JUDGES
The Travel Media Awards recognise the importance of an impartial judging process for all 21 award categories.
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
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
Travel Editor, 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
Editor-in-chief, Navigator
Gavin Brooking
Managing Director UK, Tootbus
Hannah Marshall
Marketing Manager, CV Villas
Hannah Zajic
Marketing Manager, 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
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, Warner Hotels
Lee Hayhurst
Editorial 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
Natalie Gale
Marketing Manager. Wendy Wu Tours
Nikki Stimson
Corporate Communications & PR EMEA, Global Business Travel Association
Portia Jones
Travel Writer, Freelance
Rachel Jelley
Marketing Manager, Sunvil
Robert Spellman
Travel Writer, Freelance
Sam Cole
PR & Communications 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 Sustainability Communications, Sabre
Tim Gunstone
Chief Communications Officer, 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 UK
Tricia Warwick
Chief Executive, Visit Jersey
Uwern Jong
Editor in Chief, Out There Magazine
Alicia Miller
Travel Editor
Woman and Home Magazine
Anna Catchpole
Senior PR Manager
Virgin Atlantic
Bev Fearis
Editor
The Business Travel Magazine
Ed Grenby
Travel Editor
Radio Times
Emilia Berni
Head of Marketing
Olympic Holidays
Etta Austin
Publicity Manager Great Britain
Tourism Ireland
Fran Lambert
Head of Media & Communications UK and Ireland
Switzerland Tourism
Hannah Zajic
Marketing Manager UK
Austrian National Tourist Office
Jade Berry
Public Relations Director
P&O Cruises
Kevin Gibson
Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Comms EMEA
Universal Destinations & Experiences
Lee Hayhurst
Director
Aviation Business News
Melanie Jones
Principal Manager Marketing and Comms Northern & Southwestern Int Group
Singapore Tourist Board
Louise Prior
Global Brand Communications
Oceania Cruises
Natalie Gale
Marketing Manager
Wendy Wu Tours
Rachel Jelley
Marketing Manager
Sunvil
Sara Darling
Travel Writer
Freelance
Steve Robertshaw
Senior PR Manager
Visit Sweden
Tess Longfield
Head of Communications & UK Sustainability
Sabre
Tracey Poggio-Magnus
UK Head of Media & Marketing
Gibraltar Tourist Board
Uwern Jong
Editor in Chief
Out There Magazine
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