Travel Media Awards Terms and Conditions

• Work’ is an article, feature, blog, vlog, photograph, broadcast, publication, travel book or website in any category that you wish to enter.
  
• Work submitted must have been published in the UK in print or online, or if broadcast, aired on television, radio or online between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026.
• Work submitted must show the date and name of the medium in which it was published.
• In the categories stated, published articles must be uploaded as separate text-only documents with the bylines deleted to enable anonymous judging. Please include the headline and sell as well as the body copy. Formatting: Arial, size 12, single-space. File type: .pdf or .docx. File name: headline and publication name.
• Individual pieces of work may be entered in more than one category, but they must be submitted in a separate email for each category entry. 
• A ‘travel article’ is defined as a piece of writing about travel products, topics or destinations that’s published in a publication — newspaper, magazine or online. 
• A ‘travel feature’ is defined as a piece of writing or broadcasting that concentrates on a particular travel-related subject or destination. 
• A ‘travel blogger’ is defined as a writer who has at least one year of regular travel blogging experience. 
• A travel vlogger is defined as a writer/journalist who has at least one year of regular travel vlogging experience.
• The closing date for submissions of work is 16 May 2026.
• The decision of the judging panels is final. 
• The Awards organisers reserve the right to amend or withdraw a category or categories from the Awards should they conclude there are insufficient entries. 
• Personal data will be processed according to our Privacy Policy
• Entry to the Awards signifies your acceptance of all terms and conditions as stipulated. 
• Please note: if any work samples have to be mailed, they will not be returned unless an appropriately sized, self-addressed stamped mailer is provided. APL Media will not be responsible for any damaged or lost works.

Step Up Internship Terms and Conditions

• Applicants must be UK residents and have the right to work in the UK.
• The deadline to submit your application is Monday 26 January 2026.
• Five candidates will be selected for the following:
• An eight-week paid internship in London in summer 2026. Four weeks will be spent learning about PR and communications with: Virgin Atlantic, FINN Partners, Intrepid Travel, easyJet Holidays or Kuoni. The other four weeks will be spent learning about journalism and publishing at TTG Media, APL Media, The Sun, Ink Global or Metro.
• Six months of mentoring via Zoom (6 x 1hr sessions).
• Ticket to the Travel Media Awards in autumn 2026.
• This internship is based in London and is office-based.
• It’s not a remote role — you’ll be required to be in physical attendance and organise your own accommodation.
• *Please note, partner companies can assist successful applicants with securing accommodation at their own discretion. The applicant will be responsible for their own expenses.
• The applicant shouldn’t have previously been a full-time employee at any of the companies listed (including work experience longer than four weeks).
• Use of artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t permitted at any stage of your application. All submissions will be checked using AI detection software.
• If invited to interview, applicants will be asked to provide a short (maximum 60-second) video ahead of the meeting.