| History of Gold Medal Travel
Founded over 30 years ago, Gold Medal Travel Group plc is now one of the UK's leading independent travel companies, offering access to airfares from more than 130 of the world's leading airlines to 1500 destinations, 6,000 hotels worldwide and car hire in over 50 countries.
Our growth has been tremendous; our success infectious; and our service award-winning. How else would we have achieved a business boasting over £300m turnover, 600-plus employees and a string of industry accolades spanning across our thirty-year history?
Our Brand
We operate one of the UK travel industries leading travel brands and Internet booking systems. Issuing over 600 thousand tickets per year, Gold Medal International headquarters is the largest single Amadeus ticketing site anywhere in Europe. Gold Medal International is a fully bonded member of the association of British Travel Agents (V6805) and licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Our People
"It is certainly the team spirit that explains the cheerful attitude within the group. Anyone who steps into the headquarters will immediately sense the positive yes can do attitude"
David Robinson – Group Director Marketing and Ground Product
Gold Medal Travel caters for over 600,000 customers each year, and employs over 450 experienced and specialist consultants. These people help to provide the quality, service and value for money travel options that our customers have come to expect. Whether you are simply looking for a flight or for a complete tailor-made holiday, we have a specialist consultant ready to take your call.
Awards
The countless awards and accolades presented to Gold Medal Travel over the years is testimony to the group's success. Gold Medal Travel regularly wins some of the Trade’s highest accolades, some of which include;
- TTG’s prestigious British Travel Award for Top Consolidator for the last four years
- Travel Weekly’s award for the UK's Best Scheduled Consolidator for the last five years
- Travel Bulletin’s Best Seat Only Company award for the fourth year running
Where we are
Gold Medal International operates from a state of the art call centre located close to Preston’s newly developed docklands.
How to Book with Gold Medal Travel
The Gold Medal website is easy-to-use and offers agents access to the very best travel deals around which can be booked quickly, easily and securely online. Gold Medal Travel Group works with preferred travel agents throughout the UK, bringing Gold Medal's quality holidays and travel products to the high street. |
