The first of its autumn workshops was recently held by Bright in Winchester at The Mercure. 

Thirty five independent travel agents from 19 agencies as well as Home Workers attended BRIGHT’s, (Bringing Real Information & Guaranteed High Quality Training), latest event.

It was hosted by members from Kirker Holidays, Hurtigruten, Oceania Cruises, Inside Japan, Cox and Kings, Mark Warner, Sunvil, First Class, Exodus and Viking Cruises.

The evening’s sponsor was J G Collection, representing the hotels Giardino and Camiral.

The  top prize from Sunvil of a holiday for a week to a Greek destinations was won by Katy Heylen from The Independent Holiday Shop.

Agents attended from Hays Travel, Holidays Please, Meon Valley Travel, Preferred Travel. Roger Walker Travel, The Independent Holiday Shop, Toucan Travel, Travel About and seven Travel Counsellors .

Hisham Mahmoud, chairman of Bright, said: ”With three more workshops to go before we end our 2017 programme we plan to end the sessions with a record attendance.

“What is really pleasing at our events is that agents who attended are there because they are keen to engage the operators present. Our members found the agents to be very proactive and willing to take the relationship to the next level by organising in-store training, marketing and client events with the Bright operators,” he added.