ENTRY TO THE TRAVEL MEDIA AWARDS 2023

  

Entrants can submit work in 21 categories, covering a wide range of travel media sectors free of charge. On this page, you’ll find the award categories and details of eligibility. The deadline for entries is 19 May 2023. If you need to contact us to discuss any element of your award entry, please do not hesitate to get in touch.


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Please note entries for the Travel Media Awards 2023 have now closed.

This award is open to UK travel bloggers or vloggers who’ve been posting regularly for at least a year (to 30 April 2023). Qualifying channels include personal blogs or websites and YouTube and Vimeo channels.
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  • Nominees should submit four examples of dated blog posts or videos posted between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 (they may submit only blogs, only videos or a combination of both).

  • Nominees must also provide: their blog or vlog address; the number of average monthly unique visitors; page/video view figures; details of additional reach and engagement via social media platforms such as Twitter or Instagram; and a target audience profile.

  • Judges will be expecting to see breadth and variety in the submissions and will consider both the quality of the entries and the quality of the nominees’ personal brand, as well as their ability to engage their audience.

  • In particular, the judges will look for material that’s on-brand, considerate and understanding of the specified demographic and target audience. They will reward entries that are thought-provoking, entertaining and show original ideas or formats where appropriate.
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This category is open to both consumer and trade travel journalists.
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  • Nominees must submit four examples of news stories they published or broadcast between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. 

  • Judges will be looking for a journalist who’s demonstrated his or her ability to sniff out a breaking news story, giving it both context and relevance to the specified audience, and maintained a good balance between the pressure of getting the story out quickly and factual accuracy.

  • Judges will look at the entries in the wider context of how the event was covered in the media, judging whether the nominee has been able to look at it from a different angle or add original reporting.

This category is open to major networks or channels (excluding YouTube and Vimeo). Submissions may include a one-off programme or a series of programmes including features, documentaries, interviews or phone-ins.
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  • Nominees should submit the URL of a television, radio, online or podcast programme broadcast in the UK between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. If the programme is a series, they should submit the episode that, in their view, best represents the series as a whole.

  • Judges are looking for programmes that demonstrate informative, original, thought-provoking and entertaining storytelling; keep the audience engaged for their entire duration; and are on-brand, considerate and understanding of the target audience.

  • Judges will reward programmes that make the most of their format (audio or visual) to bring a destination, experience or event to life.
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This award is for printed UK consumer magazines published on a regular basis that aren’t dedicated travel magazines but have printed travel sections.
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  • Nominees must submit four examples of their publication’s travel section published on different dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Nominees should send PDFs or digital versions.
    If this is not an option, four copies of each example should be sent to Sabera Sattar at APL Media Ltd, Unit 310 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL.

  • Judges will consider travel sections in their entirety and reward outstanding entries that demonstrate varied content, design, readability and photography.

  • Where relevant, judges will take into account whether the travel section is considerate of the magazine’s target audience.
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This award is open to consumer travel websites or publications that are published regularly on a digital platform. Publications may be published as a website, digital magazine or on a mobile or tablet app.
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  • Digital magazines should send the URL of their publication and four chosen dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 that they wish to submit as examples. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the issues for free.

  • Websites should send the URLs of four individual examples of dated articles posted between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. Where relevant, they should also submit details on how to access those articles for free.

  • App-based publications should send instructions on how to download their app and four chosen dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 that they wish to submit as examples. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access those issues for free. 

  • Judges will consider the publications in their entirety. They’ll be looking for publications that are visually exciting, with well-written, engaging content and excellent photography. They’ll also be looking for content that’s considerate and understanding of its target audience, innovative in its approach and that looks to highlight or raise awareness of issues and topics, where appropriate.
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This award is open to all consumer travel magazines published in print in the UK on a regular basis.
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  • Nominees must submit four individual examples of their publication in print published on different dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Nominees should send PDFs or digital versions.
    If this is not an option, four copies of each example should be sent to Sabera Sattar at APL Media Ltd, Unit 310 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL. 

  • Judges will consider the publications in their entirety. They’ll be looking for publications that are visually exciting, with well-written, engaging content and excellent photography. They’ll also be looking for content that’s considerate and understanding of its target audience, innovative in its approach and that looks to highlight or raise awareness of issues and topics, where appropriate.
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This award is open to professional consumer travel writers or journalists.
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  • Nominees should submit four examples of their work published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. Online submissions may include web and podcast writing, or could be on personal platforms.

  • Print: nominees must submit dated PDF copies of the articles showing the name of the publication.

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the articles online or dated PDF copies of the articles showing the publication name. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the articles for free. 

  • If writers are shortlisted, they may be contacted and required to submit two additional examples of their work published between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. 

  • Judges will be looking for a travel writer/journalist who’s consistently written outstanding articles or features that are well researched, creative, original and appeal strongly to their target audience. 

