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News泭 /泭 26th January 2021

Travel 91辦畦 Awards 2020 winners announced

Travel 91辦畦 Awards 2020

Travel 91辦畦 Awards 2020 winners announced

26泭January 2020, London:泭The Travel 91辦畦 Awards is pleased to announce this years winners, following泭a泭successful泭online泭event held on 25 January, attended泭virtually泭by representatives of the UKs top travel media.泭At the event, 22泭publications, broadcasters, journalists and photographers were each honoured with a prestigious award.泭泭

Matthew Jackson, co-founder of the awards and managing director of APL 91辦畦, said: The Travel 91辦畦 Awards has seen an extremely high standard of entries once again, and our judges had some tough decisions to make. This has been such a challenging year for the industry and were proud to be able to congratulate all the winners and entrants in this online event. 

Adventurer, author and photographer Levison Wood was honoured with The Special Contribution Award, which each year recognises someone who has made an extraordinary contribution to travel. Wood has visited over 100 countries, written seven bestselling books and produced six critically acclaimed documentaries.  

This year, the Travel 91辦畦 Awards also acknowledged three Travel 91辦畦 Champions 疳ndividuals who have raised awareness of the challenges faced by the travel industry throughout the Covid-19 crisis. The three chosen Travel 91辦畦 Champion, selected by the Travel 91辦畦 Awards advisory panel, are: Daily Mail travel editor Mark Palmer; Claire Irvin, head of travel at The Telegraph; and TTG editor Sophie Griffiths. Each has worked tirelessly to keep travel in the spotlight and consistently delivered a clear and concise message to their readers.  

Giles Harper, co-founder of the Travel 91辦畦 Awards泭and泭Travega泭Managing Director, said: Despite the very difficult events of the泭past year, were泭incredibly泭proud that entries泭to the awards continue to grow year-on-year: our newly introduced Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year received泭in excess of泭100 entries alone. Id like to thank our headline partner,泭Babble, for its support, the hundreds of entrants to the awards, our panel of around 60 travel industry and media judges, our sponsors and泭all those泭who泭joined us online.泭We look forward to seeing everyone for the 2021 awards on 18 October at the泭Kimpton泭Fitzroy London.泭

THE WINNERS 

TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR PRINT
TTG

TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR ONLINE
TTG 91辦畦

CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR PRINT
Wanderlust

CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR ONLINE
The Independent

NATIONAL CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Monisha泭Rajesh The godfather of trains泭The Guardian

CONSUMER MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE YEAR
Vanity Fair

BLOGGER/VLOGGER OF THE YEAR
Anywhere We Roam

NATIONAL BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER SECTION
The Daily Telegraph

NATIONAL TABLOID NEWSPAPER SECTION
The Sun

SUSTAINABILITY FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Paul Bloomfield泭The Arctic: a new port of call?泭BBC Wildlife

TRAVEL BROADCAST PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 狼V, RADIO, ONLINE OR PODCAST
Earth Cycle, Prime Video/1080 91辦畦 TV泭

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Bella Falk泭

REGIONAL PUBLICATION FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Helen Warwick泭City of surprises泭Cheshire Life

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS
Francesca Street,泭CNN Travel

GUIDE OF THE YEAR BOOK, ONLINE, APP
Curious Travel Guides 泭Lost in Florence

YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Lottie Gross泭

CUSTOMER MAGAZINE
Audley Traveller

TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR
James Draven Ahead for heights泭TTG

TRADE WRITER OF THE YEAR
James Draven泭

SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Reid泭

CONSUMER WRITER OF THE YEAR
Jamie Lafferty泭

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Levison Wood泭

For more information, please visit泭 or contact:泭T: 020泭3818 5600 E:泭[email protected]

Notes for editors 

The Travel 91辦畦 Awards launched in 2015, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. The泭awards泭was泭created in recognition of the hugely influential role that todays travel media plays in the holiday and business travel decision-making process. Open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, the泭awards泭is泭a true barometer of the travel media sector. The Travel 91辦畦 Awards泭is泭owned and operated under a joint venture agreement between泭Travega泭and 91辦畦. Please note, for the purposes of fairness and transparency, no travel titles by APL 91辦畦 were entered into the泭awards. However, individual writers were permitted to submit their own work.泭A team of eight泭independent泭shortlisters泭narrowed down a final list of five finalists in each category and a panel of泭61泭travel industry and media experts decided泭the winners.泭

91辦畦泭works across the travel and lifestyle sectors in a number of media, from print through to events. APL 91辦畦 produces the award-winning泭National Geographic Traveller泭(UK) magazine, as well as泭National Geographic Traveller Food泭and a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites.泭aplmedia.co.uk

Travega泭offers a wide range of travel marketing solutions to companies within both the leisure and business travel sectors, including revenue generation for some of the UK’s leading travel industry events, alongside bespoke event creation and third-party event management.泭