Date posted on DIARY directory: Thursday 25th October 2018
The winners of the Travel Media Awards 2018 were announced at a ceremony at ME London Hotel. 326 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. Submissions were judged by some of the UK’s most influential travel industry figures alongside leading travel writers and editors. Winners are as follows:
- National Broadsheet Newspaper Section of The Year: The Telegraph
- National Tabloid Newspaper Section of The Year: Metro
- Consumer Writer of The Year: Adrian Phillips, freelance travel writer
- Regional Publication Feature of The Year: Jonathan Thompson for ‘Make mine a Scottish mini break’ for Metro
- Blogger of The Year: The Girl Outdoors – Sian Lewis thegirloutdoors.com
- Breaking Travel News: Guy Hobbs for ‘Grand theft auto’ for Which? Travel
- Consumer Magazine of The Year: Sainsbury’s Magazine
- Consumer Publication of The Year - Online: OutThere – outthere.travel
- Consumer Publication of The Year - Print: Family Traveller, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
- Boradcast Programme of The Year - TV, Radio, Online: Dawn Lake and Joanne Whalley for ‘Seeing the world without sight’ for BBC Travel Show
- Young Writer of The Year: Lauren Bravo, freelance writer
- Customer Magazine of The Year: easyJet Traveller – easyJet
- Guide of The Year - Book, Online, App: Cruising & Cruise Ships 2018, Berlitz, Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2018
- National Consumer Feature of They Year: Michelle Jana Chan for ‘Primal green’ for Vanity Fair
- Photography Award: Jonathan Gregson for ‘Across Patagonia’ for Lonely Planet Traveller
- Social Photographer: Joe Allam – instagram.com/joeallam
- Trade Feature of The Year: Sam Ballard for ‘Generation game’ for Cruise Adviser
- Trade Publication of They Year - Print & Online: Selling Travel
- Trade Writer of They Year: Sophie Griffiths, TTG
- Vlogger of They Year: David Reilly – Life of Reilly – youtube.com/lifeofreillytv
- Special Contribution Award: Lisa Minot
For more information visit travelmediaawards.com.