{"id":2251,"date":"2017-12-01T17:35:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2017-12-01T23:09:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T23:09:54","slug":"proud-winner-5-gold-british-travel-awards-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/features\/proud-winner-5-gold-british-travel-awards-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Proud winner of 5 GOLD British Travel Awards 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<span itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-awards.jpg 910w, https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-awards-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-awards-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">We are delighted to announce that we are the proud winners of 6 prestigious British Travel Awards for 2017, taking GOLD in 5 categories.<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0British Travel Awards, now in their 10<sup>th<\/sup> year,\u00a0are\u00a0the UK\u2019s biggest consumer-voted awards event,\u00a0celebrating the country\u2019s best-loved travel brands.<\/p>\n<p>We were one of the biggest winners of the night and came away with a host of trophies &#8211; including the UK\u2019s best All-Inclusive tour operator &#8211; one of the most impressive accolades of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Taking pride of place on our trophy shelf are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best medium-sized holiday company to\u00a0Malta and the Italian Peninsula\u00a0(Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Best medium-sized holiday company to\u00a0East and Central Asia\u00a0(Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Best\u00a0all-inclusive\u00a0holiday company overall\u00a0(Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Best medium-sized holiday company to\u00a0Western Europe\u00a0(Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Best medium-sized holiday company to\u00a0Central and South America\u00a0(Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Best medium-sized holiday company to\u00a0Southern Asia\u00a0(Silver)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/oyster\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-mercury.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-mercury.jpg 910w, https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-mercury-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/bta-mercury-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cThese awards reflect our dedication to providing our valued customers with impeccable travel experiences. We are thrilled to have our success and effort acknowledged&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0said Managing Director Geraldine Stimson. <em>\u201cI would like to take this opportunity to thank our loyal customers who took the time to vote for us and look forward to upholding our commitment to excellence in service, affordability and quality for many years to come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"cb-divider clearfix\"><span class=\"cb-title\">AWARD-WINNING HOLIDAYS<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Discover our Award-Winning Holidays&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"cb-button cb-blue cb-normal cb-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow\">VIEW HOLIDAYS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"cb-button cb-blue cb-normal cb-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercuryholidays.co.uk\/holiday-types\/escorted-tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow\">VIEW ESCORTED TOURS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce that we are the proud winners of 6 prestigious British Travel Awards for 2017, taking GOLD in 5 categories. 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