The People Awards

2026 Winners

Account Management team of the Year  

Clarity Account Management Team
Highly Commended: PredictX Business Intelligence Analyst Team

Account Manager of the Year

Sarah Corrie, Direct Travel

Meetings & Events Team of the Year

Meeting and Events Team, Blue Orchid Hospitality

Business Travel Team of the Year

Direct Travel’s UK Operations Team
Highly Commended: Laith Abuhazeem, The APCO Travel Team – APCO Worldwide LLC

Sales Champion

Carly Tebay, Clarity

Marketing Champion

Mark Wilson, Global Travel Management

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion

Diane Beverley, Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Sustainability Champion

Delphine Millot, Global Business Travel Association

Sustainability Team of the Year

The Thrust Carbon Team

Travel Technology Innovator – Individual

Folusho Alade, Internova Travel Group

Travel Technology Innovator – Team

PredictX Team

Mentor of the Year

Ed Dawson, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) Consulting

People Manager of the Year

Andrea McMullan, Clarity
Highly Commended: Scott Pawley, Global Travel Management

Industry Newcomer 

Kayleigh Dawkins, Holiday Extras
Highly Commended: Megan Long, Inntel

Rising Star

Abbie Erdbrink, Situ

Shining Star

Coral Cavaye, Discover the World
Highly Commended: Laura Hughes, Hotel and Travel Solutions

Travel Team of the Year

Verity Phillips-Davies, Natalie Wells, Abbie Ancell, BDO LLP

TMC Above and Beyond – Individual

Imogen Gargett, Access Bookings

TMC Above and Beyond – Team

People and Organisational Development Team, DGI
Highly Commended: Internova Finance Team

Industry Contribution Award

Stuart ‘Mobility’ Donnelly, The Miles Consultancy

Chair’s Award

Linda Bekoe, About Partners