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Awards 2025

The Results

Huge thanks to everyone who attended the awards, entered, judged, sponsored and supported us, we are very grateful for your involvement in the awards. Please remember that the results are based on peer to peer voting and the more judges we have involved, the more representative the results, so if you would like to be involved next year, please let us know! 

Entries and full details for next year will be released early 2026, and for now, please save 30 October for the Awards, hosted at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford. 

 

Congratulations!

The Famtastic Academic Venue of the Year

  • DeVere Horsley Estate Winner

  • Nottingham Venues – The University of Nottingham Highly Commended

The Famtastic Agency of the Year

  • Venue Queen Winner

The Famtastic Agent of the Year

  • Jo Wilson | Ace Bookings Winner

  • James Manford | Successful Events Highly Commended

The Famtastic Bedroom of the Year

  • ​The Grand Hotel Brighton Leonardo Hotels Winner

  • The Landmark Hotel London Highly Commended

  • Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly Highly Commended

The Famtastic Boardroom of the Year

  • DeVere Cotswold Water Park Hotel | The Teal Boardroom Winner

  • Macdonald Hotels & Resorts | The Fraser Suite at The Burlington Hotel Highly Commended

The Famtastic Caterer or Chef of the Year

  • Tom Gardner | Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly Winner

  • Matt Willis | Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham Highly Commended

​The Famtastic Conference Centre/Hotel

  • Doubletree by Hilton Brighton Metropole Winner

  • Chesford Grange | Q Hotels Highly Commended

  • Wyboston Lakes Resort Highly Commended

The Famtastic Freelancer of the Year

  • Jess Burrow Winner

  • Clementine Crowther Highly Commended

The Famtastic Green Initiative of the Year

  • Wyboston Lakes | Room2Give Winner

  • Hyatt Place London City East | Froom Rooftop to Root Systems Highly Commended

The Famtastic Hotel Brand of the Year

  • The Q Hotels Collection Winner

  • Leonardo Hotels Highly Commended

The Famtastic Independent Hotel of the Year

  • Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre Winner

  • Carden Park Highly Commended

  • The Belfry Hotel & Resort Highly Commended

The Famtastic Independent Venue of the Year

  • The British Motor Museum Winner

  • Millennium Point Highly Commended

  • The Portico Library and Newsroom Highly Commended

The Famtastic Marketing Campaign of the Year

  • Wyboston Lakes | More Than Monday to Friday: How We Unlocked the Power of Weekend Events Winner

  • Cedar Court Hotels | The Pudding Run Highly Commended

  • Valor Hospitality | Valorfest 2025 Highly Commended

The Famtastic International Representation of the Year

  • Visit Malta Winner

  • Global DMC Partners Highly Commended

The Famtastic New Talent of the Year

Agents

  • Caroline Dyos | PAC Winner

  • Annabel Thorlby-Wilson | Brighter Highly Commended

Suppliers

  • Silke Griffin | Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly Winner

The Famtastic Refurbishment of the Year

  • Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly Winner

  • The Grand Brighton | Leonardo Hotels Highly Commended

  • Crowne Plaza Stratford Upon Avon | Valor Hospitality Highly Commended

The Famtastic Representation of the Year

  • Valor Hospitality Winner

  • Classic British Hotels Highly Commended

  • Classic Lodges Highly Commended

The Famtastic Sales Professional of the Year

  • Christine Ferris | Legacy Hotels Winner

  • Chris Bason | Global DMC Partners Highly Commended

 The Famtastic Unique Venue of the Year

​Hotels

  • DeVere Horsley Estate Winner

Venues

  • The British Motor Museum Winner

  • Millennium Point Highly Commended

The Famtastic Sports Venue of the Year

  • The Jockey Club Venues Winner

The Famtastic Representation of the Year

  • Valor Hospitality Winner

  • Classic British Hotels Highly Commended

  • Classic Lodges Highly Commended

The Famtastic Team Building Company of the Year

  • Eventurous Winner

  • ClueGo Highly Commended

The Famtastic Use of AI in Events

  • Millennium Point | Future-Ready Events, Delivered Today: Why Millennium Point Sets the Standard Winner

The Famtastic Special Awards

  • Clair Harper The East Midlands Elites Winner

  • Tia Goadby The East Midlands Elites  Winner

  • Legacy Hotels 20th Anniversary           Winner

Rachel Lowther | The Venue Hunters

Carol Gilman | The Imperial Torquay

Krishna Pastakia | Edgbaston Park

Janet Scally | The Grand York

Clair Harper | Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport

Rosie Ackerman | Wyboston Lakes

Lorraine Kerry | MTC Venues

Charlotte Booth | First4Venues

Magda Marsh | Best Western

Karen Guile | ToBook

Helen Vann | Hothorpe Venues

Aziza Yessi | Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Emily Lockwood | Excelerate Consulting

Lisa Carpenter | Magnifisense

Emma Wigan | Diamond Cut Events

Mark Heywood | Countrywide Hotels

Richard Brown | Chew Events

Laura Dudley | ArrangeMY

Wes Wilson | Manchester Marriott Piccadilly Hotel

Jennie Mort | Sovereign Conferences

Gail Crowe | Magnifisense

Rosie Meiklejohn-Cribdon | ClueGo

James Manford | Successful Events

Pauline Caldaralo | PAC Events

Nicky Brown | Arctic Fox

Donna Hodges | Inception Events

Ella Wilson | Ace Bookings

Sarah Shirley | BrightVision Events 

Kerry Edwards | Bien Venue

Henrik Court | HC Events

Jess Ford | Blackberry Events

Megan Earl | Hotel and Travel Solutions 

Kieron Bowen | Eventurous

Charlotte Carrier | QTP Events

Alison Francis | Travelperk

Lottie Stokes | Hotel and Travel Solutions

Leigh Bacon | We Are MEat

Stephen Caldaralo | PAC Events

Lauretthe McCellan | Pineapple Events

Sherine Whittle | Brand-Nu

Claire Lee | Venue Queen

Emma Da Silva | The Events Company

Dan Gibson | Carden Park

Vicki Williams | ZiaBia

Bob Scott | Event Collection Group Ltd

Christine Ferris | Legacy Hotels

Kathy Nakra | No Ordinary Hospitality

Lewis Howe | Buxton Crescent

Ian Fletcher | Courtyard London Heathrow Airport

Katherine Connelly | University Arms

Julia Cooke | Relais Retreats

Jade Green | Jade Green Productions

Lewis Howe | Buxton Crescent Hotel

Dan Gibson | Carden Park

Gemma Ryder | ArrangeMY

Debbie Walker | Travel Trade Events

Deborah Collins | The Belfry

Wendy Burrows | First4Venues

Sarah Bryne | Mosaic Events

Abi Luty | Goldcrest Events

Liz Gibbons | Classic British Hotels

Andrew Woods | Leonardo Hotels

Victoria Webb | Millennium Point

Barry Clarke | Events Plus

Emily Mills | The Leeds Met

Naomi Phillips | Classic Lodges

Stijn Huijbers | Hilton Hotels

Kelsey Summerfield | Valor Hotels

Michael Judd | Aimbridge

Phillip Allsop | Classic British Hotels

Jamie Taylor | Leonardo Hotels

Louise Copley | The Grand York

Helen Wilson | Forest of Arden Hotel

Sean Perkins | Imago

Kate Shaw | DeVere

Sally Clift | Choice Locations

Danny Archer | The Milner

Dan Coyles | Q Hotels 

Alison Hadaway | Mottram Hall

Want to Judge in 2026?

Please let us know

The Photos (Part One)

The Photos (Part Two)

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