A HAMPSHIRE coach firm is in its ways to the finals of a travel industry awards for th second year running thanks to its passengers.

Fareham-based Lucketts has been shortlisted in the ‘best coach operator’ category of Group Travel Awards after being voted for by readers of Group Travel Organiser magazine.

The family-run firm will be defending a title it won last year.

Managing director Tony Lawman says the accolade is made even sweeter by the fact it was voted on by members of the public. “To know that the users of our service think we’re the best in the country is very rewarding.”

Group travel is a significant part of Lucketts Travel’s business and one that it is aiming to grow in the future.

The coach firm has a dedicated group travel department, which works with social groups, charities, businesses and organisations to create tailored travel and excursion packages.

Lucketts will find out if it has won at a glittering awards ceremony in London in June. If it does, it will mark the second year in a row that the company has picked up a Group Travel Award.