High flying Shrewsbury travel business wins award
Shrewsbury Travel agent gets accolade from community retailer The Midcounties Co-operative.
A new Shrewsbury travel business which only opened in September 2012 is making its mark on the town by winning an award for its holiday sales.
The Midcounties Co-op Travel branch, cooptravel.co.uk, in Pride Hill scooped the High Flyers Bronze Award from community retailer The Midcounties Co-operative.
It recognised the number of dynamically packaged holidays where the travel advisors book flights, accommodation and transfers separately and put them together as a package to give the customer a better deal.
Assistant Manager Maz Edwards said:
“It’s great to receive this accolade so soon after opening. The internal awards are judged throughout Midcounties’ different businesses and we won one because 15% of our sales were for dynamically packaged holidays.
“We’re delighted that the people of Shrewsbury have welcomed us so warmly. As a locally owned and independent business, we offer people a wider choice and independent advice when they want to book their holidays.”
The town centre travel branch was a big hit from the start when it was officially opened by Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs. He was greeted by crowds of fans at the launch on 22 September.
It is part of The Midcounties Co-operative, which has a significant presence in Shrewsbury with its food stores and post offices. In addition to a network of 54 travel branches, Midcounties also runs an online travel business which has given the Shrewsbury branch its name."
