The winners of the Travel Media Awards 2019, in association with Malta Tourism Authority, were announced on 21 October at a sparkling ceremony at The Landmark London. Over 300 people were present to see the best of the UK travel media honoured with an Award, including representatives of some of the UK’s leading travel media and industry organisations.
The evening saw 21 publications, broadcasters, journalists and photographers awarded prestigious trophies. They included Hilary Bradt, founder of Bradt Travel Guides, who was presented with the Special Contribution Award.
The Travel Media Awards were created in recognition of the hugely influential role that today’s travel media play. Submissions were judged by some of the UK’s most influential travel industry figures alongside leading travel writers and editors. Categories covered a wide range of disciplines and media, from consumer travel magazines (both national and regional) to travel trade titles and guide books.
BLOGGER/VLOGGER OF THE YEAR
Jelly Journeys
CONSUMER MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE YEAR
1843
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINT
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – ONLINE
Suitcase Magazine
CUSTOMER MAGAZINE
Audley Traveller
GUIDE OF THE YEAR – BOOK, ONLINE, APP
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New York City
BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS
Francesca Street, CNN Travel
BROADCAST PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR – TV, RADIO, ONLINE
The Travel Show, Tokyo Paralympics 2020 for BBC
CONSUMER WRITER OF THE YEAR
Michelle Jana Chan
NATIONAL BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER SECTION OF THE YEAR
The Sunday Times
NATIONAL CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Emma Thomson ‘Is Greenland the new Iceland’ The Sunday Telegraph
NATIONAL TABLOID NEWSPAPER SECTION OF THE YEAR
Metro
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Jonathan Gregson ‘The Hunt’ Lonely Planet Magazine
REGIONAL PUBLICATION FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Lazell ‘Fun in the Jungle’ The Sunday Times, Scotland
SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR
Amelia Duggan
TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Sue Bryant ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Cruise Adviser
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR — ONLINE
travelmole.com
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINT
ABTA Magazine
TRADE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Mike MacEacheran
YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Amelia Duggan
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Hilary Bradt
Following extensive deliberation by panels of industry and media judges, the Travel Media Awards in association with Malta Tourism Authority are delighted to announce the 2019 finalists.
A big thank you to all those who entered. We look forward to welcoming the finalists to the 2019 Travel Media Awards ceremony on 21 October, at The Landmark London hotel.
Blogger/Vlogger of the Year
Grand Dishes – Anastasia Miari and Iska Lupton (granddishes.com)
Modern Grand Tour with Garlen Lo – Garlen Lo (garlenlo.com/mgt)
Jelly Journeys – Joe Allam (jellyjourneys.com)
Go Eat Do – Stuart Forster (go-eat-do.com)
The Girl Outdoors – Sian Lewis (thegirloutdoors.co.uk)
Consumer Magazine Section of the Year
Elle
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Harper’s Bazaar
Town & Country
Olive
Consumer Publication of the Year – Print
Culture Trip
Adventure Travel Magazine
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Wanderlust
Which? Travel
Consumer Publication of the Year – Online
BBC Travel
Condé Nast Traveller
OutThere
Suitcase Magazine
The Telegraph
Customer Magazine
Atlas – Etihad Airways
Audley Traveller – Audley Travel
easyJet Traveller – easyJet
N by Norwegian – Norwegian
Other Shores – ITC Travel
Guide of the Year – Book, Online, App
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New York City
Insight Guides Madagascar
Lonely Planet’s Global Distillery Tour
Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eatlist
Travel Writer’s Field Guide
Breaking Travel News
Francesca Street, CNN Travel
Guy Hobbs, Which? Travel
James Draven, National Geographic Traveller
Jo Rhodes, Which? Travel
Simon Calder, independent.co.uk
Broadcast Programme of the Year – TV, Radio, Online
The Saint Kitts Music Festival for BBC Radio Kent
Michael Palin in North Korea for Channel 5
Tokyo Paralympics 2020, The Travel Show for BBC
Wolf Howling in Sweden for BBC Radio 4
Great Canal Journeys for Channel 4
Consumer Writer of the Year
Katie Bowman, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Michelle Jana Chan, freelance travel writer
Tom Capon, Gay Star News
Tristan Kennedy, freelance travel writer
Adrian Phillips, freelance travel writer
National Broadsheet Newspaper Section
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The Telegraph
Telegraph on Sunday
The Sunday Times
The Times
National Consumer Feature of The Year
Claire Dodd for ‘Marfa, Alpine and Marathon’ for independent.co.uk
David Whitley for ‘The Wild Zone Beyond the Wall’ for National Geographic Traveller
Emma Thomson for ‘Is Greenland the new Iceland’ for The Sunday Telegraph
Jamie Lafferty for ‘The World Nomad Games’ for Culture Trip
Oliver Berry for ‘Walking with the Emperors’ for Lonely Planet Magazine
National Tabloid Newspaper Section
Daily Mail
Metro
The Mail on Sunday
The Sun
The Sun on Sunday
Photography Award
Aron Klein for ‘Go to the Mountain’ in Suitcase Magazine
Bella Falk for ‘Glamping in the Sahara Desert, Morocco’ in passportandpixels.com
Jonathan Gregson for ‘The Hunt’ for Lonely Planet
Mark Leaver ‘Treasure Island’ for Suitcase Magazine
Phoebe Smith for ‘On the Tail of Whale’ for Wanderlust
Regional Publication Feature of the Year
Ben Lerwill for ‘Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda: A Walk in the Woods’ for Escapism
Ian Belcher for ‘Alternative Caribbean’ for Brummell Magazine
Jeremy Lazell for ‘Fun in the Jungle’ for The Sunday Times, Scotland
Lydia Winter for ‘Still Waters Run Deep’ for Escapism
Tom Powell for ‘The Intrepid Series’ for Escapism
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year
Amanda Ruggeri, Food Travel
Amelia Duggan, Latin America
Ella Buchan, Food Travel
Monisha Rajesh, Train Travel
Phoebe Smith, Wildlife Conservation
Trade Feature of the Year
Daniel Allen for ‘Stepping Lightly’ for ABTA Magazine
Frances Marcellin for ‘Meet the new Royal baby: Symphony of the Seas’ for Future Cruise
Stuart Forster for ‘Take the Plunge in New Zealand’ for Solus Magazine
Sue Bryant for ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ for Cruise Adviser
Lauren Jarvis for ‘Back from the Beyond’ for Selling Canada
Trade Publication of the Year – Online
abtamag.com
buyingbusinesstravel.com
cruise-adviser.com
ttgmedia.com
travelmole.com
Trade Publication of the Year – Print
ABTA Magazine
Buying Business Travel
Cruise Adviser
Selling Canada
The Business Travel Magazine
Trade Writer of the Year
James Chapple, TTG
Jennifer Morris, TTG
Megan Tatum, Buying Business Travel
Mike MacEacheran, freelance travel writer
Sam Ballard, Cruise Adviser
Young Writer of the Year
Amelia Duggan, freelance travel writer
India Dowley, Suitcase Magazine
Kate Hamilton, easyJet Traveller
Lottie Gross, adventure.com
Lydia Winter, Escapism
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