A HELENSBURGH-based travel agent is celebrating after winning a top industry award for the second year running.

John Spy, who runs his own business as part of leading independent travel company Travel Counsellors, won Top Homeworking Agency in the UK and Ireland, having been awarded the accolade for the first time in 2016.

The company was given the honour at the Travel Trade Gazette’s (TTG) Top 50 awards, held at Birmingham’s Vox Centre on Monday, March 13.

John said: “I’m so proud that we have won this award and want to thank all my fantastic customers for helping to make this possible!

"My business model is based around putting my customers first in everything I do – that’s the beauty of being an independent tour operator as I can offer the customer the holiday that’s right for them every time and create very special, one-off itineraries.

"As I run my business from home it also helps me to provide a really flexible service that means I am available to my customers at a time to suit them.

“I’m delighted that the unique customer experience I provide has been recognised in this way, and I look forward to another great year as a travel counsellor.”

John has 15 years of travel industry experience and started his business as a travel counsellor in 2006 and since then his business has gone from strength to strength.

TTG managing director Daniel Pearce said: “We launched the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies to find the best travel sellers in the country – and there is no doubt that Travel Counsellors is a more-than-worthy winner for the second year running.

“The Top Homeworking Agency was a very hotly contested category, and it was a pleasure to be able to present the award to such a vibrant, energetic and forward thinking business as Travel Counsellors.”

Contact John on 01436 897480 or at john.spy@travelcounsellors.com.