JUDGES
The Travel Media Awards recognise the importance of an impartial judging process for all 21 award categories.
The Travel Media Awards has an obligation to everyone who enters to ensure that the judging process is independent, fair and transparent. Judging is undertaken against a proven scoring system, with strict entry criteria for each of the 21 award categories. Entry criteria are available to view on the awards website here.
Each category is judged by a panel of three, comprised of two leading travel industry personnel alongside an established travel editor or writer. In total, 62 judges from leading travel businesses and travel media judged the 2023 awards.
As part of our ongoing judging policy, any repeat judges were not allocated the same award category that they assessed in 2022; equally we undertake to ensure that a minimum of 25% (a figure often exceeded) of all judges for the 2023 awards were first time judges, allowing for entries to be reviewed from a fresh perspective. Media judges are only allocated non-conflicting categories.
In categories where very high entry levels necessitate first stage shortlisting we utilise the services of totally impartial non-travel editors, sub-editors and writers. The shortlist of finalists is then provided to the category judging panel to decide on the award winner.
Byanne Akbor
Head of Marketing
Carrier
Lisa Balsom
Director of Sales and Marketing
SunLife
Jo Checkley
Editor
Prima
Melanie Cook
PR & Marketing Manager
Visit Norwich
Natalie Eales
Head of PR
Unique Vacations UK
Beverley Fearis
Editor
The Business Travel Magazine
Anna Gilmour
Sales and Marketing Director
Magic Breaks
Georgina Hancock
Marketing Director
Discover The World
Joel Henry
Marketing & Business Development Manager
Antigua & Barbuda Tourist Board
Chris Hunt
Editor
BASE Magazine
Rachel Jelley
Marketing Manager
Isleworth Travel
Cat Jordan
Communications Director
Travelzoo
Helena Lee
Features Director
Harper's Bazaar
Ian Benjafield
Head of Communications
Ambassador Cruise Line
Alex Mead
Editor
Food and Travel Magazine
Julie Murphy
Country Sales Manager UK & Ireland
All Nippon Airways
Feeroza Patel
Director of Communications
London and Partners
Ashley Proudfoot
PR Manager
Visit Jersey
Peter Shanks
Managing Director UK & Ireland
Silversea
Denise Spiegel
VP Communications
Visit Orlando
Tolene van der Merwe
Director UK & Ireland
Visit Malta
José Aragão
Product Manager
Turismo de Portugal
Chloe Berman
Head of PR & Comms/EMEA
Intrepid Travel
David Child
Brand & PR Director Europe
Thomas Cook
Kelly Cookes
Chief Commercial Officer
Advantage Travel Partnership
Karen Edwards
Sustainability Editor
Wanderlust
Louise Ferrall
Senior PR Manager
Visit England
Ed Grenby
Freelance Writer/Travel Editor
Radio Times
Jeanette Harper
Sen Dir Int Tvl & Partnerships
Avis Budget Group
Erin Hickey
PR Manager
Visit Scotland
Kasper Iverson
PR & Press Manager
Visit Denmark
Erin Johnson
Marketing Director
Sovereign & Citalia
Emma Justice
Deputy Editor and Travel Expert
Good Housekeeping
Laura Lindsay
Director, Consumer Comms & PR
Skyscanner
Hannah Marshall
Marketing Manager
CV Villas
Alicia Miller
Freelance Travel Writer/Tvl Ed Woman & Home
Woman & Home Magazine
Karen Musgrave
Head of PR & Communications
Barrhead Travel
Adrian Phillips
Managing Director
Bradt Guides
Claire Ross
Sustainability Director
DER Touristik
Jessica Sharpe
Global Sales Director
CAP Worldwide
Amanda Statham
Travel Editor
Women's Health
Sarah Wilson
Global VP Comms, Commercial - PME
Accor
Sam Ballard
Managing Director
Waterfront Publishing
Emilia Berni
Head of Marketing
Olympic Holidays
Simon Clark
PR & Travel Media Manager
Visit Isle of Wight
Jason Dunderdale
Global Head of Agency & Indirect Sales
Blacklane
Jane Egginton
Editorial Director
Eat, Drink Travel Ltd
Katie Flynn
Head of Comms/Customer Experience
Lux Tripper
Tim Gunstone
Managing Director
HotelPlanner
Steve Hartridge
Editorial Director
Selling Travel
Andy Hoskins
Editor in Chief
Business Travel News Europe
Rosanna Ivkovic
PR & Comms Manager
Star Clippers
Uwern Jong
Editor in Chief
Out There Magazine
Michael Keating
CEO
Ink Global
Tess Longfield
Head of Comms / UK Sustainability
Sabre
Linsey McNeil
Co Editor
Travel Gossip
James Mundy
PR & Partnerships Manager
Inside Japan
Ali Nicholls
Head of Partnerships
Charitable Travel
David Powell
Managing Editor
Your Holiday and Cruise Magazine
Arianna Scott
Senior Marketing Manager
City Experiences
Eleni Skarveli
Director
GNTO
Nikki Stimson
Head of PR & Communications
GBTA
Hollie Youlden
UK Marketing Manager
Kilroy
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