  • Judges will be expecting to see breadth and variety in the four pieces of content.
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This award is open to business-to-customer travel-focused magazines and digital content produced for business-to-customer use which illustrate excellence in their market. Magazines must be published at least twice a year, while websites and website sections must be regularly updated.
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  • Nominees in print must submit four examples of their publication published between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Digital magazines should submit the URL and four chosen dates as examples of their publication between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access those issues for free.

  • Websites and website sections should submit their URL and four examples of dated articles posted between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access those articles for free.

  • For digital content, send the URL to be used as an example, which must have been posted between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Judges will be looking for publications that are visually exciting, with well-written, engaging content and excellent photography. They’ll also be looking for content that’s considerate and understanding of its target audience, is innovative in its approach and looks to highlight or raise awareness of issues and topics where appropriate. 

  • Judges will be expecting to see breadth and variety in the four pieces of content, covering both the particular business as well as the wider industry, and will be taking into consideration how the brand has been developed across all mediums.

Nominated guides must have been published as an app, a book or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 and contain a minimum of 5,000 words.
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  • Books: Nominees should send four copies of the publication to Sabera Sattar at APL Media Ltd, Unit 310 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL. Books must be either a first edition or a major revision published in the UK. If unable to get hold of physical copies, nominees should send a PDF copy of the entire publication to entry@travelmediaawards.com. If this is not an option, please get in touch with Sabera Sattar on entry@travelmediaawards.com to discuss alternative solutions.

  • App: Nominees should send a download link to the app along with instructions on how to access the content for free, if relevant.

  • Online: Nominees should send a link to the travel guide or body of work being entered. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access those issues for free.

  • Judges will be looking for a guide that demonstrates outstanding design and readability. They’ll reward content that demonstrates originality and good research, providing essential, easy-to-read insights to destinations that give the reader highlights and clear directions to places not to be missed.
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This award is for printed UK national broadsheet newspapers published on a regular basis that have printed travel sections.
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  • Nominees must submit four examples of their publication’s travel section published on different dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Nominees should send PDFs or digital versions. If this is not an option, four copies of each example should be sent to Sabera Sattar at APL Media Ltd, Unit 310 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL.

  • Judges will be looking at national travel sections in their entirety. They’ll reward entries that demonstrate outstanding content, design, presentation, readability and photography.

  • Where relevant, judges will be taking into account whether the travel section is considerate of the newspaper’s target audience.
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This award is open to all consumer travel writers and journalists.
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  • Features submitted must have been published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Print: nominees must submit a dated PDF copy of the feature showing the name of the publication. 

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the feature online or a dated PDF copy of the feature showing the publication name. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the feature for free. 

  • Judges will be looking for national consumer travel features that are original, engaging, colourful, informative, well-crafted and easy to read. 

  • Judges will be looking for writing that gives a sense of place and, where relevant, engages all the senses. They’ll reward content that describes a specific time and place while painting a picture of a wider culture, region or topic.
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This award is for printed UK national tabloid newspapers published on a regular basis that have printed travel sections.
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  • Nominees must submit four examples of their publication’s travel sections published on different dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Nominees should send PDFs or digital versions.
    If this is not an option, four copies of each example should be sent to Sabera Sattar at APL Media Ltd, Unit 310 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL to be forwarded on to the judges. 

  • Judges will consider the national travel sections in their entirety. They will reward entries that demonstrate outstanding content, design, presentation, readability and photography. 

  • Where relevant, judges will be taking into account whether the travel section is considerate of the tabloid’s target audience.
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This award is to recognise the outstanding work of published photographers in all media (print and online). All nominated work in print or online must be for UK travel publications.
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  • Nominees should submit a minimum of two features, each containing at least four photos published in print or online in the UK between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Nominees should submit all photographs as JPEGs (.jpg) of no more than 4MB. 

  • If the photographs were published in print features, nominees should also send dated PDF copies of the features showing the name of the publication. If the pictures were published in online features, nominees should instead send the URLs for the online features and, if relevant, details on how to access the features for free. 

  • The images will be judged as a body of work. Judges will be looking for compelling images, showing flair and originality and providing a sense of place. They’ll reward entries that tell a story about a particular destination, experience or event.

  • Judges will expect the entries to remain respectful of the people and cultures being portrayed.
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This award is for features published in a title that’s only available regionally. Features will also be accepted if the publication is published nationally but the majority of the content, including the travel section, varies regionally.
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  • Regional features submitted must have been published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Print: nominees must submit a dated PDF copy of the feature showing the name of the publication. 

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the feature online or a dated PDF copy of the feature showing the publication name. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the feature for free.

  • Please state the region, city or area where your publication is distributed. 

  • Judges will be looking for consumer travel features that are original, engaging, colourful, informative, well-crafted and easy to read.

  • Where relevant, judges will be rewarding content that shows understating of the publication’s region and target audience.

