Following extensive deliberation by panels of industry and media judges, the Travel Media Awards are delighted to announce the 2022 finalists.
A big thank you to all those who entered. We look forward to welcoming all the finalists to the ceremony at The Dorchester on 26 September.
Blogger/Vlogger of the Year
Abigail King – Inside the Travel Lab (insidethetravellab.com)
David & Alicia Reilly – Life of Reilly (lifeofreilly.tv)
Michele Frolla – The Intrepid Guide (theintrepidguide.com)
Paul Healy & Mark Barnes – Anywhere We Roam (anywhereweroam.com)
Sian Lewis – The Girl Outdoors (thegirloutdoors.co.uk)
Breaking Travel News
Jacob Lewis, iNews
James Draven, Which? Travel
Julia Buckley, CNN Travel
Simon Calder, The Independent
Trevor Baker, Which? Travel
Broadcast Programme of the Year – TV, radio, online or podcast
I lost my heart to a herd of reindeer – The Outlook Podcast, BBC World Service
Lost treasure tombs of the ancient Maya – Windfall Films, Channel 4
From alligators to astronauts: go one step beyond Orlando – The Independent
The road to recovery – The Travel Show, BBC
Shetland: winter in the wildest corner of Britain – The Telegraph
Consumer Magazine Section of the Year
Breathe
Country & Town House
Good Housekeeping
Prima
Radio Times
Consumer Publication of the Year – Online
Adventure.com – adventure.com
BBC Travel – bbc.com/travel
FT Globetrotter – ft.com
get lost – emag.getlostmagazine.com/get-lost-magazine-digital-issue-3/
Much Better Adventures Magazine – muchbetteradventures.com
Consumer Publication of the Year – Print
Good Place
JRNY Travel Magazine
SUITCASE Magazine
The Tonic Magazine
Wanderlust
Consumer Writer of the Year
Matt Charlton – Freelance
Mark Palmer – Daily Mail
Mark Stratton – Freelance
Sean Newsom – Freelance
Uwern Jong – OutThere
Customer Content
Charitable Traveller
Companion Magazine
GoThaiBeFree.com
Host Unusual
Vera
Guide of the Year – Book, online, app
Bradt Travel Guides: Wild Woods – Martin Cray and Alvin Nicholas
Lost Lanes Central England – Jack Thurston
Lonely Planet: Under The Stars – Kerry Walker and Luke Waterson
Photographing Iceland – James Rushforth
The Rough Guide to the 100 best places on Earth – Rough Guides
Secret Sussex: An unusual guide – Ellie Seymour
National Broadsheet Newsprint Section
I
Scotland on Sunday
Telegraph Travel
The Guardian
The Sunday Times
National Consumer Feature of the Year
Matt Charlton for ‘Why you’re doing Yellowstone all wrong’ in The Telegraph
Meera Dattani for ‘The town that lives life on the edge’ in JRNY Magazine
B.A. Van Sise for ‘We’ll kill a man in the morning’ in Intrepid Times
Pól Ó Conghaile for ‘Northern lights’ in National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Sian Lewis for ‘Taking the plunge: ice swimming and sauna rituals in Finland’ in The Independent
National Tabloid Newsprint Section
Daily Mail
Daily Star on Sunday
Metro
Sunday Mirror
Sunday People
The Sun on Sunday
Photography Award
James Rushforth
Jamie Lafferty
Karolina Wiercigroch
Kav Dadfar
Mark Parren Taylor
Regional Publication Feature of the Year
Emma Newlands for ‘Maybe it’s because…’ in Scotsman Magazine
Ian Belcher for ‘Water wise’ in Brummell Magazine
Mike MacEacheran for ‘The sweetest place on earth’ from Escapism
Richard Mellor for ‘Feral goats and total tranquility: What it’s like to take a walking holiday in Northumberland’ in Metro
Robin McKelvie ‘Seaplanes and artisan coffee roasters: Cowal emerges as a getaway for savvy Scots’ in The National
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year
Antonia Windsor, the Channel Islands
Bella Falk, ancient sites
Claire Boobbyer, Cuba
Nigel Tisdall, the Caribbean
Zoey Goto, US Southern States
Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year
Christopher Beanland for ‘‘Cars are an addiction’: How Lisbon is turning green for good’ in euronews
Lisa Grainger for ‘The Rewilding of Africa’ in Centurion Magazine
Mike MacEacheran for ‘Why a troll hunting tour of Denmark is the education in sustainability you never knew you needed’ in The Independent
Shafik Meghji for ‘The Chilean mycologist celebrating fungi’s “hidden kingdom”’ in BBC Travel
Stuart Kenny for ‘Where the wild things are: a trip to Romania’s southern mountains’ in The Guardian
Trade Publication of the Year – Online
Business Travel News Europe – businesstravelnewseurope.com
The Business Travel Magazine – thebusinesstravelmag.com
Travel Gossip – travelgossip.co.uk
TTG – ttgmedia.com
Trade Publication of the Year – Print
Cruise Trade News
Selling Travel
The Business Travel Magazine
TTG
Trade Writer of the Year
Andy Hoskins, Business Travel News Europe
Gillian Upton, The Business Travel Magazine
James Chapple, TTG
Phoebe Harper, Outlook Travel Magazine
Sophie Griffiths, TTG
Young Writer of the Year
Alexandra Steffgen – Freelance
Jessica Prupas – Ink Global
Jessica Vincent – Freelance
Lucy Perrin – The Times
Stuart Kenny – Freelance
*In the event of the judges scoring being equal, all 6 entries are listed as finalists.