SECRETARIES who book flights and train tickets for their bosses have been given a big thank-you.

Staff at Sellers Travel in Huddersfield staged a two-hour lunchtime party for about 40 secretaries and PAs from local businesses and organisations, including Huddersfield University.

The event, which included a raffle for £250 of holiday vouchers, was attended by representatives of business packages and holidays operator Travel 2 – along with airlines KLM, Emirates and Delta Airlines.

The guests also sampled food fro around the world, including Italian, Greek and Japanese dishes and met Stephen Manning, of Waterfront Insurance, who acquired Sellers Travel in February this year.

Anne Hoyle, of Sellers Travel, said: “We sent out about 50 invitations and we have had a great response. It is a chance for us to give something back to the secretaries of local businesses who do the work making bookings on behalf of their organisations.