Judges 2024

Meet the judges: the 10th anniversary Travel Media Awards

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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