Britain’s Got Talent finalist Travis George was in Cwmbran town centre this morning.

He was invited to cut the ribbon to officially open the new TUI store in Gwent Square. As soon as the doors were open he had a queue of people wanting a photo or to congratulate him for his performance in the competition.

As he joked and chatted outside with dozens of shoppers, staff in the new staff welcomed customers in for a first look around. The new store is a merger of the two previous TUI branches in the town and employs 23 staff.

Watch Travis open the new TUI store in Cwmbran

Julie Penman, manager of Cwmbran TUI, said: “This store will be the third largest in the whole of TUI. We’ve got nearly 400 stores. It’s definitely the biggest high street travel agents in Wales.

“What’s most exciting is it’s actually the largest cruise store in the whole of the UK, so the amount of passengers that we get, the cruises, is incredible.” She said easy access from south Wales to ports like Southampton make cruising a popular choice for people living in Wales and added: “I just think the whole of Wales seems to love to cruise It’s not just in this area but the whole of Wales

“I look after cruise for that whole area, not just this store and it’s thriving so it’s lovely to see.” Julie thanked Travis for coming along. She said: “They are queuing up for selfies with him and to get his autograph. He’s such a lovely guy. He was more than willing to come along and help us today so that’s great to see.”