A KILWINNING Travel Agent is this week celebrating after winning a prestigious award at a ceremony held earlier in the month in London.

Kilwinning’s Thorne Travel picked up a Travel Weekly Business excellence award for Promotion of the Year, which was partly down to their video, which went viral.

Shona Thorne, owner of the popular store, said: “It was amazing to film it (the video) as we had support  from all the local business, community groups and local dance groups.  “To have reached this staged for a small company was amazing and we were so proud not just for ourselves but for the full town and North Ayrshire and Scotland.” The award ceremony was held on was held in London at the Park Plaza Hotel on Tuesday, July 7 with 1,000 people in attendance.

Christiana Heywood, Sales Manager travelled down to London to attend the event.  Shona added: “We were so ecstatic when it was announced that we had won the award and Christina was delighted to collect our award on behalf of Thorne Travel and all our customers and supporters.

2We are all so amazed and now to be nominated for the TTG awards in September for the Best Small High Street Agency of the Year in the UK.  “We are in the top eight and this alone is a major achievement for Thorne Travel and everyone who has supported us over the last six years.

"We would love to thank everyone for this support as we would not be a success without your custom over the last six years.”