
Travel Media Awards 2020 winners announced
26ÌýJanuary 2020, London:ÌýThe Travel Media Awards is pleased to announce this year’s winners, followingÌýaÌýsuccessfulÌýonlineÌýevent held on 25 January, attendedÌývirtuallyÌýby representatives of the UK’s top travel media.ÌýAt the event, 22Ìýpublications, broadcasters, journalists and photographers were each honoured with a prestigious award.ÌýÌý
Matthew Jackson, co-founder of the awards and managing director of Âé¶¹Ó°Òô, said: “The Travel Media Awards has seen an extremely high standard of entries once again, and our judges had some tough decisions to make. This has been such a challenging year for the industry and we’re proud to be able to congratulate all the winners and entrants in this online event.â€�
Adventurer, author and photographer Levison Wood was honoured with The Special Contribution Award, which each year recognises someone who has made an extraordinary contribution to travel. Wood has visited over 100 countries, written seven bestselling books and produced six critically acclaimed documentaries.
This year, the Travel Media Awards also acknowledged three Travel Media Champions — individuals who have raised awareness of the challenges faced by the travel industry throughout the Covid-19 crisis. The three chosen Travel Media Champion, selected by the Travel Media Awards’ advisory panel, are: Daily Mail travel editor Mark Palmer; Claire Irvin, head of travel at The Telegraph; and TTG editor Sophie Griffiths. Each has worked tirelessly to keep travel in the spotlight and consistently delivered a clear and concise message to their readers.
Giles Harper, co-founder of the Travel Media AwardsÌýandÌýTravegaÌýManaging Director, said: “Despite the very difficult events of theÌýpast year, we’reÌýincrediblyÌýproud that entriesÌýto the awards continue to grow year-on-year: our newly introduced Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year receivedÌýin excess ofÌý100 entries alone. I’d like to thank our headline partner,ÌýBabble, for its support, the hundreds of entrants to the awards, our panel of around 60 travel industry and media judges, our sponsors andÌýall thoseÌýwhoÌýjoined us online.ÌýWe look forward to seeing everyone for the 2021 awards on 18 October at theÌýKimptonÌýFitzroy London.â€�Ìý
THE WINNERS
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR — PRINTÌý
TTGÌý
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR — ONLINEÌý
TTG MediaÌý
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINTÌý
WanderlustÌý
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – ONLINEÌý
The IndependentÌý
NATIONAL CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEARÌý
MonishaÌýRajesh ‘The godfather of trains’ÌýThe GuardianÌý
CONSUMER MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE YEARÌý
Vanity FairÌý
BLOGGER/VLOGGER OF THE YEARÌý
Anywhere We RoamÌý
NATIONAL BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER SECTIONÌý
The Daily TelegraphÌý
NATIONAL TABLOID NEWSPAPER SECTIONÌý
The SunÌý
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURE OF THE YEARÌý
Paul BloomfieldÌý‘The Arctic: a new port of call?’ÌýBBC WildlifeÌý
TRAVEL BROADCAST PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR — TV, RADIO, ONLINE OR PODCASTÌý
Earth Cycle, Prime Video/1080 Media TVÌý
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDÌý
Bella FalkÌý
REGIONAL PUBLICATION FEATURE OF THE YEARÌý
Helen WarwickÌý‘City of surprises’ÌýCheshire LifeÌý
BREAKING TRAVEL NEWSÌý
Francesca Street,ÌýCNN TravelÌý
GUIDE OF THE YEAR — BOOK, ONLINE, APPÌý
Curious Travel Guides —ÌýLost in FlorenceÌý
YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEARÌý
Lottie GrossÌý
CUSTOMER MAGAZINEÌý
Audley TravellerÌý
TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEARÌý
James Draven ‘Ahead for heights’ÌýTTGÌý
TRADE WRITER OF THE YEARÌý
James DravenÌý
SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEARÌý
Sarah ReidÌý
CONSUMER WRITER OF THE YEARÌý
Jamie LaffertyÌý
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARDÌý
Levison WoodÌý
For more information, please visitÌýÌý or contact:ÌýT: 020Ìý3818 5600 E:Ìý[email protected]Ìý
Notes for editors
The Travel Media Awards launched in 2015, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. TheÌýawardsÌýwasÌýcreated in recognition of the hugely influential role that today’s travel media plays in the holiday and business travel decision-making process. Open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, theÌýawardsÌýisÌýa true barometer of the travel media sector. The Travel Media AwardsÌýisÌýowned and operated under a joint venture agreement betweenÌýTravegaÌýand Âé¶¹Ó°Òô Limited. Please note, for the purposes of fairness and transparency, no travel titles by Âé¶¹Ó°Òô were entered into theÌýawards. However, individual writers were permitted to submit their own work.ÌýA team of eightÌýindependentÌýshortlistersÌýnarrowed down a final list of five finalists in each category and a panel ofÌý61Ìýtravel industry and media experts decidedÌýthe winners.ÌýÌý
Âé¶¹Ó°Òô LimitedÌýworks across the travel and lifestyle sectors in a number of media, from print through to events. Âé¶¹Ó°Òô produces the award-winningÌýNational Geographic TravellerÌý(UK) magazine, as well asÌýNational Geographic Traveller FoodÌýand a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites.Ìýaplmedia.co.ukÌý
TravegaÌýoffers a wide range of travel marketing solutions to companies within both the leisure and business travel sectors, including revenue generation for some of the UK’s leading travel industry events, alongside bespoke event creation and third-party event management.ÌýÌý
