Judges 2024
Below find a list of our judges who are undertaking the task of evaluating entries from 23 awards categories.
Each category is judged by a panel of three people — two travel industry personnel and one travel editor or travel writer, with media judges only judging in non-competing categories.
Since the awards began, it’s been our policy to ensure no single judge judges the same category two years running, something we know entrants to the awards recognise and appreciate. This year, we’ve recruited 42 new first-time industry and media judges, far exceeding our aim of refreshing 25% of judges annually.
Alex Martin
Editor in Chief, Elite Traveler
Alexis Coles Barrasso
Chief of PR and Corporate Affairs, Advantage Travel Partnership
Alicia Miller
Travel Editor, Woman and Home Magazine
Amy Rodenbrock
Senior Public Relations Manager, Visit Orlando
Andrea Nicholas
Chief Executive, Green Tourism
Anna Catchpole
Senior PR Manager, Virgin Atlantic
Anna Gilmour
Sales and Marketing Director, Magic Breaks
April Waterston
Digital Editor, BMI Publishing
Bev Fearis
Editor, The Business Travel Magazine
Byanne Akbor
Head of Marketing, Carrier
Carys Bedford
PR Manager, Viking Cruises
David Powell
Travel and Cruise Editor, Your Holiday and Cruise Magazine
Dorota Wojciechowska
Director, Polish National Tourist Office
Ed Grenby
Travel Editor, Radio Times
Eleni Skarveli
Director, Greek National Tourism Organisation
Elliot Mitchell
PR Manager UK Ireland and Benelux, Accor
Emilia Berni
Head of Marketing, Olympic Holidays
Emma Justice
Acting Editor in Chief, Good Housekeeping Magazine
Erin Hickey
PR Manager UK and Ireland Global PR, Visit Scotland
Etta Austin
Publicity Manager Great Britain, Tourism Ireland
Feeroza Patel
Director of Communications, London and Partners
Fiona Jeffery
Founder & Chairman, Just a Drop
Fran Lambert
Head of Media & Communications UK and Ireland, Switzerland Tourism
Francisca Kellett
Travel Writer, Freelance
Gavin Brooking
Managing Director UK, Tootbus
Hannah Marshall
Marketing Manager, CV Villas
Hannah Zajic
Marketing Manager UK, Austrian National Tourist Office
Hollie Wickenden
Marketing and PR Lead UK and Ireland, Explora Journeys
Ian Benjafield
Head of Communications, Ambassador Cruise Line
Jack Titchen
Director of Marketing UK and Europe, City Experiences
Jade Berry
Public Relations Director, P&O Cruises
James Treacy
Global Communications Director, Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group
Karen Warren
Travel Writer, Freelance
Kevin Gibson
Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Comms EMEA, Universal Destinations & Experiences
Laura Dewar
Senior PR and Content Manager, Explore
Laura Stone
Head of Brand and Content, Leisure Hotels
Lee Hayhurst
Director, Aviation Business News
Lisa Balsom
Director of Sales and Marketing UK/Ireland & Scandinavia, Sunlife
Lisa James
Co-Editor, Travel Gossip
Louise Prior
Global Brand Communications, Oceania Cruises
Louise Ferrall
Senior PR Manager, Visit England
Malcolm Tattersall
Travel Writer, Freelance
Melanie Jones
Principal Manager Marketing and Comms, Northern & Southwestern Int Group Singapore Tourist Board
Melanie May
Travel Writer, Freelance
Michelle Attard
Travel Content Creator. Coconut Odyssey
Natalie Gale
Marketing Manager. Wendy Wu Tours
Nikki Stimson
Head of Comms and PR, GBTA
Portia Jones
Travel Writer, Freelance
Rachel Jelley
Marketing Manager, Sunvil
Robert Spellman
Travel Writer, Freelance
Sam Cole
Global PR & Events Director, Cunard
Sara Darling
Travel Writer, Freelance
Simone Sagi
PR Manager UK and Ireland, Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions
Sophie-Marie Odum
Editor, Wonderly
Steve Robertshaw
Senior PR Manager, Visit Sweden
Tan Parmar
Creative Director, Ink Publishing
Tess Longfield
Head of Communications & UK Sustainability, Sabre
Tim Gunstone
Managing Director, Hotelplanner
Tolene van der Merwe
Director UK & Ireland, Malta Tourism Authority
Tracey Poggio-Magnus
UK Head of Media & Marketing, Gibraltar Tourist Board
Tricia Handley-Hughes
Managing Director, Inteletravel.com
Tricia Warwick
Chief Executive, Visit Jersey
Uwern Jong
Editor in Chief, Out There Magazine
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