This award is open to professional travel writers or journalists who specialise in a particular travel topic or geographic area. Examples of a travel topic or geographic area could include cruise, safari, luxury, food travel, East Africa, Southeast Asia, etc.
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  • Nominees should submit a minimum of four individual examples of work published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 covering their selected specialism. Online submissions may include web and podcast writing.

  • Print: nominees must submit dated PDF copies of the articles showing the name of the publication.

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the articles online or dated PDF copies of the articles showing the publication name. If relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the articles for free.

  • Please state what your specialist topic or geographic area is. 

  • Judges will be looking for a writer/journalist who shows creativity and originality.

  • Judges will reward entries that demonstrate the writer’s depth of knowledge and provide insight into their specialist topic
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This category is open to both consumer and trade travel journalists.
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  • Features submitted must have been published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Print: nominees must submit a dated PDF copy of the nominated print feature showing the name of the publication. 

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the feature online or a dated PDF copy of the feature showing the publication name. Where relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the feature for free.

  • Judges will be looking for features about sustainable travel that are well-written, original, easy to read, well-researched and accurate throughout.

  • They’ll reward entries that raise awareness of the issues and sustainable travel options; remain inspiring and informative, striking a good balance between providing readers with tips on how to travel sustainably while painting a colourful picture of the destination or experience discussed; and show awareness and consideration of the publication’s target audience.
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New for 2023, this category is open to both consumer and trade travel journalists who’ve reported on sustainable travel.
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  • Nominees should submit four examples of their work published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • For print submissions: nominees must submit PDF copies of the articles showing the name and date of the publication in the file name.

  • For online submissions: nominees must submit an URL to access the media online. If behind a paywall, nominees must submit details on how to access the articles for free. Alternatively, for written media, submit a PDF copy of the article showing the name and date of the publication in the file name.

  • Shortlisted journalists will be contacted and required to submit two additional examples of work published between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. 

  • Judges will be looking for a travel journalist who’s consistently produced outstanding content about sustainable travel. Stories should be engaging, well-crafted and original in their approach.

  • Judges will be expecting to see breadth of subject and depth of research in submissions.

  • Judges are looking for media that raises awareness of the issues around sustainable travel while remaining inspiring and informative. Content should show awareness and consideration of the publication’s target audience.

  • Judges are also looking for journalists to provide a 100-word mission statement on their approach to travel.
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This award is open to travel trade publications that are updated or published on digital platforms on a regular basis.
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  • Websites should send the URL of their site and the URLs of a minimum of four dated articles posted between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Digital magazines should send their URL and two chosen dates (between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023) they want to use as examples of their publication. Where relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the issues for free.

  • App-based publications should send instructions on how to download their app and two chosen dates (between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023) they want to use as examples of their publication. Where relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the content for free. 

  • Judges will consider online trade publications in their entirety. They will reward entries that are well presented and informative, providing readers with a balanced range of compelling and relevant content, news, analysis and practical insights into travel products and destinations.

This award is open to all trade publications published in print in the UK on a regular basis, with a minimum of four printed editions per year.
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  • Nominees in print must submit four examples of their publication published on different dates between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.

  • Nominees should send PDFs or digital versions. If this is not an option, four copies of each example should be sent to Sabera Sattar at APL Media Ltd, Unit 310, Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL to be forwarded on to the judges. 

  • Judges will consider trade publications in their entirety. They’ll reward entries that are well presented and informative, providing readers with a balanced range of compelling and relevant content, news, analysis and practical insights into travel products and destinations.

This award is open to professional trade travel writers or journalists.
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  • Nominees should submit four individual examples of their work published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. Online submissions may include podcast writing.

  • Print: nominees must submit dated PDF copies of the articles showing the name of the publication.

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the articles online or dated PDF copies of the articles showing the publication name. Where relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the articles for free. 

  • Judges will be looking for a trade writer/journalist with the consistent ability to access exclusive angles and who shows creativity and originality. They’ll reward articles or features that are engaging, informative and make compelling reading.

This award is open to consumer or trade travel writers who are 30 years or younger on 30 April 2023.
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  • Nominees should submit four pieces of work published in print or online between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023. Online submissions may include online web and podcast writing.

  • Print: nominees must submit dated PDF copies of the articles showing the name of the publication. 

  • Online: nominees must submit the URL to access the articles online or dated PDF copies of the articles showing the publication name. Where relevant, they should also submit details on how to access the articles for free. 

  • Judges will be looking for a talented young writer who has written lively articles and who demonstrates creativity, originality and the ability to get behind the stories.

  • By entering this category you agree you meet the age requirements. Please note, the organisers of the Travel Media Awards may ask your date of birth if you are selected as a finalist.
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How to enter

Questions about your entry? Contact us on entry@travelmediaawards.com or 0203 746 2321.