Door hosted nearly 300 agents and suppliers for a week long summit. While the week was jam-packed with informative sessions; the highlight of the week was the Friday night TTAND Gala where suppliers and TTAND both gave out awards to their top performers.

Suppliers have voted TTAND their favourite conference for the past three years running; and it’s something President Flemming Friisdahl prides his team on; it’s different from other conferences which can sometimes feel routine. With TTAND, it’s about the relationships.

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“We’re here to try and foster relationships, to foster meeting other agents. We started this year a ‘buddy program’ where new agents who hadn’t attended could, if they wanted, find a mentor,” Friisdahl told TravelPulse Canada. “That mentor would help them talk through how to support them at the conference, help them meet people at the conference. As it turned out, we had actually more agents wanting to be a part of mentoring than agents that needed support, which speaks to the comradery of our group.”

That comradery is what help TTAND Agent and ACITA co-founder Judith Coates to take home her second Extraordinary Agent Award, voted by her peers, two years in a row. She also took home the Peer to Peer Award while Christine Winchester also won the Ambassador Award for the second year in a row.

Without further ado, here are the 2022 TTAND Supplier and Top Performance Award recipients:

The Supplier Top Producer Awards go to:

5continents – Garth Layden

Air Canada Vacations – Ruth Guiry

AmaWaterways – Shelly Cota

Collette – Judi Oracheski and Judith Coates

G Adventures Rising Star Award – Ola Ulewicz

Globus Family of Brands Most Engaged Advisor – Silvia Fuchs

Goway Travel – Cindy Almond

Hurtigruten Expeditions Top Seller – Carol Baldwin

Insight Vacations Rising Star – Collette Trabucco

Norwegian Cruise Line – Lee Ann Jensen

Oceania Cruises – Christine McFarlane

Regent Seven Seas Cruises – Garth Layden

Tourcan Vacations – Wendi Gladstone and Kim Lake

TravelBrands Inc – Maria Garcia

Viking – Ruth Ruddy, Sandra McLeod and Linda Chan

Princess Cruises – Vivica Watson

Royal Caribbean International – Vivica Watson, Betty Brohman, Jackie Weinkam, Karen Davidson

Royal Irish Tours Rising Star – Camille Wilson

The TTAND Awards go to:

Highest Insurance Close Ratio - Primary Agent - Carolyn MacMillan

Highest Insurance Close Ratio - Silver/Gold Agent - Jennifer Jones

Highest Insurance Close Ratio – Agency - Stewart Travel Group

Highest Insurance Close Ratio - Associate Agent - Brenda Ostlund

Highest Insurance Sales - Primary Agent - Wendi Gladstone

Highest Insurance Sales - Silver/Gold Agent - Jennifer Jones

Highest Insurance Sales – Agency - Stewart Travel Group

Highest Insurance Sales – Associate - Adrienne Sarabando

Highest Average Rate of Commission - Primary Agent - Danny Hoag

Highest Average Rate of Commission - Silver/Gold Agent - Jennifer Jones

Highest Average Rate of Commission – Agency - Iain Perkins

Highest Average Rate of Commission - Associate Agent - Liana Rowan

Highest Earned Commission - Primary Agent - Danny Hoag

Highest Earned Commission - Silver/Gold Agent - Larissa Bureau

Highest Earned Commission – Agency - Stewart Travel Group

Highest Earned Commission - Associate Agent - Tracy Luff

Highest percentage of Preferred/Approved Suppliers - Primary Agent - James Li

Highest percentage of Preferred/Approved Suppliers - Silver/Gold Agent - Jennifer Jones

Highest percentage of Preferred/Approved Suppliers – Agency - Garth Layden

Highest percentage of Preferred/Approved Suppliers – Associate – Kerry Berlingquette