
Winners of the Travel Ƶ Awards 2022 announced! Celebrating the best of the travel media sector
27 September 2022, London: In a ceremony attended by the UK’s top travel media, travel industry operators and suppliers, the winners of the 2022 Travel Ƶ Awards were announced at The Dorchester last night. The packed event saw 22 publications, broadcasters, journalists and photographers each honoured with a prestigious award.
The Travel Ƶ Awards is widely recognised as the premier awards event in travel media, and the only UK national awards exclusively recognising excellence and achievement across all forms of media.
Giles Harper, co-founder of the Travel Ƶ Awards and managing director of Travega, said: “I would like to thank every entrant, finalist and winner to the 2022 Travel Ƶ Awards for their continued efforts and tenacity.”
“I would also like to thank our headline partner, the Moroccan National Tourism Office, our Consumer Ƶ Partner easyJet Holidays and our trade media partner Babble, alongside of course all our individual category sponsors for their support, commitment, and generosity, as well as all the judges and advisory board for their help and dedication to the competition.”
THE WINNERS
NATIONAL BROADSHEET NEWSPRINT SECTION
The Sunday Times
NATIONAL TABLOID NEWSPRINT SECTION
Metro
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINT
Suitcase Magazine
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – ONLINE
BBC Travel
NATIONAL CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Sian Lewis, ‘Taking the plunge: ice swimming and sauna rituals in Finland’, The Independent
CONSUMER MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE YEAR
Breathe
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINT
The Business Travel Magazine and TTGmedia.com (joint winners)
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – ONLINE
TTGmedia.com
TRAVELTRADE WRITER OF THE YEAR
James Chapple, TTG Ƶ
SUSTAINABILITY TRAVEL FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Mike MacEacheran, ‘Why a troll hunting tour of Denmark is the education in sustainability you never knew you needed’, The Independent
BLOGGER/VLOGGER OF THE YEAR
Sian Lewis, The Girl Outdoors
GUIDE OF THE YEAR – BOOK, ONLINE, APP
Lost Lanes Central England, Jack Thurston
BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS
Simon Calder, The Independent
BROADCAST PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR – TV, RADIO, ONLINE OR PODCAST
Simon Calder, ‘From alligators to astronauts: go one step beyond Orlando’, The Independent
REGIONAL PUBLICATION FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Mike MacEacheran, ‘The sweetest place on Earth’, Escapism
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
James Rushforth
CUSTOMER CONTENT
Charitable Traveller
YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessica Vincent
SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR
Claire Boobbyer
CONSUMER TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR
Mark Stratton
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Tony Wheeler
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Notes for editors
The Travel Ƶ Awards launched in 2015, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. The awards was created in recognition of the hugely influential role that today’s travel media plays in the holiday and business travel decision-making process. Open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, the awards are a true barometer of the travel media sector. The Travel Ƶ Awards is owned and operated under a joint venture agreement between Travega and Ƶ. Please note, for the purposes of fairness and transparency, no travel titles by APL Ƶ were entered into the awards. However, individual writers were permitted to submit their own work. A team of independent shortlisters narrowed down a final list of five or six finalists in each category and a panel of 60 travel industry and media experts decided the winners.
The 2022 Travel Ƶ Awards are sponsored by the Moroccan National Tourism Office, True Traveller, Your Coop Travel, Mauritius, Babble, Battleface, Citalia, Cosmus, Globus, The Croatian Tourist Board, Discover Qatar, easyJet holidays, FINN Partners, The Hong Kong Tourism Board, Kuoni, Marriot Bonvoy, Nova Scotia, Princess, Seabourn and The Dorchester.
travelmediaawards.com
Ƶ works across the travel and lifestyle sectors in a number of media, from print through to events. APL Ƶ produces the award-winning National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine, as well as National Geographic Traveller Food and a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites. aplmedia.co.uk
Travegaoffers 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.travega.co.uk
For more information, please visit travelmediaawards.com/winners-2021
or contact: T: 020 3818 5600 E: [email protected]
Notes for editors
The Travel Ƶ Awards launched in 2015, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. Theawardswascreated in recognition of the hugely influential role that today’s travel media plays in the holiday and business travel decision-making process. Open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, theawardsisa true barometer of the travel media sector. The Travel Ƶ Awardsisowned and operated under a joint venture agreement betweenTravegaand Ƶ. Please note, for the purposes of fairness and transparency, no travel titles by APL Ƶ were entered into theawards. However, individual writers were permitted to submit their own work.A team ofindependentshortlistersnarrowed down a final list of five or six finalists in each category and a panel of55travel industry and media experts decidedthe winners.
Ƶworks across the travel and lifestyle sectors in a number of media, from print through to events. APL Ƶ produces the award-winningNational Geographic Traveller(UK) magazine, as well asNational Geographic Traveller Foodand a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites.aplmedia.co.uk
Travegaoffers 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.
